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How Music Affects Who You Are When I was twelve years old, my dad bought me my first guitar. I had no idea what I was doing when I began, but within a matter of two weeks, I already had the basics down and could play full songs. To me and my teacher, that was incredible, because it takes most people at least a month. He had even told me that he thinks I was “born to play.” Along with learning guitar, I taught myself how to play piano within a year. I began to realize that no matter what mood I…

concert which allowed a great audience. It was great to hear from multiple bands because it allowed for more diversity and style throughout the entire concert. The piece I enjoyed the most from the Concert Band conducted by Jay Juchniewicz was called Chips and Salsa. It is actually written by a North Carolina native, Ed Kiefer which, I think makes it more exciting for East Carolina University students to play. The piece is based on Latin music and had a great energetic rhythm throughout the…

Harmonia Mundi is a chapter that speaks to how music has changed throughout history, how it continues to change through new ideas, and views on what defines music. It shows that as our understanding of music changes, the way we listen to and view music changes as well. The chapter is broken down into 5 main sections each highlighting a certain point or view one music. The beginning of the chapter detailed how in the beginning of time how the world is said to have been created by a…

With music, you experience something that is encoded into our bodies and our brain. It goes directly to a part of the brain that stimulates our emotions. Music starts affecting humans at an early time. The human fetus begins to hear when they are 17 to 18 weeks old. Music is energy. People that can not hear can still feel the music with vibrations. Every object has the capacity to send waves or vibrations. Vibrations make the music go into the brain by sending waves. An electrical charge…

Benjamin’s influencer in creating this music. It was all built on the second movement of the, “Rondeau”, of the Abdelazer suite. However, originally it was meant for an educational documentary film. Benjamin started at a very young age and had many of mentors through his career. He even studied at the Royal College of Music in London. Benjamin was always experimenting with modern musical composition and environments that he revolutionized his area of expertise. The music starts off with the…

Jazz History Concert Report The date of the concert was October 5, 2016 and the title of the concert is “Experimental Improvisation with: Kjell Nordeson & Peter Kuhn”. The concert was performed in Mesa College Music building. Peter Kuhn had three instruments with him a bass clarinet, saxophone, and a Bb Clarinet. He used the bass clarinet and the saxophone during his first piece, and the clarinet on the second piece. Kjell Nordeson was on the drum but had a lot of instruments with him.…

to watch the performance. Since we were the second row of tables on the balcony, we did not have a great view of the stage, but considering the night was about hearing the music, I was not too concerned. After the crowd was served and given a chance to eat, a hush came over us, as The Bad Plus took the stage to provide the music entertainment for the night. The Bad Plus is a trio of performers based out of New York, although the group originated in Minneapolis. The three members, Ethan…

An Analysis of Music in the Creation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth Music is a part of daily life, and it makes up enormous sections of cultures around the world. J.R.R. Tolkien, in creating his own world, made certain that the aspect of music was still deeply engrained within his fictional works. Music is used to further deepen the plots, enhance the characters’ emotions, and to give life to a world that to him was as precious as our own. So the question arises: In what ways and to what…

overall shape and form, this period of music was best known for how it changed the playing of the violin…

because I got to hear the brassy sound given off by the trumpets. I used to be a trumpet player so I enjoy to listen to the sounds it can produce. The Jazz Night consisted of four groups that each performed their own unique variation of Jazz music. I was amazed by all the performances, even the Vocal Jazz which I thought was going to be my least…