Appreciation

Lines of melodious music filled my ears as I listened to Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy shortly after my eleventh birthday. I imagined myself playing notes on a piano creating euphonious sounds. In that moment, I decided to ask my mother for piano lessons at our local music store. I do not regret that decision, but I long to redo what I did that Saturday after my first lesson. Elated by my mother’s approval, I signed up with a teacher named Floyd. That Saturday afternoon my mother and I sat…

universal language. Most civilizations have contributed greatly to music knowledge. Music occupies a special place in people’s lives. From the Gregorian chant, to 21st century popular music, music has been a constant part of the human experience. Music appreciation is important. It helps a student appreciate the music elements from different historic eras and how they have contributed to the growth of music. For instance, Johann Sebastian Bach has contributed greatly to four part harmony or…

When I signed up to take music appreciation, I knew it would be the perfect class for me. I myself take up being a musician as a hobby, I’ve played the guitar for years and have a basic understanding of music in the world. I knew that music had deep history within its roots, but I always had a curiosity to learn a slice of that history which is exactly what this class did. Besides playing an instrument and make music, I also became very fond of listening to music as a hobby. I began to have a…

The appreciation of Danceplus Spring As the student of Dance appreciation, I am so luck to take this wonderful class this semester because that gives me a lot of opportunities to watch many amazing dance shows. I attended Danceplus Spring, the show was on 23th April 2016 at Mason Gross. It 's a great show, and it impressed me most. So I’d like to talk about this show today. I 'm willing to talk about it in details; the show is so great because it gives me a new feeling about dance. That means a…

May is National Military Appreciation Month. There are going to be events throughout the nation that will send appreciation to both military and military families. I would like to say that it is not only an honor to serve in the military but it is an honor to serve alongside each and every one of you. I am truly amazed daily at the sacrifices and risks that each and every one of you goes through. We may not all be fighting on the front lines but what we do to support the mission is essential and…

When I was about 12 years old i was in the middle school choir. We had our first concert in December, it was a christmas themed concert i was really excited because i had a solo in one of our songs. It made me so happy to have a solo in one of our concerts because it was a very big honor if you had a solo in our songs if the teacher picked you to do the solo. It was concert day we all wore christmas hats and i was right in the front of the choir.I was front and center for my solo. My solo was…

Art Appreciation Project Leonardo Da Vinci is arguably one of the most famous artists in the world. He is known largely for a few of his paintings, one of them being the “Mona Lisa.” Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. He was the illegitimate child of a Florentine notary and was raised by his father until he was fifteen, when he had his first apprenticeship working Andrea del Verrocchio. Leonardo grew up in a village near Florence, Italy. Most of his life was spent in a small town,…

While you can learn as part of appreciation, they are separate processes. That being said, I lost sight of my interest in classical music when I started taking piano lessons. I would play classical pieces but I saw them as mundane tasks rather than something I should be grateful for. Most children lack deep appreciation for their interests - I was one of them. I didn’t begin rediscovering my passion for classical music until…

Languages of Appreciation Raymond Noe (2013) defines psychological success as the “the feeling of pride and accomplishment that comes from achieving life goals that are not limited to achievements at work” and that “psychological success is more under the employee’s control than the traditional career goals” (p. 368). The belief that employees should feel appreciated without affirmation is a historical concept that modern society is altering. Regardless of the organization in which people…

Music, Drama and Art in the Hallways (An Argument Concerning the Validity of arts in Schools) School is supposed to be a place of learning and enrichment, but it doesn’t take long for the students to become uninterested with the same old, boring lessons that are pulled out of dusty textbooks. From calculus quizzes to English exams, the material learned isn’t always the most fun and interesting, to say the least. There is a way to make learning a bit more bearable and school a pinch more…