GOOD Music

mental disabilities or handicaps. It is vital for teachers to be sensitive and aware of how to handle students of diversity. Music is a great way to help ease the diversity strain. One way to help is for teachers to get to know their students. Simply knowing their background and where they and their family are from can help them feel included and helps set them up for success. Music is universal, and songs can be learned from all around the world. By giving students respect, this helps a child’s…

for our perceptions and expectations of music. Schleuter compares tonality to “glue,” implying that it allows to make connections in music, transforming pitches and rhythms into continuous musical thoughts and ideas. Tonality is a learned ability that is obtained by applying tonal memory. Tonal memory is basically the ability to distinguish pitches from each other, allowing us to remember the contour of melodies and mimic them. When listening to a piece of music for the first time, the sense of…

Kiss Land tour. Three friends and I drove from Topeka to Houston to see the concert on September 24th. This was the first concert I had ever attended, so I have a good memory of the event. It was quite a wonderful experience seeing one of my favorite R&B artist preform live in such an amazing venue. The concert was at the Bayou Music Center in Houston, Texas. The venue could hold around 5000 people, and had both standing and sitting room. There was approximately 3000 standing tickets and 2000…

7:30 in the evening. The 240-seat hall was filled to capacity with music lovers who came expecting a good musical experience. The concert was a piano competition, which captured the hearts of the audience and brought both their body and souls into the music. Several participants, who are musical students from several universities across the country took the stage and showcased their musical talents to their level best. The music which was played in the concert was listed…

at the end of each verse provide a smooth transition into the chorus or next verse. The instrumentals do a good job of keeping the listener in the mood between vocals. Another one of my favorite songs is Downeaster “Alexa”. The topic of Long Island fishermen was a very interesting one. I like the folk feel the song has. I like the way verses move from high to low in pitch. The background music…

Bye Bye Birdie Bye Bye Birdie is a comedic musical with the music by Charles Strouse in 1963. The following cast members sing many solos, duos, trios and full cast songs: Janet Leigh (Rosie DeLeon), Dick Van Dyke (Albert F. Peterson), Ann-Margret (Kim McAfee), Maureen Stapleton (Mae Peterson), Bobby Rydell (Hugo Peabody), Jesse Pearson (Conrad Birdie). There are 15 songs total. “Bye Bye Birdie” intro is a solo by Kim. It is a song with an upbeat tempo. Lyrics are depressing because she is…

Although Dr. Susanne Skyrm used technical musical terminology to explain what makes Spanish music distinctly Spanish, one can still gain a better perception of a distinguishing the cultural aspects without being a music major. Skyrm started her presentation by playing a brief piece, which she later dissected further. Skyrm touched a bit on the history of Spain prompting its musicality. For example, she explained how Andalucía is the melting pot region of Spain where most of its musical…

high school and college career, I had a specific group with me along the way: musicians. In high school, I was in the marching band and the concert band. In college, I was in the orchestra and the pep band. Band for me wasn’t about playing the music. Music, to me, is just a hobby. What these group of musicians gave me was a sense of family. We would spend hours upon hours together with a common goal. In high school, that goal was to cheer on the football team or entertain a crowd. In…

Since ancient times until the presents, music has been a key component of any culture and has reflected the people’s world perception. All important events in people’s lives, i.e. traditional rituals, holidays, and funerals, have always been accompanied by music. Also music can be divided into many different genre, like Rap, Pop, Rock, R&B. Moreover, music nowadays could be an important part of our lives and also different people listen to different music. Black people like rap and R&B, white…

When watching and listening to the music in the film it reminded me when I would go to church and would sing songs in church. It seems like the director who is Terrence Malick choose a lot of religious music in the film. I think that God is in the music, but it never actually in the film Tree of Life. When listening to the music in the film all I could think about when I go to church and how peaceful the music is when you go to church. The title of the film which, is The…