Music appreciation

Now take away the music. Most people find that the scene has lost most of the emotion, and interest in what will happen next fades. The eyes of the people are far from welling up with tears. Why is this so? Music is a huge part of expressing the emotions of the movie to the viewer, and without it, many of the most powerful scenes in movies are much less effective. Imagine Darth Vader entering the scene, with zero music. Not as intimidating, right? People tend to take this music for granted,…

Robert Elliot’s Our World Our Music gives an elaborate answer to the question what is music? Elliot focuses on the history of music and the social changes that were the catalyst for all these unique sounds we hear today. He defines music as “the universal language (1)” continuously implying how impactful and connecting music has been throughout time. The first instrument was discovered in 41,000 B.C and it resembled the flute (1). Although the instruments that make the musical sounds are…

opened this past week. Students can enter artwork that they have done in the past year to try to get in the show, and possibly win a coveted award. Best in Show was awarded to an appropriate work of art. The piece creatively incorporated sculpture, music and painting into one. The artist is a friend of mine who I often chatted with in the art department during late nights and weekends. He had been diligently working on the piece for a full semester. I had been excited to see the finished result…

many negative negative feelings towards music and those who do it as a profession. Some of these feelings include “that being a drummer might be all right for other people but not for my brother Sonny” and “it’s not going to be funny when you have to make your living at [being a musician]” (Baldwin 134). Near the end of the story, the narrator's view begins to change. Before Sonny plays, the narrator analysis what he knows about musi,. “All I know about music is that not many people hear it.…

founded in 1580 to inform and educate other doctors. Dr. Jenkins articles focus on neurological development. Prodigies, particularly in music seem to Fascinate Dr Jenkins Jenkins. In Jenkins article, "The Mozart Effect", he analyzes the original study and contrasting views on its effect. He addressed localization of musical perception, long term effects of music on the brain, and the Mozart Effect on epilepsy. The author's purpose is to project further study of the Mozart effect on brain…

One thing I do that helps me manage stress is listen to music. I have always had a love and an appreciation for every kind music. I can listen and hear all the hard work it took to create the different harmonies, the effort it took to write lyrics that work perfectly, and I can get lost in it and not worry about anything. I can also hear all the different instruments that were used and how creative the beats can be. The more I hear a song the more I analyze the lyrics and hear new meanings to…

The style of vernacular music is powerful you can feel it in your voice, the crowd and the musician. Cultivated music is soft, elegant and high pitched rhythm and uses various instruments. In the second half of the nineteenth century the separation of the two types of music took place. The separation occurred because songs were taking more of a syncopated and rhythmic feel. Also, during that time marketing and promotion affected people’s listening style. One of the many vernacular songs I chose…

of the concepts and elements of music through education can greatly improve one's musical appreciation. Just as you can come to better enjoy fine cuisine, art, dance, and theater by cultivating a foundation of knowledge and familiarity on the subjects, music is a vastly more rewarding experience when you know how to listen actively. By becoming aware of the five fundamental disciplines within a musical composition, it is possible to open your ears to a piece of music and hear the beauty within…

drinks, they would listen to the music and chose to eat that night at the Dog House for the experience of live music. On the contrary, the younger group of people just drank the whole night and used the experience of the live music event as a social gathering to comingle with their peers. In Categorizing Sound: Genre and Twentieth-Century Popular Music, David Brackett uses multiple culture-related case studies to provide a relationship between categories of music and categories of people and in…

involved in music at a young age. At one of Ira's piano lessons George began to play, with no prior lessons, and his parents discovered his love and natural talent for music they put him in lessons. His first mentor and teacher, Charles Hambitzer, early on had realized George's exceptional talent with the piano so he denied charging the Gershwin family because he knew he had the privilege of teaching a future phenomenon. He was only eleven at the time of his humble beginnings with music, by 15…