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Social Structure Assignment Carl and Bélanger (2014) define social structure as “patterns of relationships and interaction that endure from one generation to the next” (p. 89). We may not always notice, but mostly everyone takes part in a social group. Social structure includes different components like culture, social class, status, roles and social institutions (Carl & Bélanger, 2014, P.89). In the following essay, I will discuss how I fit into the social structure. I will also define and…

Many people say that you can’t judge a book by it’s cover, but no one ever said anything about not judging a book by its first chapter. In the novel, Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison uses the first chapter to introduce major themes, characters, conflicts, motifs, mood, and tone. Chapter one is the story of the battle royal where the narrator fights other black men for the entertainment of white men. Through this chapter, Ellison immediately exposes the audience to the effect of racism on the…

November 18, 2016, at 8 PM, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra presented Beyond the Score: Dvorak Symphony No. 9: Whose World? inside the beautiful Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego. Instrumentation included one piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, horns, two trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, triangle, symbols, violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. Originally a production of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the first half of the performance was intended to…

The Case for Fifth Grade Band Beginning band is an amazing experience for all those involved in the process. From the students, new parents, and eager staff, the learning atmosphere of a beginning band classroom is one full of excitement. But the landscape of music education and education in general is a constantly shifting sea of sand. Band programs and their directors face interesting challenges within the 21st century. However there remain some constants. One universal challenge tackled…

Many would associate the music of Spain with the traditional song and dance known as Flamenco. However, there are many other traditional songs and dances that are a key aspect of Spanish music. For instance, a Zarzuela, which is a Spanish traditional form of musical comedy which alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance. Originating from Madrid, was very popular roughly around the 17th and 20th centuries. There are zarzuelas…

Over the Garden Wall was a Cartoon Network original miniseries that contained ten episodes that aired in November of 2014. The story follows two brothers, Wirt and Greg, as they travel through The Unknown in order to find a way back home. The Divine Comedy was a poem written by Dante Alighieri from 1308 to 1320 that follows a personification of Dante travelling through Purgatory, Hell and Paradise, or Heaven. Although the two seem unrelated at face value, the miniseries and poem share many…

During the 19th and 20th centuries, there were various distinct art movements in Europe. During the 1870s, the impressionist art movement came to life. Artists such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Gustave Caillebotte were all part of this movement. Following, was the expressionist art movement which took place during the beginning of the 1900s. This was a time of emotional and spiritual vision of the world through paintings. Toward the end of the era came cubism, also around the early 1900s.…

still play all the details clearly, just as he performed bars 109 to 112 from the first movement of his Piano Concerto No.2. From bars 121-124 and 126-130, the extended measures after the variation canonically repeat at the octave (played by oboe and clarinet) while the piano continues the canon (Chung, 1988). Cliburn's emphasis is on letting the melodies sing, and he does so admirably, with an unforced, golden tone that hearkens back to the early 20th century heyday of great pianism (Nancy,…

You Be the Adjudicator This past weekend, I went to watch a concert that Warwick Veterans Band held Saturday night. The three pieces of music they played were Fanfare Esprit, Godfather, and Christmas Past. Generally, the entire band played the music accurately, used the proper technique, unique to each instrument and created a balance amongst themselves. However, as professional as the concert had sounded, it had some flaws here and there. Dynamics were one of the biggest shortcomings that…

Do you like classical music? If you like classical music, and you are its fans, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, or Schubert, all of these name may not strange to you. So, they are one of many the most famous composers of the world’s music history. They are very famous and become legendary because they are composing many valuable and incredible works that contributes a lot in the evolution of world’s music. Like these famous composers above, Igor Stravinsky as known as one of the most important…