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harmonica allows for a player to flatten the keys with mouth and tongue shape, which is called bending. This creates that well known blues sound from the harmonica. Michael Licht explains in his article, “Harmonica Magic: Virtuoso Display in American Folk Music” that, “In cross harp position, the tonic chord and the most important pitches are produced by inhaling” (Licht 217). Licht is basically stating that cross-harp has a more important and diverse range of notes and chords then straight-harp…

Shazam is a widely known music identification app. According to CNN, Shazam first started off as a call-in service where users would dial the numbers ‘2850’ to get their music identified. After 30 seconds of song identification, the user would then get a text message with the artist name and song title. About 14 years later, Shazam has not only upgraded their technology, but has also expanded from their initial music identification services to being able to identify TV shows and other forms of…

Shermans repeat their annual tradition of celebrating together at a hotel. The entire family meets early in the day at the hotel with snacks, music, and friends. As rooms are all booked, the Shermans gather in the center of the hotel where it forms a dome that contains a pool, arcade games, and an open area with enough tables for the vast family. Laughter and music fills the air of the dome. Throughout the night, the family spends the entire time together. The smell of hot wings, chip dips, hot…

in Chicago, Illinois. Both of his parents, Meyer Kubelsky and Emma Sachs Kubelsky, were Jewish immigrants. Jack didn’t want to be part of his father's business so his parents encouraged him to learn the violin instead. He had a natural talent for music and he was known in his hometown…

as well as the viewers' attitude, determine the viewer's attention to the content of those messages (Bryant, et al, p.124). I think this is interesting because I can relate it to my life in many forms of media, such as TV shows, social media, and music. There are certain TV shows that members of my family will put on and I won't be interested so I turn to my phone for entertainment. Also, I constantly flip through radio stations if the songs I don't like are playing. I find it interesting that…

Yuchan Hu S344-4472 Final Exam Question 2 In general, discussing sex with children is embarrassing and even be considered as immoral. The article "Talking Dirty" explores how much of sexual knowledge the children gained from watching television and determines how children of different ages classify and discern the television program's suitability. In this article, the authors first questioned whether television is the reason which leads to the loss of childhood "innocent". They argue that it'd…

auditorium. The lighting was focused on the left of the stage and the performers, as usual. The performers who were not playing were seated at the front left of the auditorium. The whole event was nice and it was not too formal. I came in got the program and took my seat. At first I was concerned because I thought people might judge me and think I was only there for an assignment. I was not I was actually excited to go.…

welcoming note that made me feel comfortable attending. After beholding the hall, I quickly found my seat and waited for the musicians to take stage. During this time, I began to overlook my program to see what was in store. I saw a few names I recognized like Claude Debussy and Johannes Brahms,…

what is being taught to them. Arts have been proven to give benefits for education, intellectual health, diversity, and a better future Standardized testing has been a factor in proving whether the arts in schools impact testing. In a 2005 research program researchers attested that test-takers that took more than 4 years of the fine arts had an average 58 points higher on the verbal portion of the SAT and 38 points higher for the math portion of the SAT. Students that…

By being in an art class or a fine arts program, grades in other classes, like math, reading, and science, improves greatly due to better focus and concentration. To play an instrument takes lots of focus, and those focusing skills can be applied to other classes, and it relieves stress to help…