Calypso music

As the rhythmic music started to play, I realized that my routine would determine my personal overall placement and the placement of my team. The pressure was on and I had to take a few deep breathes before I could focus on the importance of the next minute and eight seconds. I continued to match my skills with the timing of the music while listening to the cheering of the crowd and my nervous heart beating erratically out of my chest. Once I completed my last tumbling pass and stuck it, I…

Philosophy of High School Music Education: Kalli Spaugh As an educator, I strive to inspire and encourage my students. My ultimate goal is to positively affect lives by giving my students tools to live life as a successful citizen and cultivating a lifelong passion for music. A collaborative classroom that incorporates the methods of Carol Krueger, a vocally healthy and sequenced rehearsal process and a culture of mutual respect and understanding creates the perfect environment to achieve these…

Firstly, the music is restrained because it is characterized by a clear singing melody. The singers use soprano and mezzo-soprano voices to sing. Also, the music expresses austerity because of the plainness and simplicity that it posse. A single instrument and voice are used in the music thus making it simple. Lastly, the music exhibits distributional evenness since its adjacent notes are separated by whole tones. Each…

Have you ever heard a song that has impacted your life? Songs are a form of art that allows artists to express their feelings in a form of music. Songs can be interrupted in many ways; some songs have a more literal meaning, while other songs require you to interpret the lyrics to understand the deeper meaning. Artists often use figurative, metaphorical, and poetic elements in their songs to help develop the overall message. The use of figurative terms in a song leaves the interpretation of the…

history and origin of Jazz. In the New York Tribune, ‘The Mysterious Jazz’ article by Greenville Vernon written in 1919 talks about Lieutenant James Reese Europe who discovers Jazz music. The subtitle in the paper reads, “Lieutenant Europe’s Describes the Origin of the Term - His Adventures in France - Negro Music Pleases the French People - The Personnel…

Josseline Portillo Professor Ishigaki Music 9 23 October 2017 Article Analysis- Totally Tuned In The music article Totally Tuned In by Michael J. Romick from the Virginia Journal of Education talks about how the use of music to teach English can be extremely beneficial to students by bettering and understanding the material. Romick uses instances from his own experiences, knowledge, and extensive career in teaching to talk about the great benefits that music has in the learning and retention…

I. Narrative Peyton and Maxey were observed during a school band trip to an indoor amusement park. As they entered the location Peyton rushed through the door letting the door close on Maxey. As he came in the door he said, "you could have held the door Peyton". Peyton looked at Maxey, and said, "oops, my bad". They stared at each other for a few seconds and then just stood and waited. As they stood and waited for their mother to pay for their entrance to the amusement park they noticed the…

Music has been an essential part and larger than expected role in my life since elementary school. It has given me many opportunities I could have never even dreamt of and has given me the ability to impact the lives of others. Music became a part of my life when I first started playing the viola at Luther Memorial School in the fifth grade. I continued playing throughout middle school and now attend Cleveland School of the Arts, where I have been able to perform countless times and have had…

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…

stage and the music, which was not immediately communicating with me. However, the longer I sat there, the uneasiness of being in a tense environment goes away and I was able to get a better picture of the music. The music can mean a lot things or remind people of different things but, what the music reminded me of what it feels like to be a human being. I was having an extremely stressful and depressing week and for the longest time, I could not feel anything but sadness but the music reminded…