Measuring instrument

How did class affect me? The class forced me to focus on my writing. Before this class, I thought my writing was at least college caliber writing. This class has shown me that, my writing is not college caliber; therefore I must pay special attention to my writing. This is troubling because I have taken and passed two English classes here at citrus. From this class, I see that I need to take more. I just don’t know how to go about working on my writing when college is so regimented and…

Edvard Grieg Historie From the words of Hans Christian Andersen, “Where words fail, music speaks”. Music is a universal language shared between every human on Earth. Since the beginning of time, music has been used as a form of expressing a person’s feelings. Throughout the years, music has evolved and is still currently changing. However, the sound and structure are changed through big influences in the musical world. This is how music develops a new shape and sound. For the Romantic…

States in the late 18th and early 19th century. Jazz music emphasizes improvisation along with the use of different musical instruments. Rock is also a music genre which originated in the United States in mid twentieth century. Rock music refers to rocking and rolling, reference to dancing and sex. Also it uses different types of recording techniques and unique instruments. Rock ushered in psychedelic rock era. Many rock musicians have been known as the innovators of different unique musical…

Bessie Smith has had a strong influence in blues music, calling her “the empress of the blues”. Smith’s strong and rich voice was stunning and full of soul. Smith’s vocal range was powerful, even though she appears to be a contralto. The technical proficiencies of Smith’s vocal sound appear to be controlled and clear. Smith’s voice filled the room, hitting one’s ears smoothly and was powerfully inviting. When comparing the voice of Bessie Smith to Alberta Hunter’s, in particular “Sugar”, both…

Chris: Good evening everyone! Welcome to the William Show, Live from BBC One Studio, London! Tonight we have 3 special guests as we will talk deeply about Music, Language, and Decency. Joining me tonight the famous Robin Thicke, Language Analyst, Charlie Chandler, and a University College London student, Violet Grey! Chris: Today we will be discussing a controversial song titled “Blurred Lines” written and performed by American Singer Robin Thicke feat. T.I., and Pharell Williams. Blurred Lines…

career, it was his ethnic Mali background along with his European influence that played a major role in his musical identity. In his song “Africa”, he uses traditional African instruments including “the talking drum, kora (large harp-lute), and djembe (goblet-shaped hand drum)” (Lesson 6), but he also utilizes other instruments like “electric guitars, bass, synthesizer, and keyboards to produce African-flavored music with a techno beat” (Lesson 6). However, later on in…

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During my ongoing business conference to Colorado to learn about future career opportunities for my dual degrees in Communication design and Computer Science, I got to attend an orchestra concert presented by the Hapless Heroes who were conducted by Leslie Stewart. The show was musical theatre where they had a live orchestra playing in front of the stage while the actors explained the Greek tale of Orpheus and Eurydice. I attended this amazing show on the 4th of December. I love learning about…

world music. With that in mind, the band keeps to its roots and originality, producing music with a variety of different worldviews and musical influence. A “Perfect World” starts out with an Arabic influence playing the Kanoon. The Kanoon is an instrument closely related to the harp consisting of 26 strings and single bridge, giving this song uniqueness. The lyrics in this song are very straightforward and sending out a message of love between two people. Love is theme that everyone can connect…

hands to pluck at the strings. There was a recognizable pattern in terms of rhythm, the speed was quick in terms of tempo and there was a beat of eighth note in terms of meter. The instrument that followed after the African Koran was the Veena, which was performed by Saraswathi Ranganathan. This wooden plucked string instrument first originated in India and is mainly used in Carnatic classical music.…