Program music

was performed by two students. Reese Burgan played saxophone and Courtney White played clarinet. The piece is not so long and they played it very well. It has four part: Departure, Arrival, Scherzo, and Arrival. I think there was a mistake in the program. The first Arrival should be Elegy, so the piece has Departure, Elegy, Scherzo and Arrival. They played each part separate by a stop. I thought that they were busy to turn to the next page so each part were not immediately continue the next…

middle school band for three years and middle school orchestra program for two years, which I participated in city parades, competitions and concerts that help me understand music better. At the same time enrolling in United Middle, I was enrolled in my TexPREP from 2004-2006, during the summers I’ll learn about different subjects from Engineering to Math, which gave me a better understand on Math. In High School, I’ve continued playing music through out my four years, which we participated in…

One of the ways music affects mood is by stimulating the way of certain brain chemicals like listening to music increases the neurotransmitter dopamine. What is dopamine? “Dopamine is the brain’s “motivation molecule” and an integral part of the pleasure-reward system.” Like when you listen to your favorite song it triggers a small dopamine boost which gets you feeling excited. Music can be used in various of ways it can put your moods from sad to feeling relaxed. It does all sorts of things to…

classical music since the day I was born. It was in the fifth grade when I decided I wanted to play the viola when middle school started. I’ve been playing for five years now. It wasn’t until freshman year of high school that I decided that I wanted to pursue performing arts as my future. This has become my absolute favorite thing to do and the viola has become my source of security and is the only thing I prefer to do throughout my day. Progressing in the viola has exposed me to many other…

The first time Oliver Sacks encountered music in a clinical setting was in 1966 at Beth Abraham Hospital located in the Bronx in New York. Here is where he met around eighty patients who had suffered from encephalitis lethargica, a central nervous system disorder that had an outbreak epidemic from 1916 to 1927 (CITE JOURNAL). These people were considered Parkinsonian patients. Parkinsonian is typically referred to as a movement disorder, but movement is not the only aspect of human life that is…

have been involved with for seven years, and I plan to continue in college. Being involved in this wonderful program has taught me responsibility and has nurtured my love for music. In band, everyone is responsible for many things. These responsibilities include having the ability to play an instrument well, having the dedication and commitment it takes to practice long hours until the music is memorized to the point where one can play it without even thinking about the notes, and the ability to…

it should be noted that those using music therapy with students who have disabilities are fully qualified to help keep children safe and calm. These people are professionals and have been trained to help children who have temper tantrums. They are capable of calming these students down, and they help them return to a state of either pleasant or neutral feelings. The continuation of funding for these programs are important to students who are disabled. Music therapy helps them communicate when…

including music is important in a general education. I would like to discover how having students study in instrumental or choral ensembles will help students succeed in their math, english, and foreign language classes. I would also like to explore how having no music impacts the academic results of students. I am choosing this topic, because the arts is always getting cut within public school systems, even though it has a positive impact on other academics. As someone who is going to be a…

Romanticism was a period that started in the early 19th century, primarily in England and Germany. At first Romanticism influenced the literature world, but by 1820s musicians started to adopt the style in their music as well. Hector Berlioz was a French composer during the Early Romantics period in the 1830s. He is most famously known for his piece “Symphony Fantastique” 5th Movement composed in 1830, where he tells about his own personal love for an Irish Actress, Harriet Smithson. Hector…

“Music has the power of producing a certain effect on the moral character of the soul, and if it has the power to do this, it is clear that the young must be directed to music and must be educated in it.” (Aristotle) Throughout the country, school officials are cutting the performing arts budgets and getting rid of the programs altogether. There are many different opinions and ideas about the positive and negative affects of having performing arts programs in schools, like why they should be cut…