Background music

The Tell-Tale Heart, a film of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, uses background music. It was produced in 2008 as part of a project from Freak Daddy Productions, this story stars Sebastian Montoya as the servant, a man who tells the story which he confess to having killed an old man because of its “vulture” eye. After the beginning of the story, a piano starts to play as the background music representing a mystery theme while the narrator is writing, with pen and ink, the story which he confess to…

San Jose State University Music Hall. The audience dressed casually. At the concert, I was a casual and referential listener. Like my previous assessment, I was a casual listener because I didn’t know the name of the song or artist, but I paid attention to the piece. Furthermore, I was a referential listener because I pictured some scenes while listening to the jazz music. When the trumpet played, it reminded me of a scene where a band is playing jazz music in the background at a bar and people…

Rhythm and meters are one of the main aspects of music. They both create a sense of complexity that makes music so harmonic. Music is created through layers, and both rhythm and meter have layers. Music is, as explained in the book, propelled forward by rhythm, and makes time and duration so important. As Igor Stravinsky once said, "Rhythm and motion, not the element of feeling, are the foundations of musical art". This explains that rhythm is much more complex than something similar to meters.…

Unbrock (1961) supports the idea that music can increase performance of cognitive processes before performing an action that involves cognitive processes. However, the effect of listening to music during the action is to be determined. Cognitive psychology is defined as how humans process stimuli that leads to a different response. Cognitive psychologist focus on internal processes such as perception, attention, memory, language, and thinking (Mcleod, 2015). Perham and Vizard (2010) tested…

Researchers have found that music can have extremely positive effects on academic achievement in core subjects; reading, language, math, etc. In 2008 a series of essays were published; the author of these essays agreed that music is a “cross-cultural universal” (Perlovsky). Studies have found the development of creativity enhances the development of cognitive abilities and vice versa (Gouzouasis). Some sources assert that music has significant effects on the academic achievement of students of…

4th, 2016 Music is regarded as one of the triumphs of human creativity. Music is usually not allowed in school. This is because teachers think it is a distraction. Contrary to popular belief, music has been proven to be helpful during school. Music should be played during class to increase productivity. In a recent study, students showed signs of increase happiness and efficiency while listening to music. Some modern studies argue that it is not the music itself, but the improved mood music…

Direct Quote Despite all of the thoughts on music and helping you study it may have an opposing effect. Clifford Nass, a professor at Stanford University states“Music with lyrics is very likely to have a problematic effect when you’re writing or reading.” I believe this to be true, though I do like to listen to music in class it is very hard to focus on music and reading or your music and your teacher lecturing the class on your next assignment. Glenn Schellenberg a professor in the psychology…

Freight Train is a very unique piece both in its style and historical background. Rose Piper, the artist, was a semi-abstract expressionist who was best known for her artwork in the 40’s. Piper was one of only four African-American abstract painters to have a solo exhibit in New York. This showcase, which led to her fame, was a series entitled Blues and Negro Folk Songs and all included pieces were directly linked to blues music or musicians. Slow Down, Freight Train was one of the 14 pieces in…

“Music: Distraction or Improvement?” Scientific Question Many students today listen to various genres and authors of music; Taylor Swift, Rihanna, or maybe Green Day. But whatever genre of music you listen to, when do you play that music? In the shower? While dancing? Or maybe while you’re doing homework. Is playing pop music while taking tests affect your test score? Hypothesis Few people may have already done this experiment, or may have different opinions on the question. Some think…

Music is a way of life, it’s the beat in the human heart and the rhythm of a person’s step. Some people have the ability to make music even more touching and meaningful to human life. These people are composers and use their talent to bless us with music. One of the famous songwriters/musician is the talented and esteemed Taylor Swift. The music she writes reflects her background, career and other relevant information. Taylor Swift’s background is an important part of who she is, knowing these…