Music appreciation

the sounds in their hearts are strong enough to surpass the speakers on the ceiling. Turn off the mics. Turn off the lights. And the soul coming from their heads and their fingertips will knock you down. They will put you on the floor. Because their music has its own form. And the speakers on the ceiling are needed no more. The words above describe how I felt sitting in the Administration Auditorium listening to Rani Arbo, Andrew Kinsey, Scott Kessel, and Anan Nayak perform with everything…

will not pretend to be an expert on the chemical compounds and neurological travel of Dopamine, but I know my strongest reaction to it. All of my life I have felt the most happy when I have been surrounded by music. I’m not by any means an expert on music or even remotely gifted in it, but music has consistently been the most important part of my life. The earliest memories I have are centered around the soundtrack behind them. I was always dancing around in my room, singing off key. Two of my…

book completely, comes pretty late during the analysis. “Music may be the activity that prepared our pre-human ancestors for speech communication and for the very cognitive, representational flexibility necessary to become humans.” (Daniel J. Levitin, 260.) This quote pretty much expresses the full meaning of this book, which is to explain the innate importance and development of music. This quote is received when the argument about how music has evolved humans, is brought up. Along with other…

Philadelphia through her singing of “Happy Holidays” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. Back up from the pianist, Tom Lawton, made even the seasonal tunes from Over the Rhine “Snowed in With You” and Styne’s “ Winter was Warm” receive notable appreciation from the audience. Mary showed her creative bit by transforming Anne Hampton Calloway’s song into “Philadelphia in December” from “New York in December.” In performing Frank Loesser’s “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” Desmond had to employ…

The reasoning in part for this decision pays homage to the mood of her music and keeps the emphasis on her music. For example, with a song called “Drowning,” the only prevalent color seen throughout the theater was red. Banks chooses either one or two colors to light the stage to allow them to perfectly show the specific mood of the song that…

writing by listening experience in everyday environment, including the sense of hearing, the appreciation of nature, and the protection of ear and so on. In this part, he emphasizes the relationship between keeping the ear open while being safe, that is, aware of the sounds around us while avoiding damaging sounds, such as uncomfortable music, even when other seems not affect by that. Switching from feeling the music to actively joining in it, the author focuses on the description of resonance,…

Double check the time. Last preparation with a pocket square, check the tickets, and order the cab. David Geffen Hall at Lincoln center to experience New York Philharmonic. Thursday, April 7 by half past seven all classical music lovers in a hurry toward to classical music concert of Beethoven and Strauss. The audience is exciting about this evening, and it is foreseeing, program for today is big. It includes Strauss “Oboe Concerto” and Beethoven “Symphony No 6, Pastoral”. Approached the…

“Earth’s Song” is a two movement suite for piano, violin, and viola. Each movement is inspired by some beautiful aspect of nature, and seeks to paint a picture of nature’s masterpieces through music. The first movement, titled “Morning Lake,” depicts a young couple rowing a boat on a calm lake. The couple sets up their rowboat right before a sunrise. At the very beginning of the movement is a calm, beautiful section, which is meant to depict how peaceful, calming, and relaxing it is to float on…

bull’s-eye for the first time at the archery hut, and I experienced their joy and camaraderie while everyone sang old camp songs around the weekly campfire. When I became the drum major of my high school band and gained more opportunities to teach music and lead rehearsals than I had as a section leader, I began seeing parallels between my band members and my summer camp experiences. When a student I worked with finally played a passage she struggled with…

University’s Music Concert Hall. The stage was set up with a piano, xylophone, the conductor’s stand, and chairs separated by rows where the majority of the performers will be seated. Each performer and the conductor was dressed in…