...opportunities despite our sex” (Pendley, 2011). This is merely an opinion from another woman who is speaking her own mind, but it is attitudes like these that make it harder for women to be taken seriously. It is true that women want to have the same opportunities as men and do not want to be judged by their sex but that does not mean that they want anything more. There may be limitations to what women can do physically, emotionally, and mentally as far as work is concerned, but it is also the same for men. “..I, as a female, acknowledge the fact that our sex cannot behave the way a male does. And I don’t want to act like a man” (Pendley, 2011). Fighting for the rights of all women does not mean that they want to act like men. Women simply want to be treated equally and not be seen as someone who is not capable of doing anything besides staying...
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...From the time I was old enough to dance in diapers, to current day, music has had an impact on my life that is simply difficult to match. A lot of my personality and resilience was created and encouraged by the songs and lyrics that I was exposed to from a very early age. Currently music is used as my escape; as a place that I can express myself and how I’m feeling through the artistry of others. To many people who create the music we listen to, their music and their expression through their lyrics is almost as important as breathing to them. Music feeds the soul and the heart in ways that many people can simply not explain. The infectious nature of music is what has helped maintain its existence around the world for centuries before and many...
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...Affiliation Date According to MacDonald (2013), Amadeus movie (Mozart movie) has been recorded as one of the greatest movies ever. It is an excellent movie and one of the best done in its own medium. However, to start with the music in this movie is superb in a force manner that it is a solid force of elusive sounds which stimulate inner mind’s chords and also uplift people’s hearts to incredible truth, unflawed, it is an evidence of perfection and simply amazing. Secondly the music itself has a relaxing effect; it carries all the human emotions from feeling of joy to the feelings of ultimate despair and loss. It is somehow the pillar of this great movie.It gives the movie an excellent starting point to all the viewers since it is an extraordinary production all around, from the voices, the instruments and all the way to its recording it is evident that it’s a great piece of work that is composed of every element that adds up to a finished work of grace and sophistication. Thirdly, the music is also used for ambiance and for dramatic effect since it creates the real picture of the movie itself or in simple words it enables each and every one who watches it to see each scene while the music flows in his or her mind (MacDonald, 2013). It is simply a fantastic composition of all times. This movie is about an extraordinarily talented young composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) from Vienna. He innocently finds a stern rival in the determined and disciplined Antonio Salieri...
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...The influences of music in a child's life. Music comes in all shapes and forms. When most people think of music they think of what you hear on the radio but music is all around us. From a young age we have learned what music is, from hearing the sounds of our mothers voice, to hearing pots and pans bang in the kitchen while dinner is being prepared. When I looked up the definition of music it said "The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre." Which means that music can pretty much be made out of everything we can get our hands on. How does this effect children, you may ask? How does it not effect children! Some benefits of music are it Stimulates the brain, "Music simply stimulates parts of the brain that are related to reading, math, and emotional development.", improve memory "Further research has shown that participation in music at an early age can help improve a child's learning ability and memory by stimulating different patterns of brain development," helps them socially by teaching them how to work together (in a band, choir, ect.) is a confidence builder, teaches patience, teaches discipline, fosters creativity and so much more. It is a shock to me that due to budget cuts, music class is the first to be cut in most schools. In my opinion music class should be just as important as math science or English. "Schools with music programs have significantly...
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...1. Introduction: We often use the word “Jazz” to describe an era, not just in music, but in culture itself, which began in the late 1910s and lasted for the whole of the ‘20s. This era wasn’t yet a modern one, but it was beyond old-times and carried itself as its own entity. The music that came from it was its own as well; the world had left behind typical baroque, romantic, and classical styles, but this was completely singular to any of those. It was a unique, clunky sound both classic and revolutionary. And as the world moved forward into the mid-1900s, developing into the one we observe now, this style was exactly the right, new quality to accompany it. 2. The History of Jazz: But where did it actually come from? As far as anyone can look,...
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...Transcendent Music Many would argue that music is simply an art and not at all necessary for educating our youth. That the arts are the first programs to disappear, with budget forced cuts in our schools, attests to this very mindset. While necessary core subjects like English and Reading teach students to communicate through the written word, there is something that transcends mere words. Music. Music is another form of language and one that every human being can understand. Music, while currently seen as an art, is actually a development in our ability to communicate. If one were to try to express the emotion of happiness, they would use some descriptive words that convey the appropriate meaning, and begin to try to use these words to convincingly share that emotion with you. You’ll nod your head and say “sure, yeah, I’ve felt that before”, but have you? What this answer means is that you, through the barrier of language, are understanding and applying the words stated to how you understand those words and apply them to emotions you have associated to those words. When it comes down to it, there’s simply no way to truly express our emotions to each other. More truthfully, it’s doubtful that our own individual interpretations of our emotions are even the same from one person to the next. One person’s happy is not necessarily another person’s happy. Music is one of the few things in life that is appreciated universally. Do you know anyone who just simply doesn’t like music? Perhaps...
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...Strong emotions are evoked by many situations; but one open to possibly the greatest number of interpretations is music. Music comes in a variety of forms, including: symphonic, rap, pop, country, metal, dub-step, and techno, just to name a few. Socrates stated, “...rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on which they mightily fasten...” (1) He is explaining that music is something very powerful and has the ability to affect us in many ways. I agree with what Socrates is saying; and will be arguing that music is an array of sounds combined in harmony, as an expression of emotion to influence you as a person. Music plays a variety of roles in our everyday lives, it can be background noise, a course you take in school, or something big...
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...Lots of people listen to music on the radio. A single radio. Sounds and noises coming from twelve different radios that often change channels and volume would lead the average person to think that they are standing in the audio section of an electronics store. It turns out that twelve radios can actually make music, at least according to John Cage: “When I wrote the Imaginary Landscape for twelve radios, it was not meant for the purpose of shock or as a joke…” Unfortunately, some people do take it as a joke. However, it is likely because they do not fully understand Cage’s composition style. John Cage’s composition style, especially with this piece, is unique to say the least. His different approach to composing, especially after 1950, sets him apart from most composers. So where exactly does he fit? Charles Hamm ultimately describes Cage’s compositions following 1950, including Imaginary Landscape No. 4, as “postmodern,” even though Cage himself did not use this word to describe his works. Early in his career, Cage occasionally used the term “modern music” when referring to works composed in the first half of the twentieth century. However, as Hamm points out, Cage began...
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...Uncovering Mahler, Schoenberg & Debussy In this essay I will talk about three composers who individually had their own take on music and have significantly aided the progression of music composition in the twentieth-century. These three composers are Gustav Mahler, Arnold Schoenberg and Claude Debussy. I will assess their compositional styles by investigating in to some of the structures they used and the meaning and thinking behind their movements and symphonies. Gustav Mahler (July, 1860) was a late-Romantic composer and was a huge influence on modern music both with his music and his conducting. One piece of music that he is forever recognised by is his Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde) composed in 1907-1908. This was first performed later on, unfortunately not conducted by Mahler himself as it was performed after his death. It was a huge piece of work written for two soloists, which was very rarely done, and an almighty orchestra. This would have been his ninth symphony but ‘Mahler refused to call it No.9 out of superstitions dread: Beethoven and Bruckner had got no further than nine, and he half seriously hoped to cheat death by stopping his numbering at eight’. (Cooke 1980, p.104) However others say this isn't the whole truth and that it wasn't named No.9 because this song meant a lot more to him. The song was separated into six separate movements, each of these became their own individual song. However it is the first movement - Drinking song of the Earths...
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...Pawitra C. A Critical Review of “Developing Critical Thinking and Assessment in music classrooms” As many American students have a difficulty to reach a goal of testing standard makes music teachers are required to add the reading and writing skills in their classrooms. Maria Stefanova has provided some options to solve this problem in the article called “Developing Critical Thinking and Assessment in music classrooms”. It was published in May, 2011 by American String Teacher. In the article, she presents five classroom strategies to fill the gap between music and literacy classes. The first strategy is a prior step of the class which requires teachers to survey the students about their interest and background, while the second one could be done at the end of the class as an “exit ticket”. The next two are tactics which conceal the knowledge behind the performances and inviting a musician as a guest to classroom. The last one is to ask students to record their homework constantly. The author says that “[these strategies are] not only strengthening music instruction, but also to develop active thinking and assessment tools in the music classroom” (Stefanova, 2001). Most of the strategies are agreeable, however, I have a different point of view in some issues. Maria (2011) says that it is important for teachers to know more about their students’ interest and background to help them improve their skills, especially for new students. It is better to use written form of survey...
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...Music is always changing and has been for over thousands of years. It has influenced different cultures and civilizations. From prehistoric times to modern day, music has developed numerous times. Where did music come from? When did it start? Most importantly, how did it evolve? According to most historians, the first forms of music were grunting and moaning of early cavemen. However, there was no way to record early music. In fact, music notation was discovered centuries later by Guido D’Arezzo. Before that, music had to be memorized and passed down, but if it was not, it was gone forever. Music notation has helped many famous musicians and composers record their masterpieces on paper. Harrison Birtwistle, a British composer, once said, “I wrote music as soon as I knew notation.¨ Early music notation was only made up of bars and notes. As time passed, markings have developed such as octaves, staffs, clefs, and many others. These marks gave more detail on how to play the notes and also made it easier to read...
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...Application essay My love for music began when I was around 14 years old, an age when i’m not yet understand every aspects of music like pitch, tone, rhythm, notation, but only the music itself. I was compelled by how music affects our heart and soul, how it can expess feelings words normally can’t. But mostly I’m interested in how to create such music that can moved people just by listening to. My passion in music grows ever stronger. But as much as I love it, pursuing music is not something that can be easily done. It’s a long and rocky road from listening to others’s music to producing our own. So many people have failed before. However, after doing much research about colleges that have a music composition program. I believe that the Contemporary Writing and Production Program in Berklee College of Music is the ideal starting place for me to chase after my music career. Music played a major part in my youth. My father used to play his piano smoothly every night before bed, and I would sit next to him, listening quietly. Every time I listened to his music, i always have such beautiful dreams at night. It really fascinating me how simple melody can deal major impact to our mind. Inspired by my father, i led a small music band later on in high school. We practiced day after day, learned many new techniques from each other. Our small performances at the tea houses, sidewalk, local park, even school concert, give us a lot of fun time and invaluable experiences. We once won...
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...Essay # 3 Music is a universal language that transcends boundaries and bond people even thousands of miles apart (Universal). Being a musician, words are not needed when composing a song. Music is understood by all cultures with or without the use of words. Having musical intelligence means one understands the significance of music and can display it through the production of a beautiful sound. Musicianship is a form of art which allows the expression of emotions and explores your personal skills in creativity and hard work. As a young child, I always found myself interested in the sounds of jazz music. The melodies and harmonies of the wood wind family appeased my mind to ease. In my earlier teenaged years, I would begin to explore the Clarinet. At this time, my band director felt this was the best fit for me. As it was, I went on to become the best player in the band. To be totally honest with you, I had imagined myself playing the trumpet for quite some time. About three years later, I found myself wanting to play in the Jazz Band. Being that the Clarinet wasn’t a Jazz instrument, I taught myself how to play the Saxophone, this was about three years after I learned how to play the Clarinet. It only took me a month to learn the Saxophone and I was now ready to play in the Jazz Band. I was announced to have been the best Tenor Saxophone player and one of the top Saxophonists in the band. I then took my talents even further and began teaching others how to...
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...near my age with a couple groups of the younger fresh out of high school generation. For the most part everyone in attendance was casual dress attire. Throughout the performance everyone remained very quiet. The performers looked very professional and elegant but in my opinion were a tad too sophisticated my taste. The Gateway Festival Orchestra of St. Louis was established in 1964 by William Schatzkamer. With support from the two locals of the American Federation of Musicians, the Gateway Festival Orchestra was created to provide free summer concerts performed by an orchestra of 50 professional musicians playing great music from the symphonic repertoire. Each of the summer concerts includes a major symphonic work and two or three smaller works. The informal atmosphere and free admission encourages family attendance. The concert celebrated 50 years of music with a selection of pieces performed over the years, including a new piece commissioned by UMSL professor, Barbara Harbach. The program also included: Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, John Li, soloist, Ron Nelson: Baglia 2 Jubilee, Harbach: Gateway Symphony (premiere), Franz Von Suppe: Light Cavalry Overture, and finally a tribute of a Beatles Medley. The first piece was Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor. To this minute, I’m...
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