Chord

Steve Reich, a Minimalist composer and artist, has been composing music since he was about 14 years old (Morrison). Upon entering Cornell at 16 years of age, Reich studied philosophy- focusing specific attention to the compositions of Paul Wittgenstein (Morrison). Wittgenstein was involved in a serious accident, leaving him with just his left arm, and so created piano arrangements designed to be played with one hand (Oram). Returning to Reich, he developed the use of repeating patterns in his…

The Florida proposal in our week one discussion left the lot of unanswered questions and a lot of argument. This week I will for some observations and some possible defenses for the humanities and liberal arts degrees. I know widespread belief that the liberal arts and humanities degrees are quote unquote, not worth it I beg to dissent. In Jay, P., & Graff, G. (2012, Jan. 5). Fear can be useful. Inside Higher Ed, I feel gives most compelling line of reasoning forum the Humanities. We see in…

got closer to the bench of doom. Finally, it was my turn. I sat before the piano under the glaring lights and began to play my piece. All was going well until the end of the slow melodious section. For some reason, my mind went blank and I missed a chord. I panicked and struggled to fix it, but I only made the mistake more obvious. While the remainder of the song was fine, that giant hole could not be patched up. I felt disappointed because I had let my nervousness get the better of me and…

trace of fear. “A light laughter at once pervaded the assembly; the musicians looked at each other and smiled,” (Poe 86). In the story, it says, “the sounding of midnight upon a clock… a masked figure… terror, of horror, and of disgust…There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion. Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made,” (Poe 88). I think that when they saw the…

mistress at the age of 19 (who he ended things with later for an arranged marriage to wealthy 10 year old heiress) and joining cults. He continued to live like this until he was exposed to the teachings of Ambrose. Despite his intentions they strike a chord with him and give him a newfound understanding of Christianity. The witness Ambrose and other believers whom Augustine was friends soon began to draw him to Christ. Finally one day he was prompted by a voice to “take up and read [the bible]”…

differently to the audience than the pop version. The variety of instruments consists of pianos, and light drumming to create a simple effect. Then, the synthesized orchestra of strings creates a beautiful, melodic sound and articulates the simple chord structure of the percussion to go along with Del Rey’s soft, sweet, and powerful voice. The rhythm of the song varies throughout. In the beginning, the listener is given a slow tempo, which allows every note being played, to be heard, but when…

“Marching band was the best time of my life,” Stephanie said at the beginning of the interview. She took me back to her favorite year of marching band—sophomore in high school. Their show’s theme was “Pyramids of Giza”. She ran me through their schedule on competition days. The day of the competition, they would meet at the school around sunrise. After attendance, they would load all their supplies: uniforms, instruments, background props. The band got on the school bus when everything…

guitar is as much visual as it is physical. A guitarist must be capable of picturing the fretboard in their mind and its’ relationship to the shapes of scales and modes. Choosing the correct notes from these shapes, while seamlessly playing over a chord progression, is what gives music the power to express emotion without words.…

study of “sleep” important in a psychology course? What benefit does sleep provide to the nervous system and to the body in general? The Nervous system is divided into two main parts: the Central Nervous System (CNS), which consist of the spinal chord and the brain, and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS), which connects the CNS to the rest of the body. Together, they are responsible for controlling the body and allowing communication among body parts. The PNS has two main subdivisions which…

James Partrick is a DJ, curator, author, and educator. He curates and develops electronic music and art festivals and events. He has also won many awards including the American Composer Forum- MECA award. He also develops music production, composition, and sound design curricula for Dubspot in New York City and the Institute of Production and Recording in Minneapolis. He is also the owner of the Slam Academy that students take the electronic music training. James Patrick started the article…