Music theory

completely different from high school, the workload went from 0-100 real quick. I even had a quiz already in Math. Surprisingly, I passed!!! (God be looking out) Being a music major is very time-consuming. Even though I don’t have a music class everyday, there is always something going on in the Performing Arts Building. From music auditions,meetings,ensemble practices, or simply practicing for myself, there’s never a dull moment. Math is my only class on Monday and Wednesdays because the Lord…

I use music while i study, when i'm walking and during car rides. but one of the most important times for me to listen to music is before i have crew meets to get hyped up for the race. The song i always use is “Bonfire.” in a way, “Bonfire” helps light a small fire within me that burns through the race. The song’s rast tempo helps to strengthen my nerves and at the same time get my heart racing. Critics of Rap music often say how all rap music is the same and how modern day…

The origins of Mariachi music dates back hundreds of years, but in the form modern society knows it the Mariachi began in the nineteenth century in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The culture of Mexico is identified by their food, language, traditions, and most importantly music. Music is a huge part of the Mexican culture, today mariachi music and bands are associated with Mexico by default. The first existing roots of Mariachis are uncertain, but Mexico takes great pride in its enchanting…

paper, I listened the RadioLab episode on music language. I chose this one because, being a musician myself, I’ve always been interested in the psychology behind music, specifically why certain sounds can so drastically alter our emotion. After all, they’re all just vibrations. So what is it about some vibrations that make them so much more significant to us than others? This is one of the primary questions addressed in this podcast. In discussing how music affects us emotionally, the hosts…

For this midterm we had to choose a topic that had some relation to music. The topic I finally decided on was how improvisation effects the brain. I believe that this topic relates to me as a musician, but in a different way than others topics may relate to them. Most people probably looked up things that they like or things about their instrument of study. I researched something that I am not good at and am actually scared of but I have always wanted to do it. I have never been able to have the…

into careers in music isn’t wise, due to the fact that they think only a few careers are available. They also are under the impression that the jobs either require you to be performing, managing or producing and that they don’t pay well. But what they don’t know is that there is actually a wide variety of Jobs available in the music industry. Jobs that, not only, are suited to all strengths but also pay well and are very capable of supporting you financially if need be. The music career I have…

couple of scientific articles and books regarding his biography and death. However, there were many irrelevant texts concerning the poisoning theories based on fictional stories after his death, making me realize of the dubiety behind Mozart’s death. Although poisoning was a common theory for his death, many…

hugs and people were talking to me and it helped. One thing that I can quote is “music takes us places words can…

Music has been in culture since the beginning of time. To most it gives them pleasure or comfort to listen to a soft beat and a soothing voice. To other it could be instrumental or a heavier music that lets them think. Music has been found important enough to be brought into some schools so that they may flourish and grow with their instrument, voice, and creationism. But some schools have cut funding for music programs seeing them as useless and unneeded. While the budget may not support it,…

and artist, has been composing music since he was about 14 years old (Morrison). Upon entering Cornell at 16 years of age, Reich studied philosophy- focusing specific attention to the compositions of Paul Wittgenstein (Morrison). Wittgenstein was involved in a serious accident, leaving him with just his left arm, and so created piano arrangements designed to be played with one hand (Oram). Returning to Reich, he developed the use of repeating patterns in his music after he collaborated with…