Philosophy of music

Music has always been a big part of my life. My mom would always have nursery rhymes playing in the house when we were young. When I was 9 years old I started playing the piano. I have learned to fall in love with playing the piano. I played for 9 years and every year I would start to like it more and more. Now as an 18-year-old I have found a passion for listening to music. Whether it be listening to it while getting ready in the morning, in the car, on a run, I love listening to music whenever…

festival. But more than that it discovered the classic music education can effect positive social change. Gustavo Dudamel prepared for concert with Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra in Caracas. The musicians came from different location, and lives. Most of the musicians not graduate music school, they came from slums of Venezuela. But no matter who they are (rich or poor), where they came from, only one reason make them together is they united by music. In the orchestra, some of the musicians, who…

Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer keeps its oldest and best-loved tradition with 12 performances of A Chanticleer Christmas in the Bay Area between December 10th and 23rd. A Chanticleer Christmas offers profound, peaceful and joyous music in beautifully decorated missions, churches and cathedrals around the Bay Area. Chanticleer’s Christmas season begins on November 28th in Fairfax, VA, with concerts in Manassas, VA, Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Purchase, NY, and Portland, OR,…

Jeanie with the light brown hair (published in 1854) by Stephen Foster is performed by a tenor with piano accompaniment. The piano introduces the work with a short prelude starting on a high note then descending in conjunct intervals, briefly ascends from a low note to a note close to F. The piano then varies the prior phrase by descending from a high note with eighth notes then sustaining a note close to A. Following the prelude, the tenor begins the first section on with “I” on the high note…

by many and, whether in the music department or not , is visited constantly from dusk to dawn. Though from an outsider’s perspective, it is very challenging to understand the reason as there are the many attributes the commoner may dislike. This room provokes so many of the human senses in a not so positive fashion, specifically: hearing, smelling, and sight. That is why I think the band room is a confusing place as to why it is so enjoyable. As to be expected, the music room is extremely loud.…

place is fun, colorful and brings the taste of New Orleans. They have live music that starts at 6 PM upstairs. We saw a piano player which played different jazz music. He was amazing, talented and funny he boosted the ambiance.…

The word human is an extremely important word in the humanities. The fact that the textbook we use in class is titled The Art of Being Human doesn’t surprise me whatsoever. The art that could fall into the study of the humanities does so much more than simply appeal to the eye. The humanities have the opportunity to share ideas, teach, and share emotions to the masses through so many different forms. That’s why the humanities are so relevant to people. The humanities cover themes that directly…

I am Lakynn and I am 14 years old. I have loved anything music related ever since I was little. I like all types of music. Music is my way to escape. I know that Collegium is a music group where you dress up in Renaissance clothing and sing acapella. You guys perform several times. I have a friend in Collegium, Brianna Ring, and I have heard from her that Collegium is like a little family once you get to know everyone, and that is exactly what I am looking for. I love performing in front of…

Jack Kerouac was obsessed with the word cool. He then joined to Jazz Music club, where he got the new concept of bringing his own music on. Jack the musician himself find Jazz music to connect with his soul within himself which made him join Jazz club. African American culture has their own celebration area for the word cool. African American celebrate the Cool Musical Industrial day and Jack changes the meaning of the beat. Kerouac bought many changes in the meaning of beat, cool, bought a…

George Gershwin was born on September 26, 1898, in Brooklyn, New York. George The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, George began his foray into music at age 11 when his family bought a secondhand piano for George’s older sibling, Ira. George was a natural talent with piano so eventually he began studying with the noted piano teacher Charles Hambitzer and impressed him so much that he wrote a letter saying that he found the new pupil who will make it successful and he was a genius. Gershwin…