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highlighting their very own abilities and gifts. As an individual ages their ability levels may change, but they are still capable of participating in different activities that had once brought them joy. Older adults may even develop a new interest in different activities that they did not have time for at one point in their life. The activities may just need a couple adaptations. However, being able to take part in leisure activities such as music, art and social activities that…

children exposed to music as a part of their daily lives have a faster rate of maturation (Gersema). Interestingly, people begin to hear music from the beginnings of their lives, and most likely until the end of it. Music has been around for approximately 55,000 years, and was used by ancient humans to socialize and express their emotions. It does not come to a shock that music varies greatly across cultures, between different periods, and religions. For instance, the music played in…

Native American Album Many years ago, the Native Americans, also referred to as indigenous people, came up with the idea of creating music for specific ideas and situations. Their music included multiple man-made instruments in which easily could produce sound to create a musical note. A popular and well known artist is, R. Carlos Nakai, who distinguishes himself as a Native American flutist. Nakai has released multiple albums throughout the time he has been playing the flute professionally; one…

From the words of Hans Christian Andersen, “Where words fail, music speaks”. Music is a universal language shared between every human on Earth. Since the beginning of time, music has been used as a form of expressing a person’s feelings. Throughout the years, music has evolved and is still currently changing. However, the sound and structure are changed through big influences in the musical world. This is how music develops a new shape and sound. For the Romantic Era, one of these…

and that's not what I play. I play black classical music” (Simone). Nina is one of the greats when it comes to African-American music, a black woman that children of color can look up to in awe knowing that our people had a contribution to real art. Simone was born February 21, 1933, in the small town of Tryon, North Carolina, but later died at her home on April 23, 2003, in Carry-let-Rout, France. Nina Simone attended Julliard School of Arts in New York City where she studied classical piano.…

made many types of music that a lot of people were inspired by. Ives combined church-music traditions with European art music, and was among the first composers to engage of experimental music. Charles Ives had a rough childhood. Ives was born on October 20, 1874 in Danbury, Connecticut. His mother was Mary Parmelee and his father was Joseph Moss Ives. His father died suddenly of a stroke. Although Ives was emotionally broken, he still had a very successful career in music. Ives went to Yale…

How music eras and genres participate in social change and correspond to ideologies through subcultures in the 20th century Research paper Table of Contents Goal of this paper 3 Introduction 3 Social change in modernity 3 Technological development’s impact on music culture 4 Eras of popular music in the 20th century 5 Rock and Roll 5 Pop 7 Beat 8 Rock 9  Goal of this paper In this work I will: - Show, how music eras take place in the context of social change - Present the main genres…

Gershwin was one of the greatest American composers of the 20th century. Born to Russian-Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn, New York on September 26, 1898 , George's legacy had started. George's brother, Ira Gershwin, was also involved in music at a young age. At one of Ira's piano lessons George began to play, with no prior lessons, and his parents discovered his love and natural talent for music they put him in lessons. His first mentor and teacher, Charles Hambitzer, early on had realized…

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…

The Psychology of Music People have only recently started studying in-depth into music’s connection with brain activity. Scientists are just now starting to develop theories why music has such a big impact on us as humans and our intelligence (Lerch). Music psychology is not a modern idea though. Even the ancient philosophers – Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras – believed in the calming power of music (“Music and Emotions”). Let’s first talk about what music is, before we explain its correlation to…