Country music

Extracurricular Activities: • Westwood Marching Band – For the past four years, I’ve dedicated every August to participate in this “creative story of music and movement”, to make something quite special in today’s world. Spanning 15 weeks every year, this activity pulls avid music makers together to give life to a visual aspect of music that is often untold in traditional concert bands. Over five hundred and ten hours a year, our body of three hundred members bond, find purpose together, and…

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.…

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…

Where the Black Hawk Soars was a piece written by Robert W. Smith, one of the most popular and respected composers in America. A recipient of a Bachelor's in Music Education from Troy State University and a Master's in Music from the University of Miami, Smith then has produced works for both concert band and orchestra that have been performed throughout the world. His greatest hits were his first two symphonies -The Divine Comedy and The Odyssey and have been used by North America, Europe,…

The best event of my summer was when I went to a Taylor Swift concert with my sister. The Taylor Swift concert was the highlight of my summer because we had amazing seats, it was in Chicago, and her music is great. First, my seats were amazing. I sat in the fourth row. Sitting close to the stage was one of the best parts because we had a better view. Taylor Swift walked out on a platform into the crowd. We could almost touch her hand when she reached out to the fans. Sitting close to the stage…

Zukofsky’s great love for music as an art form to experiment with shows up as interweaving themes in his work. Consider this passage from the first chapter of his great poem “A”: “Music leaving no traces, Not dying, and leaving no traces.” (“A” 6) Zukofsky aims to explain the process of a scientific recording, through the processes of objective statements made in his work. On the other side of the coin lies creation, the ability to produce something tangible from the mere idea of it. On the…

black girls play is the nucleus of black musical identities and sensibilities, which are also essential to the origins of black popular music and cultural production. The array of analytical practices employed throughout the book serve as the central investigative locus in determining the potency of the data Gaunt collected and its relevance to understanding music from the African diaspora. Spanning an eight-year period,…

A school band is a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together. A concert band is usually under the direction of one or more conductors (band directors). A school band consists of woodwind instruments, brass instruments and percussion instruments, although upper level bands may also have string basses or bass guitar. School bands tend to be more common in the United States. School bands in the United Kingdom are generally similar to those in the US although…

were distinguishable were used to discover the title and artist. During the opening song, the interests of festival attendees was redirected to the spirited music coming from the stage and more and more people began flooding the already congested area. Out of the seven songs this one has continued to play in my head. I am not a country music fan, but I found this tune to be catchy and quite…

Bright Star is a musical that brings a breath of southern air to the big apple this season. The writing and staging are new and fun, the music is catchy and toe tap worthy, and the actors are flawless. With a story that remains true to the hearts, love, and pursuit of happiness, blended with an original score that highlights a rich style of vocal talent, this is one not to be missed! Everything about this musical is fantastic and I cannot wait to see it again! The story is a romantic one,…