...Philosophy of Music The philosophy of music involves a study of basic questions regarding music, such as what music really is, what are the conditions that classify something as music (as opposed to noise, for example), how does culture influence music, how music is perceived as pleasurable and what is the relationship between music and emotions. While music has been defined as organized sound, many people maintain that this definition is too broad, as human speech and the noise produced by machinery are also organized sounds. Music can refer to a printed piece of paper, sound waves traveling through the air to reach the listener's ear, magnetic tape or a CD (the physical object the music is recorded on), the electrochemical changes occurring in the brain when music is listened to or the action of fingers strumming across guitar strings. Although music can be defined as the art or science of combining instrumental, vocal or both instrumental and vocal sounds together to produce beauty and harmony, many pieces of music are neither beautiful nor harmonious. The lack of harmony has been described as a rebellion against traditional European musical values. Ambient music, a term coined by Brian Eno in the mid-1970s, refers to non-traditional music that can be listened to or ignored. Used as soundtracks for films, television shows and video games, ambient music often consists of random sounds of nature, industrial machine noises, echoes and reverberations. Some controversial musical...
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...Philosophy of Music Education: Why I Want to be a Music Teacher Ever since I was in high school I wanted to become a music educator, music has been the most important part of my life. Although sometimes the classes were challenging, I know that my initial music classes prepared me to become the musician that I am today. In retrospect, being a part of the band and playing saxophone has always been a source of tremendous pride for my life thus far. It is that pride and sense of accomplishment that made music as rewarding as it is and I believe that the music teacher should do his/her best to share and promote this experience. The Musical Environment that I Wish to Create In order to give my students this chance to enjoy music as I have, I will strive to create an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for all students. Physically, I hope to create a classroom where the students are held accountable for the well-being of their instruments. Accountability means that they will have respect for the instrument, thus prolonging its life. Emotionally, making music causes anxiety in many beginner students and I believe that a teacher should be aware of a student’s comfort level and teach accordingly. Therefore, the majority of my music assessment takes place when they are playing with their peers. Guaranteeing Success All students need to feel successful. I believe that in the music classroom, the goal is to have as many people as possible playing music when they are...
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...I was fortunate enough to find an article that gave tips and suggestions for how to teach social justice in a music classroom. The article was written about Edward Shieh, a music educator who got his start teaching music to prison inmates in New York City. Throughout the article the author explains Shieh’s philosophy of music education by saying “Curriculum comes from and goes back to the world.” This article was written in April of 2015 and it references the events that have taken place thus far in Ferguson, Missouri and how those events are shaping today’s students. Rather than leaving the outside world outside, Edward Shieh brings it to center stage and teaches students how to take part in mature conversation about it through song. “There...
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...Five Musicological Fields: The study of music also known as musicology encompasses five distinct fields. These include the study of historical musicology, ethnomusicology, philosophy of music, psychology of music and acoustics (Nation-master, 2013). The first major field, historical musicology, is the study of musical origins including subjects such as composers, genres and musical notation. Ethnomusicology is the second major field of musicology and is based around the field studies on music in diverse cultures. Thirdly, the philosophy of music is concerned with the central question of ‘what is music’. Another major field is Psychology of music which relates to the effect music has on human beings. The last musicological field of acoustics is the study of the science of sound (Nation-master, 2013). These five fields make up the fundamentals of musicology and will be explored within this report. Historical musicology focuses on the progression of music over time. This field studies the progressive styles of compositions, performances, receptions and criticisms of music (Nation-master, 2013). The methods of studying historical musicology also include source studies, manuscript studies, textual criticism, style criticism, the choice of historical method, musical analysis, and the application of musical analysis (Nation-master, 2013). This field of study also examines the lives and work of composers and performers (Queensland Studies Authority 2008). Influences and impacts on...
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...University defines humanities as, “The branches of learning (such as philosophy or languages) that investigate human constructs and concerns, as opposed to natural processes. The humanities, such as classical and modern languages, literature, history, and philosophy, have the overall goal of the exploration and explanation of human experience.” Art has long been a means of expressing social or political ideas. Anselm Kiefer took art and brought it to an entirely new level by using his art to bring attention to national identity and collective memory. In the process his art began evolving to include occult symbolism, theology, and mysticism. All of his work shares a common theme of the trauma experienced by entire societies and the continual rebirth and renewal in life. Music defines periods of history as well as generations. It evolves with societies/cultures and tends to give people their identity. Music has a strong connection through celebration, remembrance, expression of emotions, and ministering to others. It allows the human race to connect to their own humanity not only as individuals, but as a collective society. Music has been a way of human expression since the beginning of time. It is argued that music is not only listened to but felt throughout the soul. It evokes feelings of love, anger, contentment, and happiness. The most important thing about music in connection with the humanities is that it is a concept...
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...PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS FOR MUSIC IN TEACHER EDUCATION A paper dealing with a philosophy of education, or of basic education in particular, invariably conjures in the minds of audiences or readers lengthy presentations of scholarly opinions on the meaning of music, aesthetics, aesthetic education and the like. Indeed, volumes have been written on the subject by such authorities as Suzanne Langer, Bennet Reimer, Charles Leonhard, Abraham Schwadron, etc. Yet from my own contacts with fellow music educators here and abroad I know this is a topic people shy away from because it is usually regarded as something too abstract and perplexing. Thus, its true meaning often eludes many people. This afternoon I will try to deal with the subject as simply and briefly as possible, in a manner I hope you will all understand, and hopefully, put into practice. First of all, I would like to think of a philosophy of music education simply as an articulation of the values, role and place of music in education and in life as a whole. In the Preface of the PSME Curriculum Guide, “Enhancing Musical Growth in the Elementary School,” which some of you are probably familiar with, we stated that the underlying philosophy of our music education program is that it is ’”primarily aesthetic education, aimed at helping the learner develop a sensitivity to the expressive qualities of music… but also recognizing the social, ethical, psychological, physical and other values of music.” (This, I will explain...
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...Living the Filipino Music Today A Reflection of the Filipino-ness in Lucio San Pedo’s Music Lucio San Pedro has been known to be one of the historical figures of Philippine music. Being dubbed as the creative nationalist, his philosophy in music paved the way for his memorable career as an artist. Conferred with the National Artist Award for Music in 1991, his contributions have indeed made a mark in defining the “Filipino-ness” in music. With the onset of the Original Pilipino Music in the 70’s, Lucio San Pedro’s works have imparted a great amount of influence to the artists that soon followed suit. With his undeniably most famous work which is Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, every student of an Art Appreciation class in the Philippines would remember the great artist because of this wonderful musical piece. The maestro’s main concern during his time was what will make Filipino music distinct and different. Given his educational attainment and experiences abroad, he was able to harness his talent and skill in music which allowed him to discover the great potential of the Filipino artist. Integrating the cultural dynamism and inherent nationalism of Filipinos, he was able to infuse the rich influence of the different folk songs of the Filipino culture into the music he has crafted so beautifully and innovatively. With his creative nationalism philosophy, he was able to encourage artists to express nationalism through the creative use of folk songs. As Lucio San Pedro would put...
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...users to use demo software to make music. Its sole purpose was to enable people who had no formal musical training or talent to be able experience the joy of playing and creating music. But this concept never panned out. After failing in their original plans Rigopulos and Egozy revamp the brand. By turning a failing software company into one that makes videogames. They had very little direction, since at the time technology for music based games had not been fully developed yet. But this change quickly in 2004 Harmonix found there niche. Haromonix had finally released Karaoki Revolution. That was the start of Harmonix future success in the video game industry. In, 2005 Harmonix teamed of with Red Octane. Red Octane brought their expertise in video games controllers and combined it with Harmonix soft technology and Guitar hero was born. Their successive partnership and effective marketing approach. That would become the fuel for Guitar hero to sell over billion in North American sales. 1. Harmonix used two different philosophies while trying to define the identity of the company. The company first used the production oriented philosophy. They started out focusing on the demo software. Most of the focus was place on the company needs and not the needs of the customer. The software another was not enough to make the company viable. Once they failed at this marketing philosophy, Harmonix decide to change over to a Market orientation philosophy. They started to search to see what...
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...Time Capsule Paper HUM102 October 22, 2012 Verna Cathy Tobin The Age of Baroque was between 1600 and 1750. “The term ‘baroque’ is associated with such features as ornateness, spatial grandeur, and theoretical flamboyance” (Fiero, 2011, p. 10). The Age of Baroque follows the Renaissance, which means ‘rebirth.’ Therefore, the Age of Baroque can be in comparison to the years of adolescence, where the events and cultural patterns are contradictory and full of emotional statement. This paper will highlight two examples of art, music, descriptions of architecture, philosophy, and literature of time as well as reflect how each example reflects both world events and the cultural patterns of the time. Examples of Art The first two examples of the Age of Baroque are those of art. Art during this age used the contrast of light and dark and effects that produced illusions to evoke emotions by the viewers. Religious subjects were often the theme of the portraits to portray a dramatic scene to give viewers the sense that he or she were active participants in the scene. This was reflective of the world events and cultural patterns focused on religious matters, such as the Catholic Reformation and the cultural events that were emotional for individuals. The first example is The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio (1571-1610). The painting uses the strong contrasts of light and dark and shows the religious subjects...
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...1. What marketing management philosophy did Harmonix use at first and how did their philosophy change? The marketing management philosophy used by Harmonix in the beginning was production oriented. The company focused on some demo software they had created in 1995, and on the internal capabilities rather than the wants or needs of customers. The originators believed that if people had the chance to create their own music, they would jump at the opportunity. They then decided to try and make a product that people would ultimately get the feel of what it feels like to be a “rock star” and decided to engage their customers, changing their philosophy to the market orientation. The company in 2004 decided to examined more closely what the desires and likes of the customers are, therefore creating products such as the microphone in Karaoke Revolution, and in 2005 Guitar hero. This means that the company took actions by creating products to deliver and provide value to customers. The company seeks to satisfy the needs, wants and likes of the customers with their products. This is still true even though they have undergone changes, the basic concept of providing value to the customer still exist. 2. As a firm, how do you think Harmonix would describe its business? Harmonix describes itself as one of the leading manufacturers of video games in its industry. According to their website “Harmonix brought the world the thrill of performing as a rock star through the plastic...
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...Renaissance Time Capsule Rodney A. Mathis HUM/102 June 2, 2014 Dr. Julie Kares Renaissance Time Capsule As part of my introduction to humanities class, I was required to probe for a concealed time capsule from both the Renaissance and the Baroque ages. Thereafter, I was required to identify at least two examples of art, music, architecture, philosophy, and literature depicted during the periods. By doing so, I expected to identify how these examples reflected world events and cultural blueprints of their periods. The Renaissance refers to the cultural transformations witnessed in Europe between the fourteen-century and the sixteen-century (Cheremeteff, 2000). The transformations originated in Italy before spreading to the other parts of Europe. Owing to the transformations, Europe came out of the economic crisis experienced during the middle ages. As such, the period was marked by robust financial growth. Similarly, the period saw changes in art, music, architecture, philosophy, and literature. On the other hand, the Baroque refers to the cultural style witnessed in Europe between the 17th century and the mid 18th century (Cheremeteff, 2000). The style was depicted by the use of overstated motion and interpreted features to create stage shows, tension, enthusiasm, and sumptuousness from monuments, work of arts, literature, and songs. Detailed below is what I expect to unravel from the two time capsules. Art From the Renaissance period, I expect to find the Last supper...
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...the branches of learning (as philosophy, arts, or languages) that investigate human constructs and concerns as opposed to natural processes (as in physics or chemistry) and social relations (as in anthropology or economics). We must be aware of the fact that the humanities are academic subjects that study the human form using analytical, speculative, and critical methods. There are many types of humanities and we I will try to distinguish the differences between just a few of them. The first discipline that I shall attempt to explain is Art: There are different types of art. The visual art is one that you can see as in a painting or drawing. There are paintings of President Obama, what do you see, do you judge by the content or character, or even by how it feels. Do you see a black man; is he responsible for all of the socioeconomic problems today; or do you say technologically where do we go from here? It is all in the eye of the beholder. Some will look at this painting and dislike it simply because of his race. Then there will be those who look at it from a political point of view and hate it instantly. I wonder if people in general will ever be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin as Dr. Martin Luther King so wanted. Discipline number two is another form of art which is Music: Music makes the world go round a truer statement has never been made. We look at our young people today and say that the rap music has warped their minds or changed...
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... John Bontempi Humanities Today This paper will discuss current forms of humanities and how we relate to them in present. This paper will differentiate between the humanities and other modes of human inquiry and expression. It will address the definition of humanities; provide examples of Art, Music, Architecture, Philosophy, and Literature and explain why each example reflects current developments in politics, socioeconomics, and technology. Humanities provides people from different cultural backgrounds to experience and gain knowledge about present and past differences. Humanities; also the study of opposing studies of life combined with history. Today; humanities by name are no different from the past. As the world changes from day to day, so has the age of humanities and how people define themselves through the many forms self-expression also known as humanities. Art, music, architecture, philosophy, and literature are what our society thrives on. Without these humanities the world would not have a place in history and there would be a sense of displacement. We need humanities to continue learning so we can continue teaching generations to come of how we came to be who we are and how the present would be nonexistent without a past. The saying “There is nothing new under the sun” encapsulates humanities back then to humanities...
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...Top Ten Assignment The Enlightenment and Romanic Ages produced numerous masterpieces in art, music, architecture, and literature which people still enjoy today. These opus magnums along with the philosophies during the two periods are reflections of the developments in world events and cultural patterns. This paper will present two pieces of art, music, architecture, literature, and philosophy from the Enlightenment and Romanic Ages that best represents the developments patterns from that time. Philosophy in the Enlightenment Age focused on an individual’s right to life and liberty. One example of a philosopher from this age is Thomas Jefferson. He famously wrote the Declaration of Independence (1776) that the Continental Congress signed declaring the United States free from the oppression of England. The document begins with, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” (us history, 2013). Another such example of philosophy during the Enlightenment Age are the works of Thomas Paine. He wrote two of the most highly influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution. One such pamphlet is Common Sense (1776) (us history, 2011) the all-time bestselling book that advocates America’s independence from Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine were chosen as examples because we believe the Declaration...
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...The humanities can be described as the study of how people process and document the human experience. Since humans have been able, we have used philosophy, literature, religion, art, music, history and language to understand and record our world. These modes of expression have become some of the subjects that traditionally fall under the humanities umbrella. Knowledge of these records of human experience gives us the opportunity to feel a sense of connection to those who have come before us, as well as to our contemporaries. Humanities influence daily life deprived of several people being conscious of their attendance. What differentiates humanities from other styles of human review and appearance is that they emphasize on philosophies and standards, not only the creation or consequence of an act. It seems as if society has become entirely dependent on visible consumption and leisure and is being denied of how we truly evolved into the existence of today. The lessons that we learn throughout our lives are taught so that we can learn about the creation of humanity. Cultures throughout the world have been molded by historical events. Art offers our culture with a unique image that is custom-made towards our feelings, thoughts, ideas, and freedom of expression. Modern museums were the first place for revealing such works of art, but now there is a constant effort to try to compete with the vast production of computers and the internet. Without human inquiry and expression, there...
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