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like-minded religiously and that there was still tension between the two groups, positive reviews of the Christians should be very little or obsolete. In a primary source from a Muslim named Usamah, it withholds experiences of how the Christians appeared to the recently conquered Muslims. He goes through several different experiences in which he describes the interaction he had with a Christian, something he heard about, or an event he witnessed himself. The historical accuracy of the article is…

Music Education in a Multicultural Setting The idea of a multicultural education in the field of music is one of the most difficult aspects to understand. Not only are there diverse students in the class, but music also has multiple diverse aspects to each song. Whether it is religion or race, music is understood around the world, no matter the culture. When many people think of church or religion, one of the top characteristics noted is the music. Musical worship is very popular…

When watching and listening to the music in the film it reminded me when I would go to church and would sing songs in church. It seems like the director who is Terrence Malick choose a lot of religious music in the film. I think that God is in the music, but it never actually in the film Tree of Life. When listening to the music in the film all I could think about when I go to church and how peaceful the music is when you go to church. The title of the film which, is The…

“Human Shaped Objects” The show of electronic music that I attended was Telemetry music series featuring Rob Mackay, Human Shaped Object, Grand Banks on November 9th at the Bridge progressive arts initiative. The concert began with Rob Mackay’s performance. He is a composer and a sound artist and a Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Hull. He has received numerous accolades and awards internationally. The music he played explored repetition and was very interesting. However, the…

achievement is art instead of war or technology. What distinguish us from other species is art, what we usually describe as a diverse range of human activities. People may not enjoy carving or drawing, but music is an art form that everybody can enjoy. Jazz music has a feature that other music form doesn't have, it spread so quickly and become so popular in 20th Century, which helped black people gained lots of benefit of American society, and eliminate much racial discrimination. The most…

Theory and harmony In order to play your music, jazz performer needs to have a series of theoretical and harmonic knowledge that is often the result of a long period of self-whether training in schools is a jazz or practical experience in jam sessions. The basic theory in jazz theory begins with the formation of intervals and triads that derives from it, and their inputs. The major scale and its seven modes-the Ionic, Doric, Phrygian, Lydian , Mixolydian, wind and locrio- are also part of the…

Flamenco is a folk art and culture from Iberia, or present day Spain. A genre that has been the musical outlet for the poor and the troubled, Flamenco is not merely a style of music, song or dance from Spain but rather a way of life that influences the daily activities of many individuals. The art of flamenco was intended to be an outward expression of an individual’s most profound emotions and the flamenco way of life. It was never intended to be a technical art performed with enduring…

make music meaningful and useful in their lives” (Wade, 2009). Initially this statement struck me. Prior to taking this course I had thought little about music could be useful to a culture. Besides propaganda events and rebellions in the 70’s, music being useful wasn’t something I bought into. After taking this course I have gained an appreciation and sophistication for music, and a basic knowledge of how to study music. Throughout this course I have gained a greater appreciation for music.…

period began around the 1800’s and lasted only until around the 1850’s but with it came two fantastic God-fearing musicians. Johannes Brahms was one of those musicians and his music was truly emotional. Johannes was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1833 and was first introduced to music by his father. Dedicated to both music and his son, Brahms’ father, who played double bass in a civic orchestra,had Brahms taught by Friedrich Cossel and Eduard Marxan, whom kindly taught him without pay. Though…

Hans Christian Anderson, a famous composer, once spoke “Where words fail, music speaks.” Unfortunately, music programs are speaking less often as the years pass. Since the creation of the No Child Left Behind Act was created more and more schools are being pressured because they are not meeting the basic standards set. In elementary schools Math and Reading are the main focuses and with less funding coming from the states, schools have to make budget cuts. The problem is that the cuts are not…