Music

Music has been essential for everyday life for many people. Many people listen to music while waiting for the bus, hiking or driving in a car. Some people even have the talent to read music and play instruments. These multi-talented-gifted people are referred to as musicians and artists. Music has been in society for ages, but does music benefit a student? Does it promote success in academics? Enormous amounts of research has been conducted from scientist and universities to prove that music…

Music also has the ability to entrain the brain. Entrainment is the ability of the brain to synchronize the frequency of its brainwaves with external stimuli. While this can also include visual or tactile stimuli, auditory stimuli such as music can easily be used to induce different states in the brain. The five different brainwave frequencies, Gamma, Beta, Alpha, Theta, and Delta, correlate with different states of awareness. Potentially, by imbedding different frequencies in music, composers…

recital choir concert was located at the Swope Music Building. The Swope Music Building is a venue around our campus where most of the music concert performances are performed. In my opinion, the building looks like a combination between a concert venue and traditional movie theaters known today. Surprisingly, the audience was filled with college students from West Chester University. I was a little shocked to see my fellow classmates from our music appreciation online class. It felt great to…

functions. Music greatly influences the brain whether it is the process of creating the music or merely listening to it. For instance, just the act of listening to music shoots off fireworks in the brain that influences greater thought processes and focus. This is why a lot of people will put their favorite tunes on to complete homework or sleep because it enhances their focus and relaxes them. The act of creating music strengthens the brain even more. This is because the act of creating music…

case you do not know who produced the music or where they were to shoot it, do not know who did the choreography, or who wrote the musical score, and perhaps not you remember all actors, all that if you know, is that you I loved that song and made you feel something, so when you leave the theatre immediately what you do is recommend it to friends. Imagine that song you recommend it paid a percentage of what your friends consumed that evening that enjoyed the music. And this is where comes the…

traditional music to what we know today as Bluegrass. The songs and music of the foothills (mill hill music) have been passed down from generation to generation and play an important role in preserving the customs and culture from our past. The goal of the Bluegrass Project: Exploration of Bluegrass Music is to acquaint residents, young and old with their musical heritage and help them acquire the skills necessary to learn to play bluegrass successfully. In turn, they will introduce the music…

Newsflash: Google Music is simply better than Spotify. There is possibly room for a different opinion here, but Google Music has everything Spotify has and more. Both of these music platforms stream music and allow users to pick and choose from various artists and songs. WHY GOOGLE MUSIC IS BETTER THAN SPOTIFY For starters we will start with what Google Music and Spotify have in common. Both of these companies have their subscription prices at $9.99 a month. Both of these platforms allow…

melodies or jarring lyrics, music speaks to us all. Everyone has music that is special to them, that tugs on their heart strings or kisses their lips with a smile. There are songs that chip at scabs and scars, songs that pull tears or conjure joy, and songs in which every word of every line elicits a memory. In The Music Never Stopped, directed by Jim Kohlberg, we are presented with this same situation for two different characters through two different genres of music. All throughout his…

History of Western Music Final Essay The History of Western Music, the idea of western music’s history in its entirety is an immensely broad subject that has captured the attention of many. Music has changed a lot in the past couple millennia and I will argue that that often the changes that occur, are a response to previous ideas and musical norms. Also, taking note that the changes come with the culture at the time and the culture from the previous time. So let us briskly walk from the…

While music and language are both processed by the auditory cortex, language generally considered to be lateralized to the left hemisphere, and properties of music to the right. However, some features of sound are common to perception of both music and language. These common features include pitch, timbre, and hierarchical structure. In music, perception of pitch is important in identifying aspects such as melodies and harmonies in a musical piece. In non-tonal languages, variations of pitch…