Music appreciation

concert, I made some comments on different performers(vocals) from perspectives of emotion, skills, and stage presence. Importantly, I will analyze this concert with my perceptive listener’s characteristics and music appreciation knowledge in detail. The Listening Hour, located in music 176, is small-scale vocal solo concert including 11 vocal soloists’ performance of…

Adolescent Development For the past few months, I have had the privilege to work with a program called Arts without Boundaries (AWB); where the kids get free music lessons and the college students get free teaching experience. I learned a lot about myself, teaching, and about adolescent development and learning. Socio-Emotional When fifth and sixth graders first choose an instrument to play for band or orchestra, there are many different factors. Some factors that influence the decision include:…

When thinking of a Classical music concert, the first thing that comes to mind is orchestra. That was not the case on the concert that I attended to. I was able to attend a small performance by a single musician from Juilliard 's school of performing arts. The musician performed works from notable composers such as: Robert Schumann, Leos Janacek and J.S Bach. The instrument of choice by the musician was a viola. The location was very discrete. I have been in school for over 6 months and I was…

of music and brain development have always gone hand and hand, and a very interesting yet common topic among those who study or partake in music has arisen as a well know truth that learning a musical instrument can better develop certain areas of the brain. Now, already stating that the correlation between music and brain growth as a fact might seem like a risky move but there is more behind this topic than is visible if we step aside to view the many comments and sub statements about music and…

I feel a little more comfortable at classical concerts now than I did the first time I went to one this semester. In terms of broadening my appreciation for classical style music, I was impressed by how upbeat and fun some of the songs that were performed were. It was actually a very entertaining concert. I would definitely recommend someone to go see the UAH choir, because they are a very impressive group…

arts is an essential part of school; fine arts allow you to express yourself in many ways possible. Some may ask what a fine art is or what is classified as a fine art. Fine arts education is a comprising rich array of disciplines including dance, music, theatre, media arts, literature, design, and visual arts, and is provided in many school systems as core or elective classes. Students in fine art classes are allowed to be free for a period of time and focus on something engaging while…

Dr. Shaila B., Ashwathi S., Jainam K. The charisma of a place is reflected by its Art and Culture. These are shown through numerous forms of folk traditions, performing arts, music, paintings, writings, rituals and beliefs to mention a few. India has been known for its rich culture since ages now. On a journey from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu to Jammu and Kashmir we will come across innumerable types of Art forms. Every state has…

made to produce sound. Throughout many eras of music, these instruments have been changed many times, mostly to improve the sound or quality of the sound. There is one particular instrument that has been around for a very long time that has been changed many times. This instrument is the organ. Organs can be very large instruments that are designed into the architecture of building in order to be able to house the instrument. The Baroque era of music is a particularly well known era for the…

composer mainly known for his amazing operas. He was born in Germany in May of 1813 and lived through the romantic era of music. The entire opera has to be one of the longest that is commonly performed, typically taking close to four and a half hours. In this performance, however, they only played the Prelude which will be conducted in common time or 4/4. The setting of this piece of music has to be more secular than anything else. The opera was originally performed in the Königliches Hof- und…

The concert I decided to attend was on Thursday, March 31st, at 8pm in Kemp Recital Hall. The concert consisted of ISU Jazz Combos. Speficaly, there were two different combos, the Marko Combo and the Nolan Combo. Within the Marko Combo, the songs of Stablemates by Benny Golson, Desfinado by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Everybody wants to be a Cat by Robert and Richard Sherman, Ballade de Papillon by Jeff Arbisi, and One for Trane by Mickey Bass were played. The Marko Combo consisted of Kevin Buck and…