Music of Guatemala

This assignment include a comparison between a folk song and a pop song, both of them are part of beautiful and attractive music. From this assignment I feel like become closer to both of these two styles. First, when I listen to a folk song, I feel like listening a story. A story from long ago, with a group of people. The "group" could be as particular as a family, or a nation. Then, when I listen to a pop song, I feel more emotion in it than the history. My folk song is “Czechoslovakia Hey Ho…

theatre, and rap sounds like a horrible combination. A combination that a history teacher might use to make their students more enthusiastic about their class. This is what came to mind when I heard of Hamilton for the first time. After hearing the music and later watching the show, however, it became apparent that Hamilton was successful in blending these elements into the wildy popular musical that it is now. It started when Lin-Manuel Miranda decided to read Ron Chernow’s biography Alexander…

It was a beautiful church. Stacked with rows of pews. The old woodworking of each bench with red velvet covering each row. The old worn look of many followers sitting and kneeling. The stained worn wood in front where their hands laid to pray. Windows fill with stained glass to allow the beam of light from the sun to shine through. I could see the speckled particles of dust shining like the light at the end of a tunnel. In front of me was a platform with a podium built of beautiful wood. The…

performance, I noticed that the performers were not dressed like normal musicians that I have watched before. They were wearing boots with spikes, sun glasses, and some even had colored streaks in their hair. They are performing very fast paced classical music. The Main musician in this performance is Nigel Kennedy. Nigel is a British Violinist, who is known for being on the the best violinist in the world. He also does not look like the normal classical violin performer. The concert has dark…

Music is an immense part of people’s lives due to its malleable characteristic to fit the needs of everyone. When fit into my world, music has managed to shape and sculpt me into the person I am today. In my opinion, music has more uses than just for entertainment purposes. In fact, I believe it can be used to connect a person’s life to the sounds. For example, the song “Time to Pretend” by MGMT happens to encapsulate my story as a growing teenager perfectly. In itself, the song is about…

Deep into the heart of the music city, home to Brad Paisley, Johnny Cash and Blake Shelton. Back in a dark old run down bar, stands a girl. She’s been in just about every little restaurant this town has to offer. Where she stands is on a small soap box, with smoke coming from old cowboys cigars, she sings through the fog. The tune to a new popular Carrie Underwood song comes from her mouth, and everyone turns to look in awe of her voice. Her name is Sadie, Sadie Elle. Along with every other…

#2 Journal Entry The song that I find “prudent and modest” is Howl’s Moving Castle theme piano version song. A few elements that Boethius’s argument would agree on this song to have an uplifting and classical melody; thus, it would calm and sooth people’s mind and body in harmony. It may also bring people to enjoy the song together. At the beginning of the song, it starts off with a slow tempo then gradually rising up the tempo. After that, the melody will repeat back and fort monition…

Leniece Tomlinson Public Speaking Professor Bettina Durant March 24,2017 Persuasive Speech Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that engaging children with art enhances their academic ability in all other subjects. Central Idea: There are studies that show that kids, who make art, read better and get better grades in science and mathematics. Nurture our Children’s Creativity through Drawchange Inc Introduction I. Throws audiences crayons and art supplies. II. We have studies that…

by he and Bill Evans, the other pieces were written by Davis himself(“Kind of Blue”). Born in a wealthy family in Illinois in 1926, Davis began playing trumpet at the age of 13 and moved to New York City years later to pursue his music dream at Julliard School of Music. However, he chose to quit Julliard and start to play as a professional in the clubs with Coleman Hawkins(“Miles Davis”). Davis managed his…

As we learned from the previous assignment, Alvin Lucier is a composer of experimental music. This work August Moon is consisted of three instruments, which are horn, piano, and a string instrument that might be a cello. Entire music is composed of the similar patterns of playing. Piano, horn, and cello are playing as a trio every seven seconds. During the duration of the music, which is about fifteen minutes, the similar playing is repeated and each instruments paly their own role. The piano is…