Music loop

for his astounding musical skills. He showed his ardency for music from childhood and even at an extremely puerile age and went on to he decided to become a music composer. He was a master of orchestral, opera, choral and piano music. It was practically instinct for him to go along with music all his life since he was brought up in a family packed with musicians. Barber’s works acknowledge his love for poetry and his deep erudition of music in countless aspects of his life. He had an astonishing…

Jazz dance is often styled in parallel to the musical and cultural taste of the time providing it with its ever changing variations and influences throughout the decades especially the fifties and sixties. Jazz dance went from shallow imitations with Hindu/oriental inspiration to social dances that started in the African American community such as the jerk,locomotion, the Monkey and more. Gus Giordano, founder/director of the critically acclaimed Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, author,…

Music was the connection between his suffering and salvation. Sonny pours his life into his music. When he played he released his suffering in his music. The new type of jazz that Sonny played was a freeform jazz that allowed the artists to express themselves. The narrator described Sonny while he played the piano at the club…

Using Music to Bridge the Gap Using music to bridge a learning gap is absolutely possible. It is scientifically proven that music, especially making music, helps bridge the learning gap in young students. Using scientific methods studies have been carried out which showed after just two years of musical instruction the brains of young students learned language skills in ways that music improved. Using neural probes proof was seen that the musical instruction changed young students brains in…

On Friday, November 17, 2017, I had the pleasure to watch Hansel and Gretel opera. I really like Hansel and Gretel opera because I never see a Hansel and Gretel movie or any opera show like this before. Hansel and Gretel's opera was my first opera show I saw and I really like it. First, I thought I going to hate this show, but I end up really love the story. If I have to choose my least favorite act of the night it has to be Act 1 because I only saw Hansel and Gretel singing just opera. But…

to pursue a career in composing music and playing the piano but was unable to get scholarships from many colleges. This disappointed him, but he was left with an amazing opportunity to play the organ. Through this experience, Holst heard the music of Arthur Sullivan, which inspired him to compose his first composition, Lansdown Castle. Over time, Lansdown Castle became very popular and Gustav Holst was highly respected by other people, so he started to write new music such as The Planets, scored…

Like Richard Phelps says, "Where there is life there is music. Where there is music, there is life."(2) Music is one and has been one of the most important components in the lives of many individuals throughout the world for years. Different genres of music help individuals make connections emotionally or react in ways that they can relate to. Especially those such as the elderly that end up alone at nursing homes and face certain disabilities whether it is physical or cognitive, such as…

magic of music and how it made people feel inside. Scott Joplin was born on April 1, 1897 with African American parents. He was known as the “King of Ragtime Writers” for his talent of composing ragtime music that all loved. Because his family was musically talented, some would say that he was born with a little something extra when composing his music. His mother sang for a banjo singer and player and his father played the violin. Scott Joplin had a way of putting together classical music…

Just a few simple words can have so much power. In documentaries, despite the importance of visual cues, the audio track is something that ties the film together and brings it to a whole new level of depth. Without audio, the New York Times op-doc “Climbing the Shark’s Fin” would not evoke the sense of emotion that it does. Filmmaker and wife of one of the subjects, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi creates a sense of adventure for the audience. Using narration and dialogue, Vasarhelyi draws emotion out…

During 1919, Louis spent most of his summer holidays playing on riverboats with a band led by Fate Marable. Louis had improved his music theory skills and…