Classical music

Listening to music plays a beneficial role to the way young children’s bodies develop. Studies have been linked to show that movement and heart rate can be calmed for a baby in the womb that listens to music. Allowing the baby to hear music from inside the womb allows the heart rate to be reduced, and to not work as hard. Listening to classical music in intensive care units has shown that babies in the units, gain more weight, leave the hospital earlier, and have a better chance of survival.…

still strong is inspiring. Or to read a book where the characters are having a hard time, but make it through made me see that it would get better. Music has always been a big part of my life, I spent a great deal of my childhood just listening to music, dissecting the lyrics and discovering what they meant to me. Everything from rock, country, to classical I listened to.…

recognize as a simple C. As time has passed, humans have progressed from single note instruments, to handwriting sheet music for orchestras, to machines that have all the information from past generations stored in memory so everyone who has access to that technology can be an artist. The physical perception of music is described as such, but music does not only influence our ears. Powerful music affects the learning process of the brain in multiple ways, such as improving creativity,…

In today’s society advertisements are forced down the throats of everyday people. From endless commercials during televisions shows and YouTube videos, to driving down the high way on bill boards, and even are being flown across the sky by airplanes for beach goers and vacationers. Advertisements have become a main influence on society, commonly pairing their products with stimuli that will hopefully elicit positive emotions or other specific feelings to persuade a buyer (Weiten, 2013, p.269).…

I attended the Queens College Orchestra in the LeFrak Concert Hall on October 26th, 2016. Since this is my first semester at Queens College, this was also my first time attending a classical concert and an event in LeFrak concert hall, which is a very stunning place. It was interesting to see how the performers were setting up and practicing (all at the same time so there a lot of instruments playing and jumbled noises all together). There was a woman in the center of the stage who played a…

Music is well known because of its meaning for different cultures. It’s a way in which cultures differ from each other and it’s the one that characterized them. Also music is used by people in many ways, as entertainment or for personal uses like using it to study or sleep, etc… Music in my culture is very present. Colombia which is from were I am is divided in regions and each region has its own unique style of music, the diversity level in the country is very high. The music depends of a lot…

Flemish Pianist and Composer, Ludwig Van Beethoven (Dec.16, 1770- March.26, 1827) is perhaps regarded as the greatest composers who have ever lived. He is considered the transitional composer from Classical to Romantic period. Beethoven’s innovation’s through his lifetime has impacted the classical music remarkably. His genius can be traced down through all his compositions. Unlike Mozart and Haydn, Beethoven’s keyboard works are considered if not majority, but most important works of his…

first image that often comes to mind is a performer on stage playing popular, rock, or classical music. However, what many do not realize is that there is a large range of mediums through which one can present music. Some of these methods include writing music to accompany a visual or interactive component such as television or video games. Despite the number of opportunities for original music, the art of writing music to picture is a arduous craft in itself. The challenges can sway composers…

The style of vernacular music is powerful you can feel it in your voice, the crowd and the musician. Cultivated music is soft, elegant and high pitched rhythm and uses various instruments. In the second half of the nineteenth century the separation of the two types of music took place. The separation occurred because songs were taking more of a syncopated and rhythmic feel. Also, during that time marketing and promotion affected people’s listening style. One of the many vernacular songs I chose…

Small, the definition of musicking is strictly an action or “to take part…whether by performing, by listening, by rehearsing or practicing, by providing material for performance (what is called composing), or by dancing.” To a degree, I agree that “to music” is an act that includes those who work on a performance, whether it being formal or informal, play an important role in the success of musicking. Small includes many rhetorical questions, like “What’s really going on here?” in attempt to…