Music of China

pleasure that I write in support of Dr. Qing Jiang for consideration for The Samuel L. Williams Endowed Professorship in Music. Dr. Jiang is a very worthy candidate for the award, having distinguished herself amongst Department of Music junior faculty by her impressive record of national and international concert appearances, and by her exceptional teaching of piano and chamber music. Dr. Jiang’s CV details her diverse career as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative pianist (a…

I begged and pleaded with my parents to sign me up for piano lessons, and I abandoned my bow for a bench. Piano soon evolved from five finger melodies into minuets, from sonatinas into sonatas. While the complexity of the music has changed, learning each new piece of music feels the same. The process is intriguing at first,…

China is located in eastern Asia, and is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Physical activity and sports has been part of the Chinese culture for thousands of years. Some of the sports include wrestling, ice skating, ancient football, and Chinese golf. Sports in ancient China were not only used for healthy lifestyles but for military training as well. In this essay, I am going to define and tell you facts about three sports in ancient China, swordplay, archery and polo. I will…

These arts were dancing, music, and fashion. Here are way that the 2000s and 1960s were different and the same. The first one on the list is dancing. Dancing back in the 60s was more about imitation. They would copy anything from surfing to mashing potatoes,but now it's more about doing something random like sneezing. But on contrast they are kind of similar, in the 2000s we still sometimes do something that was from the 60s and call it something way different. Music has also changed and…

of hardship in Europe. Citizens from China flooded the Pacific coast looking for opportunities building railroads for the United States. Norka Luque is just the latest in a line of many successful international citizens finding prosperity. Norka Luque is a Venezuelan singer who has become an international pop sensation. Her songs have topped the charts in Venezuela, the Caribbean, the United States, and even Europe. Norka Luque discovered her love of music at a young age. She would constantly…

Lasting from 628 to 907 AD, the Tang Dynasty was considered the Golden Age of China. Gaozu was the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He came to power after his defeat of the Sui Dynasty. Taizong, the son and the successor of Emperor Gaozu, was considered the greatest emperor in all of China because of his many lasting achievements. His achievements included military reform, creation of law codes, equal-field system, and the establishment of the Silk Road which led to the influx of traders…

Wang, Qin Zhu, and Jie Ren from the Shanghai University of Sport in China conducted a laboratory study where they investigated, using the scientific method of experimental research, whether or not listening to relaxing music helped with mental fatigue and maintained performance after a continuous performance task. The researchers did this by manipulating variables to determine causation. The manipulated variable was relaxing music, which they tested against mental fatigue. Their hypothesis…

like. We can form clubs, organizations, and take part in demonstrations and rallies. Support your position: Although understanding of having unwanted eyes, such as younger children, look at explicit artworks, I believe that the art, whether it is music, painting, drawing, theatre, photography, etc, should be kept in the same originality the artist intended it to be. A solution to some of the issues, like keeping certain pieces out of sight from children, could be putting these artworks in…

children exposed to music as a part of their daily lives have a faster rate of maturation (Gersema). Interestingly, people begin to hear music from the beginnings of their lives, and most likely until the end of it. Music has been around for approximately 55,000 years, and was used by ancient humans to socialize and express their emotions. It does not come to a shock that music varies greatly across cultures, between different periods, and religions. For instance, the music played in…

The spread of corruption in China threatens the legitimacy of the CCP Introduction As the Communist Party of China (CCP) evolves towards economic liberalization, it faces new challenges concerning corruption. Currently, China is aware of the spread of corruption into politics, economy and society. Its impact and consequences threatens the legitimacy of the Communist Party rule and the country 's stability. The spread of corruption across all spheres in China can be understood from its…