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therapies when trying to improve behavioral skills for a person with ASD. Communication skills improved more significantly with music therapy than with other forms of therapy. This may be due to a patient’s ability to identify emotions with specific musical passages. Similarly, positive behavior increased significantly with music therapy patients more so than those with other therapies used in this study. Music therapy has not only been proved to be one of the more heavily influential therapies…

choro song written by Zequinha Abreu. Tico Tico is a song that depicts a type of sparrow. The song opened in a major key in common time in allegro. The piece was similar to the arrangement of Pájaro Chogüí, not it both depicted bird but the same instruments were played. I personally liked Pájaro Chogüí better because of the several trills, but this song surprised me in its wide range of…

When a student reaches Middle School age the freedom starts to run rapid. Learning musical concepts establishes self-discipline as well as the standard requirement for behavior. According to a college professor, "musical learning and performance has these values [which] include [ones] [need] to learn and be self disciplined to practice, take instruction and criticism[...] (Petress). Musical learning on a child requires them to establish the mentality to discipline themselves enough to…

orchestra is merely alike. This assumption is due to similar musical instruments, but in all reality an orchestra is a more advanced and diverse group with a very different sound. This specific group gives off the sound of classical music and is usually performed at a concert or a classical event. The orchestra deprived its name from the Greek word "orcheisthai," which means “to dance.” The orchestra is grouped and seated by its instrument. In the 1800’s the most important part of an orchestra…

Music is a part of everyone’s identity. Music makes people who they are. It creates a connection between individuals, whether it be by listening to the same music genres, if they played the same instruments, if they share a memory of listening to the same artist in concert, there are countless ways people can be connected through music. However, music does not only connect people to each other, but also to themselves. In Thomas Turino’s, “Habits of the Self, Identity and Culture,” we discover…

Interior The concert began with ‘Pastorales de Noel’ by Andre Jolivet. It featured a harp, a flute, and a bassoon. Each of these instruments performed several solos throughout the concert. The movements were unique and evoked different emotions in me. They had different tempos and…

 The clavichord is one of the early stringed keyboard instruments which was popularly used during the late Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque as well as the Classical period.  People mostly played the clavichord as a practice instrument because of the fact that its volume was too soft for large performances.  At the end of each key lever, there is a brass blade called a tangent. When the key is depressed, it pushes up against pairs of strings. The player can make dynamic contrast and is also…

it’s all about the instrument and the quality of it. People might need different music instruments at different stages of their learning or professional careers. Over the long history of music, instruments have evolved from the very historic variations of beat drums to the much more advanced electronic guitars. The modern patters of music and advancements in the way people take music lessons have enabled multi instrument talents in individuals who are able to play many instruments with equal…

Body of paragraph Have you ever thought of playing a musical instrument that had a rich, deep sound? Have you ever wanted to impress your friends by playing a musical instrument? Are six strings to much for you? If you answered yes to any of these, then the electric bass may be for you. If you found that the guitar’s 6 string layout was just too complex, then try the basses 4 string layout. The strings are much thicker, they are easier to play, and the tone is much lower than a guitar. Some…

The tempo for the introduction of the first theme, Rachmaninoff indicates minim=66. However, in his two recordings in 1924 and 1929 he performed at minim=47-51 for the introduction and minim=80 (1924) and 81 (1929) for the first theme. The introduction is much slower and the first theme is much faster, and the latter definitely does not go back to the initial tempo. The tempo that Sviatoslav Richter chooses to perform in 1959 is much slower in general, which is at minim=48 for the introduction…