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audiences humored laughter. In fact, I was the only person to step on stage for the entire performance who was of the male gender. What does this mean, why is it special or uncanny for an entire ensemble to be made up of exclusively women? What does music do to change implications and assumptions on this matter? What are we expecting? This entire situation I found myself in seemed to be nothing more than a happy accident. KaeRenae Mitchell emailed me mid-semester to…

The movie Whiplash from 2014 follows the story of Andrew Neiman as he is a jazz major student at Shaffer Conservatory in New York City. The movie starts out with Andrew playing the drums in the music room, when Terence Fletcher, a well-known conductor, walks in to see him playing. Fletcher invites Andrew to be a part of his studio band as the alternative drummer. When Andrew arrives to band practice the next day, he realizes Fletcher’s true personality. He is insulting, abusive, and a bully to…

young children”- The music increasing the cognitive and memory skills with children makes sense. A person needs coordination and the ability to maneuver hand and eye synchronization to be able to play anything but scales. A passion such as music is easily instilled in a child. All humans enjoy music in one form or another. The attention needed to stay in time with the other people playing, reading of the notes on the sheets of music and the ability to play while reading the music is all a…

Music has been a part of my life since I was in the sixth grade, starting from when I joined my intermediate school’s band where I played the trumpet. During high school, I left band yet still continued practicing the trumpet but I also wanted to use my free-time to learn a new instrument and so, during senior year, I decided to learn the violin. I have always loved the timbre of the instrument but since my high school did not have an orchestra, I had to learn to play through self-learning and…

students be required to take a music, drama, or an art class? In my opinion they should. One if you take them you learn knew things or techniques. In music you would learn how to multi-task. In drama you would be able to stand up in front of crowds of people and speak or perform, and in art you would learn the different parts of drawing. In this passage you will read through the reasons why i think taking these classes should be required. Me, being a student taking a music class it has taught…

It was a beautiful church. Stacked with rows of pews. The old woodworking of each bench with red velvet covering each row. The old worn look of many followers sitting and kneeling. The stained worn wood in front where their hands laid to pray. Windows fill with stained glass to allow the beam of light from the sun to shine through. I could see the speckled particles of dust shining like the light at the end of a tunnel. In front of me was a platform with a podium built of beautiful wood. The…

Damien Chazelle, and saw the crazed director address his band, I saw my own music director. However, I am not referring to the man’s violent actions, but his passion for jazz. My music director grew up in Romania and lived a harsh life preceding his escape to the United States. He was deprived of many opportunities and forced to accept communist beliefs. He is, by far, the most passionate man I know. Although his love for music can be quite extreme, it spreads over to all students of the band.…

informing them that the final instrumentalists are awake and ready to play their part. Three children emerge from the stairs hauling pencils, pastels, and sketch paper, littering the living room floor as new masterpieces are planned and executed. Music from microphones fill the rooms with my mother's soulful singing while graphite and stationary collide to become art. The kitchen bustles with the whirring and whizzing of batter being baked by my father. To an outsider listening in only a…

An Abbreviated, Non-Autobiographical Memoir of Alice Coltrane The Coltrane name remains ever-pervasive in the music community, dredging up echoes of wailing saxophone cries ahead of their time – and ahead of poor Tommy Flanagan. Countless musicians have found inspiration in John Coltrane’s career and his second wife, Alice Coltrane (1937-2007), is no exception. Accomplished musician in her own right as a pianist, organist, and harpist, she made a successful career for herself prior to and…

purchasing the equipment. There are many things needed to learn to play the violin, but not all is needed. The essentials needed are a violin, a bow, rosin, a shoulder rest, and a violin case. When choosing a violin you will need to either go into a music store that lets you get hands on with the violin or order online from a place that lets you test out the violins like sharmusic.com. The reason you will want to get hands on with the violin is so you can pick the right sized violin. When…