Music theory

Examining Music and Communication between Musical Genres Daniel Gano Arizona State University COM 308 Spring 2016 Building Block I Examining Music and Communication between Musical Genres General topic: Music and communication. Narrower Focus: Examining the relationship between music and communication, as well as the effect of musical genre on this relationship. Topic Question: How does music affect communication within modern society, and how does this vary between different genres of…

Music is nothing more than sound, with or without meaning, that the brain attempts to make sense of in a way that is comfortable. Over the years, there have been countless composers that have succeeded in not breaking tradition, per say, but rather adding to it. These influences are seen everywhere in today’s music from new age contemporary to country to hip- hop genres. John Cage, the composer that wrote 4’33”, believed that all sound is music which does not necessarily have to have meaning,…

His music has evoked many emotions from his listeners and has impacted the music world. Not only did he write classical and romantic melodies, he also composed some of the most highly-praised music for ballets. Tchaikovsky's is a prominent and an innovative composer in which can be demonstrated in his three most famous ballets: Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker. Born on May 7th, 1840 in Votkinsk Russia, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky became a musician and appreciated music at an…

talent are big factors in music performing, some music research suggests that a major skill needed for a developing music performer is the ability to sight-read (Paul), which is an important factor in acquiring and expanding music literacy (Gromko). However, music literacy is a compositional skill that requires many different abilities (Gromko, Lehmann & Ericsson). In relation to studies on English literacy acquisition techniques, little research has been conducted on music literacy. In the…

literacy. But those of music as well. I guess you can say I’ve become a sort of “treble” maker in my life with musical literacy. My cliché journey all started when I was in middle school and let 's just say I was nowhere near to the music nerd that I have become. I was probably on the top three worst kids in the whole school. If time travel were possible I would go back and beat the absolute crap out of myself. Aside from that…

The Love of My Life My growing mind sparked with an interest in music when I was six years old, just from listening to music on the radio. Fascinated, I discovered the greatness of the music world and learned to feel the music and greatly enjoy it. My journey into learning to play guitar started with private lessons at age nine and has continued every week with the same instructor. The past nine years of my life have been dedicated to learning as much as possible about playing guitar from this…

Music has been an importance presence for humankind since the beginning. It has changed and morphed the lives of millions of people throughout existence. With great music, there has to be a great music educator somewhere along the way. Whether a passionate parent or a caring community member notices talent and decides to seek it in an individual. Music education is a very important part of the world, and without the teachers involved it would be hard to accomplish much in the way of music today.…

Kralupy. Although he did not come from a sophisticated family. Dvorak's father was the an inn keeper as well as a butcher. For the first five years of his life the only music he grew up around was his father's zither which his father would play for guest or special occasions. It wasn't until Dvorak was 6 years old where he would meet a music teacher by the name of Kantor Spitz whom would teach him how to sing and also gave him lessons on the violin. He became so talented on the violin he started…

only provides limited arts curriculum in schools, for example music and visual arts and these classes were often cancelled due to the preparation for exams. However, I was fortunate to grow up in the family where my parents enjoyed various form of arts. As a child, my family often went to art exhibitions, musicals, concerts and festivals where I gained some knowledge and understanding of a range of arts. In addition to this, I undertook music lessons including piano, flute and Korean traditional…

evident in essays like Sara Cohen’s 'Ethnomusicology in Popular Music Studies.’ Essential skills were outlined such as, advance preparation for short-term ethnographic fieldwork, interpersonal tactics in formal and informal interviews, editing and translating field data to academic text, understanding implications of new technologies for documentation purposes. INTERDISCIPLINARY Following a discourse on Karl Marx 's economy driven theories, Durkheim’s societal-moral structures and Theodor W.…