Music education

relationship, somber as well as the friar Laurance. It is based on the Overture Fantasy; however it does not have the opus number Everybody can relate to the story of unattainable love who is really contented in life? One particular piece of Romantic Era music is a shining example of this quest is the “Song for Someone"U2 by Bonno. Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Peter Tchaikovsky connect the listener to the passion of forbidden love. Arching melodies, dynamic rhythmic patterns and a…

“Music was my refuge, I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” This quote by Maya Angelou describes how music has affected my life and what it has meant to me. Music is the one thing that has stuck with me through the good times and the bad and for that, I am ever so grateful. Music is more than just a string of instruments and vocals; it is a feeling, and this feeling is different for everyone. For some it is therapy, for some it is an energy source,…

“To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music” (Simone). Nina is one of the greats when it comes to African-American music, a black woman that children of color can look up to in awe knowing that our people had a contribution to real art. Simone was born February 21, 1933, in the small town of Tryon, North Carolina, but later died at her home on April 23, 2003, in Carry-let-Rout, France. Nina Simone attended Julliard School…

like a part of the orchestra, part of a group, so that his nerves don’t fail him. Mrs. Oleander’s surprisingly delicate hands fly up and the children play an “A” to tune. Then, after a moment of quite tuning, the soft music begins. Patrick watches Corey’s eyes glaze over the music, every so often, his expression of childish concentration changing to one of ease. Corey is watching Mrs. Oleander for certain cues, his little black head swaying in time with her motions. His elbow is stiff, his…

chamber groups was Christine S. Lopez and Sung Ae Lee both performing on piano, the other was Paul Da Silva playing piano and Manon Robertshaw on cello, and lastly Sung Ae Lee doing a solo performance. This was performed at Cerritos College in the music building at BC-51. It began at eleven in the morning on February twenty sixth. First musical performance was the piece of Muzio Clementi’s sonata in B flat major for two pianos. It was experience to see a performance with two pianists performing…

Wednesday, November 16 at 12:00 noon was hosting the Studio Jazz Ensemble in Building K, room K413. One of the numerous buildings of Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus. The Studio Jazz Ensemble consists of 9 members. When there are less than 10 members it is called a Jazz Combo. The young Musicians who performed were Yami Ayala- Vocal, Alex Arias- Bass, George Fernandez- Guitar, Christian Martinez- Drums, Charles English-Drums, Christian Romero- Piano, Andrew Collado- Tenor Sax, Marcel Diaz-…

He tells me he doesn’t want this night to end and invites me to a concert. He doesn’t tell me the artist or the genre but we hop in the cab and take a fifteen minute drive to the concert. Looking on the sign before entering I see that it is a Ne-Yo concert. I start to get ecstatic because I know he has some good hits. Walking in the arena, we got better placement than I expected. I had to give Terry a hug, this guy knows how to make a firest impression. Ne-yo in concert was better than I could…

that I have chosen is John F. Szwed, and the musician that I have chosen is Sun Ra. Why did John F. Szwed, the author, write this book? The author wrote this book to tell the story about “Sun Ra-(“Herman Poole “Sonny” Blount”)” who had created unique music for a broad audience. Sun Ra wanted his unparalleled audience to desire more than just to be entertained. He wanted the world to understand his philosophies. He was also a philosopher and taught his audience his teachings. He took his…

Music has become “man's red flower” of modern times. Apple products have taken the technological world by storm and have begun to revolutionize the musical world within the past decade. On May 28, 2014, Apple announced the purchase of Beats electronics and Beats Music for 3 billion U.S. dollars. In acquiring the famous music business, Apple began to promote their new addition with inspirational commercials. The 2015 Apple Music ad opens up with a radio host announcing Pharrell Williams’ new…

I use music while i study, when i'm walking and during car rides. but one of the most important times for me to listen to music is before i have crew meets to get hyped up for the race. The song i always use is “Bonfire.” in a way, “Bonfire” helps light a small fire within me that burns through the race. The song’s rast tempo helps to strengthen my nerves and at the same time get my heart racing. Critics of Rap music often say how all rap music is the same and how modern day…