Acoustic guitar

1) This exercise is likely a refresher for those of you that took my MGMT302 class: Pick a country and compare the U.S. against your selected country under all available Geert Hofstede dimensions (you may use http://geert-hofstede.com/countries.html , 50 country Hofstede Table, Deresky textbook or other pertinent sources) Go beyond the numbers and explain the meaning behind the numbers (what the difference is between a 10 vs. 90). If you had to work in that selected country what are some…

Grammy’s, and nominated for even more (The GRAMMYs). Although he is very successful now, he started from somewhere like every other musician. He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and this paper will cover when he first started playing guitar, going to college…

Growing up in a household that shared a love for music, created a massive impact into Bruno Mars’ life as an artist. Ever since he was young, he’s been exposed to 80’s R&B music which he ended up loving til this day. Bruno Mars’ recent work, 24K Magic, illustrates how he was able to execute an 80’s R&B style album with the use of different components. These components consist of combining various instruments, choice of lyrics, and emotions. He also kept a similar theme to his previous albums,…

Political campaigns often bring out the best (and also the worst) in many campaign operations and the candidates themselves. Since the prize and the objectives of a political campaign are large in magnitude and can decide the future of a state or country, political campaign operatives leave nothing to chance when organizing a political campaign. After all, the main objective of a political campaign is to influence and motivate the decisions of the body to come up with an advantageous position,…

songs are written in the form of a story, and the singers voice has a prominent Southern accent and twang that matches the strong ringing sound that many of the instruments make. The instruments most commonly used are the acoustic guitar, banjo, bass, fiddle, mandolin, and steel guitar (Jensen). A good example of a song that exemplifies the qualities typically found in this genre is “This Is How We Roll” by Florida Georgia Line. This…

The Polynesian Islands are a cluster of islands in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean. The secular hymns, or himene, of Tahiti and the French Polynesian Islands serve many purposes. These include storytelling, entertainment [bringue parties], celebration, and spreading cultural awareness. The music of the French Polynesia is logogenic, which means it is word oriented rather than melody oriented. The words in French Polynesian songs must be clearly annunciated, while the accompanying melody is mainly…

Country songs are known for their use of acoustic guitars. They also use Southern instruments like the banjo and fiddle. Many classical country song and some new also put use to the harmonica. Rap music usually uses electronic beats and tunes. Most of the musical background in rap songs are pre recorded…

This all-acoustic affair continues for the first half minute, which intensifies the first lyrics of the song, “Hello there”. Then a monotone male voice of Mark Hoppus cuts in “the angel from my nightmare,” implying sadness or a haunting memory of someone. Opening…

The room erupted as the stage lit up, revealing a jean and guitar-clad Larsen walking onto an otherwise empty stage. First in his set was “Paper Sails,” one of the few upbeat songs in Larsen’s arsenal. The whole room was singing, but above the audience you could hear the warm, raspy timbre of Larsen’s voice. As…

Various covers of three of the greatest hits. Since the beginning of time people from all aspects of the world have took music as a way of life. To the art form of how music was made to the beats, rhythm, and the way music makes you feel. Some of music’s greatest legends have done many cover songs, such as Johnny Cash’s cover of “Hurt”, Guns N’ Roses – “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”, and Muse’s cover of ‘Feeling Good’. While many may believe the original version of the song itself sounds better…