Musical scale

The first utilized both the hanjiz and frigid musical scales. Because of this, there was a distinct middle eastern sound that would be noticeable to one who didn’t know what either of these two scales were or the history behind them. The last song played was Irish and the most prominent instrument was Wong’s violin. This song was my favorite of the performance as it made…

virtuosic vocal cadenza passage. Both covers are also framed by highlighting the voice. Simone starts off by singing the first verse-chorus of the song acapella. Bellamy does something similar. This is identical to how The Negro sung it in the original musical. Then the instrumentation kicks in and then both voice and accompaniment work together to create a homophonic texture. In Simone’s case, the classic jazz band composed of some strings, saxophones, trumpets, drums and a piano. In Muse’s…

Kayla Burkhart welcomed five children 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…

Susanne Skyrm used technical musical terminology to explain what makes Spanish music distinctly Spanish, one can still gain a better perception of a distinguishing the cultural aspects without being a music major. Skyrm started her presentation by playing a brief piece, which she later dissected further. Skyrm touched a bit on the history of Spain prompting its musicality. For example, she explained how Andalucía is the melting pot region of Spain where most of its musical influences come from.…

wind band, quartets, jazz ensembles). Students will explore music from outside the western realm through source materials and teachings. This will expand the students thinking about music and culture and allows to tap into more possibilities with musical expression. Using non-western counting systems and learning cultural dances are crucial to creating a well rounded program. In many lessons music will be presented in connection with areas such as math, science, history, and poetry as music…

In order to develop musicality, my own musical interpretation, my time was spent listening to renderings of the songs planned to perform and developing the theory and knowledge necessary. I spent hours listening to others to stimulate my creativity. In India, I had the opportunity to go to concert…

the result of a long period of self-whether training in schools is a jazz or practical experience in jam sessions. The basic theory in jazz theory begins with the formation of intervals and triads that derives from it, and their inputs. The major scale and its seven modes-the Ionic, Doric, Phrygian, Lydian , Mixolydian, wind and locrio- are also part of the basic theory must completely dominate a jazz musician, like the circle of fifths. Among the most common chord progressions in jazz include:…

Music from Syria and Beyond: The Melody of Love As an Arab, growing up in the Middle East had contributed to developing my musical identity. The sensational Middle Eastern music has always been a way to my heart. On October first, my musical soul found its home in Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall at the Catlett Music Center. Both Kenan Adnawi and Tareq Rantisi played a major role in nourishing my soul through performing Middle Eastern music by using Oud and percussion instruments. Each Kenan Adnawi,…

You are all currently listening to the Prologue, or opening number to the world renown musical West Side Story. West Side Story is one of my favorite musicals, hence why I have this record, and have seen it numerous times, because it is not only a beautiful production, filled with expressive dance and music, but it also addresses some critical social issues. The musical takes place in Manhattan, and puts a contemporary spin, or at least contemporary for the 50’s, on the Shakespearean love story…

“First evidence that musical training affects brain development in young children”- The music increasing the cognitive and memory skills with children makes sense. A person needs coordination and the ability to maneuver hand and eye synchronization to be able to play anything but scales. A passion such as music is easily instilled in a child. All humans enjoy music in one form or another. The attention needed to stay in time with the other people playing, reading of the notes on the sheets of…