Beyoncé Knowles Y a.k.a. Bey; Notorious pop sensation; 35 years old ou were born and raised in Houston, Texas. You have had an affinity for singing and performing since a young age, competing in, and often winning, local talent shows. Your parents, Celestine "Tina" Knowles, a hairdresser and salon owner of Creole descent, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager of African descent, were extraordinarily supportive of your aspirations, so much so that in 1995 your father resigned from his job as…
Today’s modern society is ever changing, and modern technology has fast tracked social change. This has impacted the creation of music, and art which continues to push what’s socially acceptable. With the waves that are created from pushing social norms artists have been subjected to censorship of what is believed to be unacceptable material. Censorship has prevented potentially great art from never being allowed to be shown to society for the safety of the citizens. It’s important that artists…
knew she would end up in Music Therapy It is extremely difficult for most people make decisions such as: what to major, if go to college at all and other important decisions for the future. Maybe the answer comes in the form of an event or an experience. For some other people you do what you were taught, like for example the daughter of a choral conductor might end up being a soprano. Surprisingly, none of these were the deciding point for Sarah Weibel. For this young Music Therapy student…
for his astounding musical skills. He showed his ardency for music from childhood and even at an extremely puerile age and went on to he decided to become a music composer. He was a master of orchestral, opera, choral and piano music. It was practically instinct for him to go along with music all his life since he was brought up in a family packed with musicians. Barber’s works acknowledge his love for poetry and his deep erudition of music in countless aspects of his life. He had an astonishing…
Jazz dance is often styled in parallel to the musical and cultural taste of the time providing it with its ever changing variations and influences throughout the decades especially the fifties and sixties. Jazz dance went from shallow imitations with Hindu/oriental inspiration to social dances that started in the African American community such as the jerk,locomotion, the Monkey and more. Gus Giordano, founder/director of the critically acclaimed Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, author,…
Music was the connection between his suffering and salvation. Sonny pours his life into his music. When he played he released his suffering in his music. The new type of jazz that Sonny played was a freeform jazz that allowed the artists to express themselves. The narrator described Sonny while he played the piano at the club…
Using Music to Bridge the Gap Using music to bridge a learning gap is absolutely possible. It is scientifically proven that music, especially making music, helps bridge the learning gap in young students. Using scientific methods studies have been carried out which showed after just two years of musical instruction the brains of young students learned language skills in ways that music improved. Using neural probes proof was seen that the musical instruction changed young students brains in…
On Friday, November 17, 2017, I had the pleasure to watch Hansel and Gretel opera. I really like Hansel and Gretel opera because I never see a Hansel and Gretel movie or any opera show like this before. Hansel and Gretel's opera was my first opera show I saw and I really like it. First, I thought I going to hate this show, but I end up really love the story. If I have to choose my least favorite act of the night it has to be Act 1 because I only saw Hansel and Gretel singing just opera. But…
to pursue a career in composing music and playing the piano but was unable to get scholarships from many colleges. This disappointed him, but he was left with an amazing opportunity to play the organ. Through this experience, Holst heard the music of Arthur Sullivan, which inspired him to compose his first composition, Lansdown Castle. Over time, Lansdown Castle became very popular and Gustav Holst was highly respected by other people, so he started to write new music such as The Planets, scored…
Like Richard Phelps says, "Where there is life there is music. Where there is music, there is life."(2) Music is one and has been one of the most important components in the lives of many individuals throughout the world for years. Different genres of music help individuals make connections emotionally or react in ways that they can relate to. Especially those such as the elderly that end up alone at nursing homes and face certain disabilities whether it is physical or cognitive, such as…