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It has been generally accepted that listening to music can improve mental health as it has the ability to divert us from stress by promoting positive state of mind (MacDonald & Wilson, 2014). In the society we currently live in, the self-awareness of most people is diminishing progressively since individuals are often overwhelmed with works and other activities, reducing the time spent for themselves. We often fail to realize that time for ourselves is essential since it would reboot our brain,…

some jazz songs interpreted by different very talented musicians. Among them, there were tracks such as “Body and Soul”, “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise” and “Emily”. At the beginning, of the course, I was not familiar with the Jazz music genre. Throughout the course, Music of USA, I began to learn about Jazz as a musical phenomenon in the United States. I was soon able to identify characteristics of this incredible genre. Jazz originated in the southern city New Orleans in the 20th century. It…

The pop singer offered a fresh, yet almost nostalgic feel to her 2010 rendition. Caillat prides herself in which is portrayed in the song (Self). She echoed the same slow tempo as Lieberman, but with a more powerful and riveting voice almost similar to that of Flack’s. Although her approach was reminiscent of Lieberman’s, incorporating old folk soul characteristics with new age acoustic sounds that she calls “acoustic pop”, she was not inspired by Lori Lieberman…

thrilled because I got to hear the brassy sound given off by the trumpets. I used to be a trumpet player so I enjoy to listen to the sounds it can produce. The Jazz Night consisted of four groups that each performed their own unique variation of Jazz music. I was amazed by all the performances, even the Vocal Jazz which I thought was going to be my least…

in front of their peers. Singing, however, can be one of the most useful teaching tools that a teacher can acquire, and similarly, for the student, singing allows for a great amount of learning and enjoyment to take place in the classroom. In many music classes, teachers and students use their voices for such things as solfa, or to sing important themes from musical works which are to be studied; however, it may be more difficult to motivate a class of students to sing than to hand them an…

Surround sound is a system of stereophonic sound involving three or more speakers surrounding the listener to create a more realistic effect. What is surround sound? surround sound can be translated as a atmospheric sound manipulation. Manipulation of the mind is caused by the placement of speakers to give the allusion to the listener to feel like they are in the 1st person prospective. Surround sound is a technique for enriching the Sound Reproduction quality of an audio source with three or…

Textualities’ multiplicity should be reflected on our way to teach music to our pupils. This result strengthen the weight of musical knowledge and musical identity development. Indeed, when a student faces different audio version (and then different arrangements or orchestrations), he will have to choose between them, determining which one suits him best . Searching, hearing – and seeing – different variant of a track, perform by different artists, in different situations (recording, live…

I enter the music room really nervous about asking Mia to the Yo-Yo Ma concert, What if she say “No”. I mean I have done this other time so why am I nervous so I am just going to ask her, “Have you heard of the Yo-Yo Ma dude?”. She rolls her eyes and say “Everyone’s heard of the Yo-Yo Ma.” I grin and hooked my ringed thumb out toward the quad, “I don’t think you’ll find five people out there who’ve heard of YO-YO Ma. And by the way, what kind of the name is that? Is it ghetto or something? Yo Ma…

The United States of America has been one of many great countries to lead the world in technology, politics, and art. Music has existed in various forms such as rhythm and melody since the day human beings could hear and feel. Jazz is a genre of music that was born in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This broad genre of music has roots that pull from pre-existing elements that are traced back to African-American slave culture. Some of those elements include single line melodies…

On the night of September 15, 2017, I did not expect to be a spectator at the Meadows Music and Arts Festival in Flushing Queens since I was there for work. But as I stood backstage watching the crowd scream and cheer for Jay Z decided that I could no longer handle watching the crowd of concert goers stare in awe of him. I needed to be front and center stage to experience what they were seeing and to witness one of the notable greatest rappers of this generation perform live. I inched my way…