Music of Guatemala

Throughout childhood, people try and find where they fit in, where they belong. I desperately tried to find my place by throwing myself into multiple activities, from sports to musical groups. I liked the majority of them, but nothing was as enjoyable as marching band. The image I have chosen is my marching band’s practice field. We like to call it our “dirt mound” due to the lack of flat ground, dying grass, and dirt ditches from the years of band camp. The field may not boast the greatest…

Demon to Angel, or at Least Trying to Be Dimas Salaberrios was not always a man of God, in fact, he was quite the opposite. His is a terrifying story about the evil that truly exists in and beyond our world. The co-pastor of Infinity Bible Church in the Bronx is also the president of Concert of Prayer Greater New York, but not long ago he was preying on the people of New York not praying for them. Like Nicky Cruz in the 1970s, Salaberrios found himself in the streets of New York fighting to…

brother’s perspective of him, and the music scene Sonny is associated with . Music has a major influence on both the brothers, and their attitude on how they perceive life. Sonny started showing an interest in music at a young age, which molded him into the man he has become, and affected his life choices he has made. Some of the choices made were very poor decisions, but copes with them with his music. Sonny’s older brother cannot understand his brother’s passion in music and is quick to pass…

Lasch’s Chapter, “Academic Pseudo-Radicalism” begins by offering the tone of higher education, hierarchical and specialized. Lasch argues that one of the most prominent historical aims of higher education was the “democratization of liberal culture.” However, liberal education is not realistic for many students as a result of the increasing tuition costs. Students who do in fact receive liberal education tend to be affluent. Instructors of the affluent, concentrate on a language that focus on…

This simple outcome instilled within me a drive to become my best. My percussion teacher suggested I audition for the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) All-State Band. This audition required a level of dedication and hard work I never knew I was capable of. I stayed after school almost every day of the week for three months to perfect four separate audition pieces. I completed…

Scott DeVeaux is a professor and an author who specialized in jazz and American music. He is currently teaching at the University of Virginia. His book The Birth of Bebop: A Social and Musical History that was published in 1997 had won the American Book Award, an ASCAP–Deems Taylor Award, the Otto Kinkeldey Award from the American Musicological Society, and the ARSC Award for Excellence in Historical Sound Research. His other published books and articles include Jazz, which was co-author with…

Track1: The Firebird, finale 1. The first few minutes of this piece are pianissimo, and I must say I enjoyed the extreme softness in the beginning of the symphony. As I was listening I noticed the crescendo throughout the piece until about one minute and thirty four seconds. Then the orchestra was playing pianissimo again for just a few seconds. I then heard another crescendo. I think this lasted throughout the rest of the symphony. I did notice the end of the piece went decrescendo for just a…

The sheets that were in the piano bench were vintage, yes, but they were also blank. He simply wrote this music in a delirium. He informs him, his girlfriend has been inquiring about him, which surprises him, thinking she would had given him up as hopelessly mad. He returns to the house to pack and leave and calls his girl to expect him. She recommends that…

As a society, we are surrounded by music, no matter where we go it is hard to go through a day without listening to a song. Samantha Rooke heads inside a recording studio to explore the elements and emotions that go into producing music. The Mancunian band, Elevator Lady, were busy in the studio this week recording their new EP, which will be available to listen to in the new year. Their lead producer, James Melville, explained, “Normally a band will come into the studio and have a clear…

Your Teen Feel Self Conscious AbouT Braces? 3 Options That Are Not As Noticable Do you have a teenager with teeth that need a bit of help with proper alignment? They may be resistant to getting braces because they do not want to have teeth with metal brackets attached to the front for the foreseeable future. While traditional braces can be quite effective as fixing even the most extreme teeth alignment problems, there are alternative methods that are less visible to others. Here are 3 options…