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Rapids Symphony at the DeVos Performance Hall on March 18, 2016. First off, I was not expecting the performance to be as long as it was. Attending this concert after a long day at work was the last place I wanted to be. Classical music, would not be my choice of music to listen to at the end of a long work week. However, much to my surprise, I actually enjoyed the performance. I was very relaxed after the concert. I almost fell asleep close to the end of the concert. I had only been to a…

Beethoven had a rough childhood. He had six brothers and sisters but four of them died leaving Beethoven as the eldest of three sons . His father was a musician for Bonn and when Beethoven starting taking an interest in music his father stayed up day and night and taught him because he saw a gift within his son . In 1778 Beethoven had his first public performance at the age of seven . By 1782 at the age of twelve he had published his first piece 9 variations in C Minor for piano . In 1784…

Music: The Benefits and Effects it has on our Emotions According to the dictionary, music is defined as “an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time.” An art form of sound that no person can physically see, touch, or taste, though this art form affects the listener in the deepest ways. Human emotions are affected by all of our senses, though sound allows us to communicate and understand different parts of the world. From the moment we enter this world, our ears are…

cbslocal.com/2016/04/21/best-prince-quotes-no-one-can-dictate-who-you-are/ ). First and foremost, Prince was an influential singer, songwriter, musician AND actor. Similarly, he still influences the present day. This is because he had won awards for his music and starred in notable films. Prince also had a musical childhood, received praise for his songs and movies, had famous parents and six siblings, a famed history and influence on the world before his untimely passing. I. About Prince and…

my mind was, the actual city Memphis in the southern state of Tennessee. I was still confused as to how a city and its activities could be incorporated into a Musical show, which is assumed to be entertaining with melodramatic components, dance and music. I had an assumption that it would be academic, political, boring since it is to be watched in a classroom setting and that a professor would not choose something entertaining or something of the liking of the younger generation. I deduced that…

kids taste in music, clothing and entertainment changed since this was aired 10 years ago, but marketing tactics have also changed considerably. Instead of looking for the "typical" teen to sell to a broad audience, they now tailor-market to the individual, utilizing the massive amount of data from social networking systems like Facebook. It’s also important to note that the music recording industry, the radio and TV stations no longer have such a tight control over what kind of music is…

Introduction In today’s world, access to music is easier than ever with websites such as, Spotify, Pandora, and iTunes Radio. Due to the easy access, people now hear music playing in various locations throughout their day, including, in the car, coffee shops, office spaces, department stores, and at home. Young adults are large contributors to this surge in music listening, and have embraced this new trend. Thus, when walking on a college campus, you will see many students have headphones in at…

Several members of my family play the piano as well, my mom is a pianist and has recorded several albums playing the piano in accompany with her voice. Needless to say I have grown up listening to the piano and is crucial in my developing interest in music. All this personal history with the piano has made me interested to learn about the piano. In this paper I plan to discuss two things, the history and timeline of the piano and the remarkable people who influenced the piano we have today.…

All three of these pieces are something that is completely different, but they all have one thing in common, music. The Fanfare for the Common Man and Adagio for Strings is something I have heard a few times here or there, whether it was in movies or even in music class whenever I was younger. The Drum Corps International 2014 was a collaboration of multiple drum corps from all over that displayed the show at a competition. Analyzing each element of these videos really made me realize how much I…

college music professor talk to a class. (Man/Woman): What is music? Is sound by itself music? What makes sound music? In 1952, John Cage wrote a song called, “Four Thirty-Three”. The song “Four Thirty-Three”, had no sound it it. The whole song is four minutes a thirty-three seconds of silence. John Cage said that “Four Thirty-Three” was music. When someone listens to “Four Thirty-Three”, the person can only hear the sounds of the place they are in. John Cage believed that this silence was…