Folk music

Exposure to WSU As a kid who grew up in the suburbs of Detroit I was never exposed to the city of Detroit very often. Now I've been to for multiple events Detroit. I have been to various sporting events, concerts, car shows, art fairs, museums, family dinners and so on... So I’m not oblivious to what is happening in Detroit, but, I have never been to the Wayne State Campus and its surroundings. My first true experience of the Wayne State campus wasn't an official tour conducted by the school,…

For my concert report I attended the Mile High Jazz Festival presented by Flesher Hinton Co. on February 16, 2017. The event took place in Macky Auditorium at the University of Colorado Boulder at 7:30 pm. The concert consisted of a student ensemble and then after a short intermission a faculty ensemble. I decided for this report to select the most impactful song from each ensemble and write about their musical components. The student ensemble consisted of: a piano, a bass, drums, a guitar, 4…

Ever since Annie premiered in 1977, it has brought a smile to the entire audience’s face! Now, the Tony awarding-winning production of Annie is coming to the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles (LA) this year !Two movies of the show have already been made, so now it is time to see the musical! Taking place in the 1930’s, this musical follows the story of a young orphan named Annie, who lives in an awful orphanage run by a Miss Hannigan. Her life changes drastically when she is chosen by assistant…

In Copland’s “Piano Variations” the piece is quite simple but darkly colored with 20 variations and a coda, giving a sense of dramatization in continuous variation form, which were originally played on a piano and are now placed into the orchestra which gives it a more lively and colorful perspective on the piece. It opens up in heavy, ominous manner but then more into the piece the chords are struck heavily to give this sensation of engrossment. You’re captivated by everything that is thrown at…

It's Friday night, I've worked all week. What better way to unwind or should I say treat myself, than to head over to Angel's Rock Bar in Baltimore, MD to check out hometown legends Silvertung on the first night of their headlining North American Tour " Hit The Pavement". Oh wait, did I say unwind? Well I meant to say wound up. But not before supporting act VIA took to the stage with their gritty vocals and down & dirty lyrics. Who would have known they drove 26 hours straight from Minneapolis,…

products such as music. The ability for this expanding distribution model allows for new opportunities for those involved at any stage in the supply or demand side of the business model (Gopal, Bhattacharjee, and Sanders 2006). In the last decade CD sales have plummeted and are at less than half of what they were at their peak, they still remain one of the primary means of distribution in the music industry (Plembeck 2010). This shift towards online means of acquisition of music has lead to…

About us The music institution known as Confront Magazine debuted as an online magazine since 2006, focusing on the world of music. Confront Magazine is founded by the great music lover and artist who really want to give their passion through music magazine. The two newly met people become friends and found out that they have the same feeling for music. Because there's a lot of people around the world love music as they do, they decided to make a step to fulfill their love for music. Thus,…

The article I read is titled “Arts Education Matters: We Know, We Measured It”. This article highlights the importance and benefits of kids with knowledge and experience of the arts. They conduced an experiment with a control group that was not taught arts and one that was. The results were that kids exposed to the arts improved in the subject, made them more tolerant and compassionate, and it caused them to use critical thinking skills. Having results like that should make teaching art a…

During the performance of the Keith Oxman Quartet, most of them are eating and drinking while chatting with their companies. The volume of their voice is not so loud to cover the music, but still, very distracting. In fact, most of them are not even paying attention to the music. In my opinion, the Keith Oxman Quartet deserves much more respect than they actually get during their performance. I’m sad that how well prepared the Nocturne jazz club and the band are, comparing to…

Nothing gives me more satisfaction than playing the clarinet; Evan hearing it gives my pleasure. I have been involved in a performance where you play jazz at heritage landing. At age 12 I realized that I belonged in front of an audience. I started to give demonstrations to younger kids to help out Mrs.Lawrence (My former band teacher and friend). My Friends and I have had fun doing such a thing. It was 7th grade for me and I was offered to play a part in the Muskegon Jazz band. Mrs. Lawrence…