Arabic music

marriages and royal family births. 2. What is the Natya Shastra? Why is it important? Natty Shastra is a written discourse on the performing arts, including dance, music, stage performances, etc... The importance of Ancient Indian music was seen through Natya Shastra. The reason was because it gives detailed…

In the first video, Bobby McFerrin demonstrated how the audience was able to perform the pentatonic scale in unison. A pentatonic scale is a scale that uses five notes from the major scale and recreates it. At the end of the video, Bobby McFerrin said that no matter where he goes every person is able to do the pentatonic scale. Bobby McFerrin has the audience do the pentatonic scale by first singing the pitch that the audience needed to replicate and continue that pattern until he only hit the…

Discussion The experiment conducted by Myriam V. Thoma disproved the hypothesis that listening to relaxing music prior to a stressful task would decrease overall stress response. The experiment showed that the highest values in cortisol were observed in the group that listened to music before the TSST while the lowest were in the group that listened to rippling water. Unexpectedly, it was found that cortisol levels in RM were not significantly lower than that of R. The results of this experiment…

The Foley sound effects are artificial, created with props or sources that are often radically different to what appears on screen. In cinema, the sounds of monsters or futuristic technology, for instance, have been created using every from envelopes to breezeblocks and biplane motors. It’s not just for fictional TV or movies either. In a radio documentary, The Sound of Sports, Dennis Baxter describes how sounds are added to sporting events, from rowing to athletics. In horse racing, for example…

then picks up around the one minute and fifteen second mark. Rhythm is defined as the pattern of sound and beats in the music. Just before the tempo picks up, the flute is in rhythm with Armstrong’s voice, which creates a harmony. Texture is another key element in music because it is the ability to distinguish one voice or instrument from another. I do not have an ear for music, but I thought it was very easy to hear the piano, violin, flute and his voice at thirty-six…

Charles R. Ciorba and Brian E. Russell are Professors of Music at University of Oklahoma and University of Miami, respectively. Ciorba and Russell discuss the acquisition of jazz theory and the types of students that are most likely able to acquire that knowledge and apply it to jazz improvisation. Ciorba and Russell begin by pointing out the problems of traditionally acquiring knowledge in jazz theory, which was almost entirely trial and error (sec 1.2). They then discuss the importance of…

Russell A. Potter in “Tupac’s Posthumous Live Tour,” makes copious claims leading to his argument: that holographic concerts by dead artists such as, Tupac Shakur isn’t a bright idea due to the fact that their presentation on the platform wouldn’t be genuine and overall it wouldn’t “have the complexity, or the humanity, to really compel our interests.” I disagree with Potter’s argument because a holographic concert by Tupac Shakur could potentially raise money for charity. For example, there was…

Both Edison and Young attained their fame from one thing that they had in common, 'Originality'. On Edison's appearance at Riverwalk Jazz, in 1993, Edison mentioned that "All the musicians used to say they'd rather be the world’s worst 'originator' than the world’s best 'imitator'" as he knew the importance of being original. Lester Young's fame came from the similar reason. Rather than adopting the normal 'forceful' approach, he came up with a completely new concept in which to play his horn,…

The reasoning in part for this decision pays homage to the mood of her music and keeps the emphasis on her music. For example, with a song called “Drowning,” the only prevalent color seen throughout the theater was red. Banks chooses either one or two colors to light the stage to allow them to perfectly show the specific mood of the song that…

academic stress. Music allows me to express my creativity and bond with students who share the same passion. I would go to orchestra class for one common goal and that is to create beautiful music together. Even if I did not have an orchestra class that day, I would still spend my free periods in the Orchestra Room. Occasionally, I would assist the music director in completing some of his tasks if I am not practicing the violin. I truly appreciate how he makes an effort to approach his music…