Aristotle has said that “[beauty] is the principal object of reasoning in the sciences and in their proofs.” Science and math are used to understand the world, from the planets, to the things we create, like music. People have studied songs and found mathematical patterns, like the use of phi, in many songs. Phi, or 1.618033988749895, is a ratio discovered by the greek architect Phidias, who used the ratio for building (The Geometry Center). The ratio is most commonly found in Fibonacci numbers,
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Articles on Music Therapy and its Effects In a study conducted by the University of Iowa’s College of Nursing (1998), students wanted to test the effects of music therapy. Music therapy would mean that the students used music in a way of healing rather than a form of entertainment. The idea was to better understand music’s effects on relaxation and anxiety. Does using music in such a way benefit a person in need of healing? In this study the test was conducted on patients receiving assistance
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Classical Music, a Timeless Treasure Classical music is one of the few timeless genres of music that is in our lives today. Ever since the origination of this genre, the fan base has done nothing but grows in number. The amount of classical music fans has always been a large number, but with the help of various music organizations and clubs, the knowledge of classical music has grown to many areas of America. Having six different branches, 15,000 students currently, a budget of an outstanding
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My first choice of music was a band called Arcade Fire and their song named “Ready to Start”. The Canadian band plays indie rock. I like, not love it, the singer is not the greatest singer. The woman is the one with the full-impact emotion as the drummer and also the man who plays the keyboard is quite electrifying and entertaining. The lyrics seem a little depressing to me, and at times difficult to understand. I had to research the lyrics to comprehend. References: Video Retrieved: 09/12/2012
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dance Grab your girlfriends Grab your boyfriends Sweat it out Let's dance (Move your whole body) (Let's start the party) (Speak/rap) To the number one girl to make her go crazy I need you boy to dance with me baby (Dance) [Verse 2] The musics on (turn it up, turn it up, turn it up) My favorite song (turn it up, turn it up, turn it up) The beat is strong (turn it up, turn it up, turn it up) We'll dance Come on [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/miley_cyrus/lets_dance
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The vast variety of music spanning over generations makes it unreasonable to make a decision on which is better. That is like asking a parent which is their favorite child, it is to difficult to do so. There has been a war between the new and old school styles of music that may never be settled. To pick a side of this war is asinine because of the similarities and the way newer artist are sampling older music , plus its easier nowadays to get your music heard, and the fact that some of the great
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Everything we do as human beings has some type of structure to it. So that being said structure and organization is an essential element in the arts. Music is very structured in the way you sing certain notes or the way that band is positioned. When you go to a concert or even when you just watched the high school band play, without the structure of music the band members would not be playing all together and on key. No matter how a certain person lives there life there is always some kind of structure
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Music plays a very important part in our life’s and is connected inevitably with our emotions. There are many different types of music stretching from a wide range of pop music to complex classical operatic pieces. Throughout our daily life’s music impacts each and every one of us , either through our lifestyle or coincidence , in supermarkets , television or even simply being interested in it. But the one thing that separates you from everyone else, is that through music we are all affected in
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Battle of the Bands, a Salisbury Event: Communication through Music This past weekend it was homecoming here at Salisbury University, so for the lead up to the weekend the Seagulls have planned themed days and events all throughout the week to get us in our SU Spirit. One of the events was Battle of the Bands, held on Thursday, October 11th outside of Seagull Square. It’s an opportunity for young bands and musicians to come out and play for fifteen minutes whatever they want for the crowd and
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Life and its simplicity Music is a form of art which breathes the very life and character into our numb empty bodies. As we carry on throughout our lives with what surrounds us, our minds are filled with numerous thoughts that progress into a flow of tunes to which suit the emotions presented at the moment you stand. We may be approached by depression but as we dwell in the world of musicality our lives change and as we are filled with joy from the simplest elements that encircle us, we are reassured
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Grunge music is said to have originated as a mix between Seattle's rock and punk scenes. The rock scene consists of someone who listens to metal or thrash music. Their style includes acid-washed pants, long hair on both sexes, and the usual leather jacket with the randomly placed band names. The punk style is both a form of music and a way of life. Punk rockers tend to think everything should include some kind of rebellion. As stated by a member of the punk scene, "Society as we know it is both
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Danielle Williams April 21, 2013 English 0100 LD09 M. Askew Compare and Contrast Essay From Old to New Ever wondered how much style and music changed over the decade? I think about it every day that I leave my house and see the sights that I see. From the half-naked females with crop tops to the guys with their pants below their waist. It’s a huge difference in style of dress now a days whereas in the fifties and sixties people respected themselves and were fully dressed. I actually loved
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The Music Man is a musical about con man Harold Hill, who comes to River City, Iowa to act as a boy’s band organizer to sell instruments and uniforms. He’s successful because he promises to train the members of the band - when, in reality, he can’t read a note of music. The librarian, Marian sees right through him as he tries to woo her, but when Marian’s little brother overcomes his shyness because of his band she starts to fall in love. In the end, Harold chooses love over his tricky profession
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An Organisation within the Music Industry In this assignment, I will be focusing on agencies and the roles they play within the music industry. A music agent consists of a team of agents that are employed by the company to organise the artist/artists gigs, concerts, Interviews and shows. As well as having the responsibility of dealing with the musician’s finances. A talent agent would often attend college and university showcases and shows to see what young talent is available. There is high degree
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Music therapy is the use of the power of music to accomplish the goals of individuals within a therapeutic relationship through the help of a credentialed professional who gone through an accredited music therapy program. In other words, music is a powerful tool for healing purposes. The purpose of music therapy is to address certain individuals’ physical, social, emotional and cognitive need. Before applying the music therapy, it is the responsibility of the music therapist to assess the client’s
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in curent years, the relationship between music and medicine has been studied extensively, especially as regards the use of music in therapeutic practice, as well as an explanation of the neurological mechanism involved and bringing up new educational, scientific, and professional items. Various studies also proposed that music act as physical and emotional curatives.The ancient Greeks assigned the god Apollo to reign over both music and curative (Trehan, 2004). Ancient shamanic curative rituals
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6 December 2011 “Music and Globalization” What is globalization? Globalization is the integrated beliefs of certain cultures and values on a nation and/or people. In different ways, music can be a part of globalization and its process. Music can either go along and agree with globalization, or it can reject it. An example of this is shown in Lynn Hirschberg’s “M.I.A.’s Agitprop Pop” and Ilan Greenberg’s “Murder Music”. In Lynn Hirschberg’s article, she explains how famous pop icon Maya and her music relate to globalization
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English 101 March 12, 2014 Music Exploration Start the music. Music is combining voice, instrumental or mechanical sounds to create melody, rhythm, or harmony. Music is a vital part of young children lives. Socialization and a feeling of belonging are formed when making music together. Music is a natural outlet for creativity and self-expression, which shows a strong presence in an early head start classroom. Rhythm is an important ingredient in music. The children enter the classroom
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disagreed on different findings through music. Society wouldn’t have stumbled abound elite findings if great minds didn’t disagree. It is in the scientific method to test with an experiment in order to clarify any misconceptions in data that was collected through research. In today’s society music around the globe is learning, a therapy and teaching tool. Music adjusts our moods and used throughout our lives. To lead a healthy life, we need to incorporate music whether playing it, using or listening
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When people are talking about country music and rap music many people don’t associate them being alike, but in reality many of the thing the sing about are related in some way. Country music has been around a lot longer than rap. Country music started back in the 1920’s but didn’t become popular until the 1940’s when it was referred to as “hillbilly music”. On the other hand rap music didn’t become popular until the 1990’s to the early 2000’s. Even though these two genres have two completely different
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Music Music is one of the most important and influential things in my life. It’s amazing to me how much it can affect people in so many different ways. Music has the ability to change your mood, help you express yourself, help you escape for a little while, help you remember things, and take you back to different times. Music has the power to change your mood. There’s music for just about every mood I’m in, I love listening to music. If I’m upset about something, I can always find the perfect
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for ‘The Nature of Music, I felt compelled to delve deeper into these exceedingly dissimilar yet connected pieces of music. Persian music heavily employs the use of the ney (hollow reed flute), tombak (goblet-shaped single-headed drum) and the setar/tar (long-necked lute) and in this particular performance, with the accompaniment of Shajarian’s avaz (vocals) who sets the dastgah (melodic composition) for the entire piece by selecting the gusheh. The call-and-response form of music that is characteristic
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stimuli enhance the music learning. In visual arts, space and music are both express through time and an art form that has its own unique structure.
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My choice of music is Changes by Tupac Shukar; Compsed by Shock G. This song is about him trying to make changes in his life. The message that he is relaying is that it is hard growing up poor and black and commenting on the fact that the police does not seem to particularly care one way or another what happens within the black community. The song also mentions how he was considering suicide as a viable option to the hell hole and that his life had become surrounded by drugs and gangs. Changes
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Timothy Wright Music Appreciation 24 September 2014 How Entertainment Has Evolved Entertainment is something we all look forward to as humans. Lets be honest we live for entertainment. But then you do have people every now and then that are not big fans of entertainment. Whether it be entertainment from the 50s or entertainment from the present day we can all agree that the way of entertaining has changed. Hopefully you to will think the same after this paper. Elizabeth, a movie I had never
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The Importance of Music Education Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend. — Ludwig van Beethoven I come from a family of musicians. My father and my cousin are high school band directors. Several of my relatives played in band in high school and continue to play as adults. In the past 25 years, six of my relatives have won either the John Philip Souza Band Award or the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award here
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The Music Industry The Music Industry is a fun and creative place where you can be free and be yourself. One reason why I like The Music Industry is because it helped me come out of my shell and overcome my stage fright. I used to be afraid to go up on stage and play my guitar because I kept thinking that I wasn’t going to be as good as the professionals. After I overcame my stagefright, I was able to perform anywhere and any time. Another reason why I like the music industry is because music really
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feelings is for the students to work with mentors in and out of school who can teach them coping mechanisms. The student must first feel comfortable and trust their mentor before they can take the next step towards implementing some of their ideas. Music mentoring is a trusted and structured relationship that brings young people together with caring individuals who offer guidance, support and encouragement. A mentor is an older person who provides a younger person with support, counsel, friendship
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transformed art, music, performing arts, and the human society. (Fiero) The birds in the tree, the sound of traffic, car radios humming, these are sounds of the hustle and bustle of a city. These sounds come to our ears every day, and many more, in different forms. They are the sounds of our world and the commentary to our everyday lives. Music is not only what we are, but the narration to life, emotional expression, the signals of human interaction, and without it we would be lost. Music is defined
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In the 20th century artists music could only be stolen one way, from a record store. Now days every .006 seconds someone is illegally downloading artists music. Although this may seem alarming it must also be known that every 3.5 minutes, someone is caught for committing this crime. Think about it in your own life, you would rather download some song you love for free than having to go through the strenuous process of iTunes. The 21st century is a time period of endless possibilities and resources
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