Music theory

The idea of music playback came from Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, a bookseller, and trader from Paris. In 1857, Scott obtained a fascination for the human ear which led him to invent the Phonautograph, an instrument primarily used to study acoustics in laboratory research. The construction of the phonograph was heavily inspired by the anatomy of the human ear. Consisting of three main components that replicated the build of the ear canal, eardrum, and ossicles. Sound waves would be…

The exoticization of Spain present in Debussy’s La soire ́e dans Grenade recognizes and incorporates the native sounds and rhythms of Spain with an emphasis of importing Andalusian classical music. With La soire ́e dans Grenade, Debussy tries to paint a picture of exotic Spain for Western audiences by drawing influence from increase cultural attention of Iberian Andalusi (Islamic) heritage present in Granada. Interest in Iberian Andalusi tradition began with the publication of Antigüedades árabes…

Bob devoted his life to spreading a positive message to all through Reggae Music. One of his most important concerts was The One Love Peace Concert of 1978, Marley brought on stage the Prime Minister of Jamaica Michael Manley and Edward Seaga the leader of political oppression and asked they shake hands as he was always using his music and hoping to inspire and forge bonds of love and peace between any in conflict. Bob was at one time awarded with a United Nations Medal of Peace for his efforts.…

podcast “Why Do Listeners Enjoy Music that Makes Them Weep?” Steve Muncher interviews David Huron in order to find out why music has such a strong effect on people. Through a series of questions he figures out that this phenomenon is possible because the music manipulates the brain into feeling like it has been through a hard time. The podcast also contributed to my understanding of music on people and myself. Mencher interviews David Huron who is a “Professor music and head of the Cognitive and…

self-aware group of beings. Everything that we can see, touch, hear, smell, and taste is a form of art. It is not restricted to one sense of our bodies, but can be all at once. I have an incredible amount of trouble getting used to new practices in music, but I realize that just because I do not understand it does not negate the fact that it is a form of expression that the world uses to evoke its true potential. I cannot think of a single object around me that does not serve this function. Even…

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…

John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born in South Carolina in 1917 and died in 1993. He was a jazz trumpet player, bandleader and composer. He received a music scholarship to the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina. He was one of the pioneers in bebop and had performed in Minton’s Playhouse and Monroe’s Uptown House. He worked with Charlie Parker in 1945, and performed in New York and Los Angeles. After the Los Angeles performance in December 1945, Gillespie returned to New York and Parker…

I am very interested in music management and want to be involved in a famous artist’s career. Learning about music management can help me because it will make me very successful and enjoy my life with a career I am interested in. This description reveals that music management can help me enjoy my life by doing something I have always loved. To achieve a career in music management, people need to know the skills, duties, and courses used in the music management business, so they can become…

Karen Werner Music of America 28 September 2015 Paper #1: R. Carlos Nakai and Native American Music The field of Native American music is an interesting one. For myself, I have never heard much Native American music, but I have seen the rituals and dances that they perform in movies, most of them in history classes in my past. There is one person that I had never heard of before taking Music of America. That man is R. Carlos Nakai. He relates to the field of Native American music well, and I…

into her early childhood music class April 19, 2018. The children range in age from 15 months to four years old. This class was held in a large choral rehearsal room at Butler University in Indianapolis as part of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir Early Childhood Program. Through an observation summary, we will analyze and discuss great aspects of and room for growth regarding the pedagogical approach to this class. More specifically, we will use Gordon’s Music Learning Theory and a variety of…