Harp

the band keeps to its roots and originality, producing music with a variety of different worldviews and musical influence. A “Perfect World” starts out with an Arabic influence playing the Kanoon. The Kanoon is an instrument closely related to the harp consisting of 26 strings and single bridge, giving this song uniqueness. The lyrics in this song are very straightforward and sending out a message of love between two people. Love is theme that everyone can connect with making this song easily…

Michael Sweeney’s Earth and Sky, commissioned for the 2013 Nebraska All-State Eighth Grade Band, celebrates the Omaha tribe’s belief that the sky and earth are interconnected. Prior to the 1800s, the animistic union between sky and earth permeated all aspects of Omaha culture. In fact, the tribe even developed a social structure based on the belief. During this time, the Omaha tribe was divided into two half-tribes: the Sky People (know as the Insta’shunda) and the Earth People (known as the…

and we can’t forget about some shortcomings that come along with eating whatever you want. But also a great thing about seeing how we eat, can help us change and modify our date to reach goals that our body needs. So throughout this analysis I will harp on some key things that were taken out of this data collection/ experiment. Strength: So my target for Kcalories…

Life is something that can be over any second but still it’s considered to the most precious that we are given by a lot of people; but are there acceptable or even honorable reasons to end the existence of an individual human being, since a plethora of people get killed everyday as a result of contrasting reasons. That's what Brutus struggles with. Julius is his BFF and still he ends up stabbing him in his back, literally and figuratively. Does this make him a bad guy? Brutus decision to…

In order for many everyday products such as cosmetics, chemicals, and medical methods to be greenlit for human consumption, they need to be examined and tested. Before being let out on a wide market, it needs to be assured that these products will accurately work and not be harmful. For this, instead of using humans to test potentially damaging products, animals are initially used. Some people can argue that animal testing is immoral, but these people cannot deny that there would be a greater…

On October 16, 2015, I attended a concert called An American in Paris. The orchestra contained woodwinds, strings, percussion, and brass instruments. The concert began at 10:30 am and ended around 12:30 pm. Furthermore, it was located at Powell Symphony Hall. At this concert, I listened to professional musicians perform music that was composed by Bernstein, Copland, and Gershwin. Three Dance episodes from On the Town, Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront, Piano Concerto, and An American in…

In any business endeavor, one must be vigilantly cognizant of employee satisfaction, happiness, and confidence. Comaford (2013) proposes six pitfalls that leaders fall into that make their employees feel as if they matter less. No good manager intentionally belittles their teams, but nevertheless, they still must examine their own work to determine if they are inadvertently guilty of neglecting the emotional well being of their staff. In the following pages, we will examine each pitfall in turn…

Soundtracks enhance film. Music has a variety of impacts on film, and one of those impacts is emotional. Music helps evoke emotion. There are times in a movie where things are tense, sad, and moments where one can find comic relief, but music is essential in a movie. With a soundtrack a filmmaker has an easier time, manipulating the emotions of the audience. Leitmotifs can also be important depending on the film. A leitmotif is where each character in a film has their own set of music that…

Nawal Elghourab MUSHL 107 April 16, 2018 Music in Egypt: From the Ancient World to Modern Times In Egyptian culture, music has played an integral part of society since Ancient Egyptian times. Instruments ranging from the flutes, harps, and percussion instruments were documented to have been used by the ancient Egyptians. Currently, the most similar music to that of Ancient Egyptian traditions is the Sufi zikr ritual. The zikr ritual is a type of Egyptian folk music that has preserved the…

to the orders of their father, they first embark on a journey to be reunited with their father, who is in charge of a fort. The sisters are constantly linked to men as their actions are shaped by men. In the opening scene, Cora is shown playing the harp as Major…