Freestyle music

extensive diversity of music, which for the beginner jazz enthusiast, was wonderful. However, it was not only the…

What is the value of music and movement activities to your learners? Discuss how each of the 10 values will develop the learners. 1. Enhances brain development: Music instruction proves to improve brain development in young children, primarily in the areas of the brain responsible for processing sound, language development, speech perception and reading skills. Activities like clapping and jumping to the beat of the music can stimulate brain function and help children to gather skills to…

Music has many effects on the brain. The brain’s ability to absorb and make sense of music is very complex. Regardless of musical style, when music is listened to the brain activates the regions that are involved with movement, memory, planning, and attention- which means that sound isn’t processed with ease. Music is more meaningful to it than any other sound due to it being organized, repetitive, and harmonious. Various types of music have diverse effects on the brain: classical music…

In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of his seminal debut album Illmatic, Nas held a contest inviting fans to collaborate and produce the official music video for “Represent,” an influential track off of the classic release. This is the first video ever made for the track and was shot at the YouTube Space Los Angeles. One winner, Brian Katz was chosen, and invited to collaborate alongside Nas and Mass Appeal’s own Jason Goldwatch, who helped bring his video vision to life. Inspired by the…

rhythmically to music and usually has a sequence of steps that you follow. Although there are many cool styles of dance, modern animation is the best. Animation, also known as popping or robotics, is an illusionary street dance and one of the original funk styles that came from Fresno, California during the late 1960s-1970s. This style of dance consists of waving, popping, tutting, slow motion, hip hop, isolations, footwork, etc. Dancers of this style usually dance to electronic or hip hop…

Funk music as an expression brought with it a newly packaged music that was capable of fully embracing both the performers’ and audiences energies. Funk emphasized dancing and how it further expressed implicit meanings not always explicitly understood through the lyrics. Funk music opened the door for a particular subculture, black youth, to take their form of dance expression and broadcast it across the United States through the culturally important program Soul Train. In particular, the…

Music mean a lot to me. The songs I picked reflect my life because I can relate to them they are rap songs so I really don’t want them reflecting my life in the future. Music is a very big influence to me it is no doubt that music has played a vital role in our society. Music basically is the control of sound. The First song I picked is Gucci Mane- I get the bag I picked that song because the beat was catchy. Next I picked 21 savage- Whole lot I picked that song because I Like how he rap the…

backgrounds, we are finding that musical training can alter the nervous system to create a better learner and help offset this academic gap”. Often times, music is used for memorization. Teachers have set uninteresting things to music, such as the Preamble, to music so students will remember it. However, setting facts to music is not the only way music increases learning. In a study done by E. Glenn Schellenberg from the University of Toronto at Mississauga, discovered higher IQs in…

world. Because of this, the content included in curriculum is a widely debated subject. Everything from math, to physical education, to the arts is included in different curriculums. However, some disagree that the arts, such as dance, drama, and music, shouldn’t be included in the school system. These people propose that these are luxury topics, and not necessary for success in the real world. This concept might apply to some kids, but others find delight in the arts, and even wish to pursue a…

If I could summarize my career and day to day goals they would be to create, inspire, and achieve. In whatever circumstance that may be. As I reflect on the time that I have already spent at Western Kentucky University, my professors and peers have helped me to do exactly that. From both the encouragement and the discipline I have learned as a student, I have grown as a person and a dancer. I believe that the outcome of the dance program is not only the degree, but life lessons and knowledge to…