Music theory

Is it possible to recreate a historical event through music? Daniel Bukvich attempts this very feat in his piece Symphony No.1(In Memoriam, Dresden, 1945). This piece of music has been the topic of many discussions in the musical world, and I’m sure that it would be a hot topic in the philosophy world as well. In particular, I think that Aristotle and Leo Tolstoy would have a lot to say about this piece. Aristotle’s definition of art focuses on humans’ ability to mimic real life and create a…

Korea and served as an English teacher. Then I moved to a music academy where I taught general music and mostly guitar (and other instruments such as piano and vocal). After about a year in Korea, I came back to the US…

how the music curriculum in Germany is created and utilized in a classroom setting so I can apply those strategies into my future classroom. What I plan to do with this grant is to travel throughout Germany and visit elementary schools, high school classrooms and a community music school to learn how or if they incorporate music into their education. During my research, I want to discover how music education has changed over time. Another plan is to learn if there are specific genres of music or…

Music is a hobby that should be considered a skill not an ability. In order to master it, hours and years of practice is required to master playing every note. No other profession requires as much devotion because once a person decides to put music behind their other priorities, it is difficult for one to pick it up again. I interviewed Gretchen Dekker, adjunct music director at York College and my piano studio teacher. As an active music student, I am very familiar with the responsibilities…

The effects of music on brain activity has been studied numerous times. Music has been shown to influence performance on various cognitive and motor tasks. Depending on the task, music can help or hinder a persons performance. In addition to influencing task performance, it has been suggested that listening to music activates the motor regions of the brain (Chen, Penhune, & Zatorre, 2008; Zatorre, Chen, & Penhune, 2007). Simply having music training has lead to different effects on brain…

including Jelly Roll Morton, Buddy Bolden, and Miles Davis. Most people consider jazz being created in New Orleans, but its roots began from African rhythms. Freed African-American slaves helped create jazz at the end of the 19th century. African music influenced jazz by use of rhythm, improvisation, call and response, and narrative techniques. Rhythm is an important part in jazz. If there is no groove, then entertainment is not found. African rhythms are used in jazz constantly. For…

superpowers still exist and can be developed with the help of music? For myself, I have identified one interesting superpower that wakes up in a human being, if a person is engaged in music for a long time. For how long? Hard to say, because it depends on every individual. As for me, inspiration descended on me just in a few years. Perhaps you have a talent, and you will recognize your superpower in just a few a months. I joined the world of music when I was eight years old. Three consecutive…

A Musical Guide to Music Making Music is something everyone should learn to do. It is a thing that has been done over the millennia. Before digital audio workshops or DAWs one would have spent several months working on a piece and would need an absurd amount of musical training, but now you need only minimal music theory to become a rockstar. There are many ways to go about this and in my opinion they are all the right ways, but this is my way of making rockin’ jams. Bob is an average joe who…

the natural sciences uses terms of abstractions – not of particulars - in reference to the existing individual. For example, the abstraction of the “I” in Descartes’ metaphysics, or the “knowing subject” of other epistemological and metaphysical theories does not correspond to any real, living human being, but rather, to human beings in general. This is to say that the natural scientist is not ultimately interested in particular phenomenon for its own sake; rather, particulars are relevant in…

People and music are inseparable as Macdonald (2008, 39) argues that ‘We are all musical. Every human being has a biological, social and cultural guarantee of musicianship.’ It is hardly possible to live without hearing music in daily life, and people has been building musical identity since they are born by negotiating through it. Thus, music is a significant matter in personal identity and analysis of one’s life can reveal one’s musical identity. This essay will demonstrate the analysis of my…