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majority of performers. Almost any musician who has performed on stage can attest to the impact anxiety can have on his or her performance. According to Social Anxiety Expert, Arlin Cuncic “Musicians who suffer with this type of anxiety are critical and self-evaluative before, during, and after performances. This negative self evaluation causes disrupted concentration and a host of physical symptoms that result in a performance below the ability of the musician.” Some helpful strategies…

December 2015 Insert Amazing Title Here Many musicians struggle daily trying to make a living off of what they love to do: music. The music industry is extremely competitive and it is not only difficult to get hired, but these jobs are also extremely rare. One of the worst times for a musician is when they graduate from music school. They are young, inexperienced, and usually unaware of how it is like to live as a musician. Part of what makes a musician successful is having good connections and…

result, musicians were effected and began to evolve to better fit into the workforce. Composers and musician such as, Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn were the front runners of the changes in society. These dominate composers—and less well known composers—seen social changed in the following aspect the rise of the patronage system and freelancing to support themselves and , the rise of the middle class and the rise of amateur musicians. Firstly, during the Age of Enlightenment composers and…

Much of the professional life of a musician revolves around practicing, rehearsing, performing, and sometimes recording. Practice (often for 4 or 5 hours a day) is a central aspect of a musician’s life. Without practice, musicians’ performances and recordings would not be successful, and no one would want to buy their music or pay money to hear them perform. Even when they are on the road and touring, they must dedicate set periods of time to practice. For musicians, like most other…

during the swing big band era of the 1930s. "By the end of the nineteenth century black musicians were successfully establishing their own professional class. Metronome was a magazine for white professional musicians, however, and until the 1930s ignored these developments among black musicians." (Lopes, pg.22) Racial segregation assured that the development of music as a profession among black urban musicians ran along parallel lines. However, a growing commercial market for black entertainment…

performance by a single musician from Juilliard 's school of performing arts. The musician performed works from notable composers such as: Robert Schumann, Leos Janacek and J.S Bach. The instrument of choice by the musician was a viola. The location was very discrete. I have been in school for over 6 months and I was not aware of that place existing. The small venue made the experience pleasant and enjoyable. I sat two tables away from the musician. This allowed me to listen to the musician play…

The Classical period in history lasted from 1750 until 1820. In that time the view of musicians greatly changed. Everyone of all class was enjoying music. Three of the world greatest composers came from this time period -Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven- who greatly impacted the world with their musical talents. The three composers worked in a time of very violent political and social upheaval. Hayden served most of his life as a servant for a very wealthy…

In “Sonny’s Blues”, Baldwin tells the story of a young black adult’s struggles against his family and society in his goals to become a famous jazz musician. In the story, both the narrator and Sonny (his younger brother), grow up the same way, yet have opposite views on what determines future success and how they get there. While the narrator seeks to find a lifestyle that fits the general idea of an American family, Sonny seeks to live a life led by his own ambitions in a field where there is…

name given to popular musicians who died at the age of 27, often resulting from drug or alcohol abuse, or violent factors such as suicide or homicide. The number of musicians who have died at this age have raised suspicions that premature deaths at this general age are unusually common. Although death is recurrent at all ages, “There is a statistical spike for musicians who die at 27,” writes Cobain and Hendrix biographer Charles R. Cross. However, though the sampled musicians faced an increased…

provides further description of the village scene. Minamino’s descriptive style plays well into his/her use of a narrative style. Using the description previously set, Minamino uses said description to weave a story in which a group of traveling musicians comes to a village and provides their services, for a time. After discussing the points that Minamino wanted to make with his article, he…