Independent music

The courante (“running” or “flowing”) was a French dance whose choreography included bending the knee on the upbeat or offbeat and rising on the beat, often followed by a step or glide. The music is in moderate triple or compound meter and always begins with an upbeat. In many courantes, including the two in this suite, the meter shifts back and forth between 3/2 and 6/4, sometimes with different voices simultaneously implying different meters. Although the composer included two courantes in…

There are many dull and brainless pastimes, but music isn’t one of them. It is so much more than just that. Every student has experienced it firsthand, and most agree that it has been very enjoyable and useful. Sadly, some schools have made the decision to cut music education from their curriculum. There are many reasons why that will have a negative impact on students, and that we should learn to play music in school. Music is a valuable tool that all students should be able to learn, since it…

December 11th, 1803. Berlioz started music at the much later age of 12, meaning he was never a ‘child prodigy’. After learning enough theory, he began writing small arrangements and compositions.Due to his father’s discouragement, Berlioz never learnt how to play the piano, instead Berlioz became proficient at playing the guitar and flute. The first performance was at the Paris Conservatoire in 1830. This symphony is the perfect example of a piece of program music (music that tells a story).…

Music is integral to human society and allows humans to express and share their emotions with others and also provides relaxation to the mind. Digital technologies have enhanced the reach and quality of music media to many more consumers than what existed with traditional music. While digital music provides much needed convenience, access and quality to the consumers, it also generates concerns for music distribution companies that are affected by the unauthorized distribution of digital music.…

their own inner grove, you can be pretty much certain that it’s not classical music they’re listening to. Teenagers I know can enthusiastically rattle off the name of a dozen bands on their current favorite playlist, but ask them if they know who Brahms was and a funny kind of glazed look comes over their eyes. Even my music students, who I’d hope would know better, are astonishingly unknowledgeable about classical music, and if they don’t even know the names of these composer, you’d better…

control it by improving the bow's angle to commit to that specific spot in between the playing area. The fingers that are on its neck are slightly bent followed by the wrist. Each finger placement corresponded with the note that is provided in the music sheet that is requested to play. "High D, A string, 1st position, 3rd string, make sure to hold it for 4 counts" my mind repeats the information received and learned. The moment has come to conquer the truth, the note may be played differently…

sometimes music does tend to make you sad. All you just need to do is find the brightness in your music. Music makes me feel good for instance rock and roll makes me feel pumped up and ready to party and have a good time. And then with blues I feel like dancing softly and flowing through my emotions like everything matters. I am always ready for a good mood like rock and roll, but some people prefer the comfort blues sound and the way it makes them feel. How does your favorite type of music…

Malcolm Gladwell’s goal of his book “Outliers,” is simply to help his audience have a better understanding of what makes people successful. I can see that Gladwell’s points are backed up with examples, evidence, and statistics, which can be very convincing. However, I feel as though Gladwell is somewhat contradictory while trying to achieve his goal. I felt this after reading Chapter 2. In this chapter, Gladwell discusses the idea of hard work and devotion, alluding to the 10,000 rule, using…

Selena was a popular Tejano singer, in an article by biography.com states that she won an award for best vocal female vocalist and performer of the year awards at the Tejano Music Awards in 1987. Her death was a sudden surprise; her fan club leader killed her. She died at the age of twenty-three and did not have a chance to see all that she dreamed of becoming a major star in both the English and Latin community. In an interview…

Memoirs of a Geisha, War Horse, and Lincoln. John Towner Williams genre of music consists of film score, contemporary classical music, post-romanticism, and jazz. He started his career in music in 1952, and his music is still widely popular to this day. His music was an inspiration to artists of all variations.…