Music loop

Grass is incapable of speech. Or any intelligent thoughts for that matter. But if grass was sentient, what would it think of human race. Would it be impressed by our progress, or disappointed at all the obstacles we have yet to overcome? Carl Sandberg seems to believe the latter, as he writes of an impassive being posing as grass. He captures the unbiased perspective of nature and illustrates how pointless human warfare is to a being above such trivial matters. Sandburg, in his poem Grass,…

Music is the creation of rhythms, beats, and other elements blended together to create a track. It can be with or without lyrics, however modern day music is generally created with lyrics. Sound and music are two completely different things; music is organized sound with repetition and rhyme which has meaning behind it. But unorganized sound is simply just sound without meaning. The roots of modern day music stem back to the early twentieth century. During this era the music industry was booming…

One direction has reached millions of fans through their music. The five members got their start on United Kingdom’s X-Factor competition in 2010, they won third place. (Lamont Par 2). One direction’s career took after they were eliminated and their fans started promoting them on social media. On March 25th, Zayn Malik left the band leaving the fans in fear that the band was going to break up. The rest of the members reassured them that they will be releasing another album before going on their…

S1= intro + 4 • ( 2 • B1 + 2 • B2 ) + B1 + B3 + 2 • B4 +Bres fig.1. The melodic objects sequence (Haus and Rodriguez, 1993, p. 7) Together the melodic elements made a four cyclic structures creating a sort of loop function. Each loop lasts 72 bars (18•(2+2)) and it is characterised by specific developments of the rhythmic, dynamic, harmonic and timbral structure growth objects, but melody still static till the finale. This repetitiveness have a fundamental role on the…

For the third music critique I am going to talk about the performances of Gunnar Biggs and Bill Bradburry. First of all, I must say this was my favorite performance of the semester so far. I love the bass and it amazes me how beautiful the mandolin plays music. The musician who played the bass was Gunnar while the mandolin was played Bill. They both played Irish traditional music, however in their performance they improvised solos when usually you don’t in Irish traditional music. Both Gunnar…

I am Mamawa Konuwa, the manager of Payton MacDonald and Tom Hammes, performers of North Indian music. I’m writing to you in the hopes that you incorporate this unique act in the next 2015 UW Madison World Music Festival. I am aware that this nationally renowned festival is full of musically talented people from all different genres, performances and backgrounds and I am thoroughly convinced that t my North Indian Musical act will bring even more of a diverse crowd of individuals. The ensemble…

minutes. Both the introduction and ending, it sets up the atmosphere and cues the listener’s attention to the different sections of the piece. It also helps makes the piece more understandable and approachable from the more traditional perspective of music. The rhythmic element is heard in the spoken voice shortly after the whistles stops. The voice is cut short and echoed over, repeating…

author insist on using a storytelling method to talk about his subjects, including unrelated anecdotal information. I can appreciate Rob Schreiber’s intense love for music, because me too, and I think it is great he started Pitchfork out of his basement, just doing what he loves. I can relate to Schreiber because I too am in love with music but also have to work a bunch of mundane jobs to get through school. I enjoy that it is a standard rags-to-riches story. In my experience, I think I would…

Jordan Mendelson Professor Velez Mass Media and Culture 14 May, 2015 Critical Memo 3 (Part 1, Question B) When examining the link between the “third person effect” and the “media-teen loop,” it is important to look at the symbiotic alliance between the media and today’s teens because, in reality, each party looks to the other in the development of their specific identities. With all of the time, money, and energy spent trying to understand and capitalize on such a broad concept, one would…

The unit I will be designing for my middle school general music class focuses on creating an original composition of music. The students will be working in peer groups to write original lyrics (two verses and one chorus), create a rhythmic “loop” using the application GarageBand on their laptops, and create a music video using their final original song. This unit will relate to many of the National Music Standards, and the students will have choice and will incorporate the use of technology,…