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If You See Something, Do Something Many generations view music as a form of entertainment only, so our society tends to overlook the messages behind the music. Some artists use music to promote their beliefs or inform their listeners about overlooked issues. Music spreads awareness about misfortunes in the world, and Martina McBride used her celebrity status to promote her own concerns about child abuse. In 2002, Martina McBride recorded a song “Concrete Angel” to spread awareness about child…

Two violins, one viola, and a cello played Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet, Op. 76, No.3 (Emperor), II in quadruple meter and in the form of one homophonic theme with four polyphonic variations. The theme is introduced by the entire quartet in an conjunct melody that has three unique phrases. The first phrase, “A”, is the first to be introduced and repeated a second time, “A-A”. Phrase “A” moves smoothly from mid to high in ascending and descending conjunct intervals and is repeated. A second…

Having failed to secure the rights to any music from Hendrix’s estate, the film instead emphasizes the covers of other 60’s classics such as “Wild Thing” and “Stg. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” In many scenes, like that when Hendrix is playing at the club in London, the film focuses specifically on the strumming of the guitar strings, instead of the actual music that is being played. In these cases, as Lemire states, “We see Hendrix playing but we hear the actual noise of his fingers on the…

Dalcroze Eurhythmics is the principles and method of instruction to music learning created by the Swiss composer and educator Emile Jaques-Dalcroze. Dalcroze Eurhythmics brings into use for the first time musical ideas through physical activities before the students learn what it looks like on paper. This sequence renders elevated body consciousness and a union of rhythm with a physical experience for the student, by making stronger concepts kinesthetically. To completely understand the ideas…

adjectives that describes the atmosphere of the theater is Lively, Playful and Joyful. I chose these because there was bight colorful lights on the stage. That caused them to make the atmosphere all those adjective, and they were playing up to beat music that made you think it was going to be a very happy play. For the program…

tessitura shifts suddenly upwards at this point. The rhythm in voice 1 of the left hand is based upon the end of the rhythmic cell shown earlier. The music continues to ascend throughout this bar, the music rises by a third each beat. Debussy is building tension with a full arsenal of devices to prepare for the climax of the piece. Beginning in bar 38 we hear a prominent descending chromatic scale in the bass until bar 39 beat 2. We also see the rhythmic cell used in full again. We see a…

When thinking of Memphis, most people think Rock n Roll and the Blues, but our music history is much deeper than that. Memphis has a far rooted music history and we should take a look from the beginning. Music has been a huge part of this city since it started. Memphis’ has long been shaped by its music history so let’s take a stroll through Memphis and its music history. The city of Memphis was founded on May 22, 1819. It didn’t take long before the first Memphis brass band was created.…

Symphonic Choir. The New Jersey Chamber Singers is a small vocal chamber ensemble of the Jersey Shore, founded in 1978. It is under the direction of Reid Masters, who attended Westminster Choir College, leaving with a Bachelor in Music and a Master of Music degree in Sacred Music. The Bridgewater-Raritan Symphonic Choir is…

Tia M. Sillers's song "I Hope You Dance" is a motivational work that inspires its listeners to live their lives to the fullest and to cherish every day. Throughout her song, she shows her love for life and strives to get across her point of how important it is to "never take a single day for granted" (Siller). The song lyrics grab hold of the listener's emotions from the beginning and continue to toy with them until the artist sings the very last word. The lyrics do not aim toward a particular…

Music is a big part of my life, in and out of school I listen to and sing music. If music disappeared, it would be hard to be true to who I really am. Music is who I am. It helps me to understand my feelings and cope with them as well. So it made it hard for me to choose just one song for myself to call my “Theme Song.” Human by Christina Perri was my choice because of the way I can tie it into myself in almost every line or phrase of the song. One of the first lines of the songs states “If…