Soca music

Carnival is a celebration of different colors which converts into beautiful customs, calypso and steel pan music, different forms of dancing, foods, and Caribbean style arts that fascinates thousands of people from many different parts of the world. Trinidad and Tobago carnival is a once a year event with a combination of many different activities. The main purpose of the carnival is to reveal their culture and way of life by bringing everyone together. Trinidad and Tobago is a dual island, which is found on the southern frontier of the Caribbean Sea. Trinidad and Tobago is one of the biggest carnivals in the Caribbean. The Trinidad and Tobago carnival takes place on both the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday takes place as well as two…

Steel drum music has the ability to move an audience like no other type of music. From the first note, the songs exude a happiness from within each pannist. Even with the slower pieces, you can close your eyes and imagine yourself in a tropical surrounding. The AISD concert, conducted by CJ Menge, which took place April 14, 2012 certainly did not disappoint. The concert was performed in Austin, Texas and featured steel drum bands from seven middle and high schools in the area. The first piece,…

Calypso The rhythmic music of Calypso can be traced to the African slaves whom were brought to work on the plantations of Trinidad. Having been forbidden from communicating with each other, the slaves used songs as a form of expression. They used Calypso, which originates from the West African kaiso. Although colonized by the Spanish, Trinidad also received innumerous French immigrants, and after sometime the British took control over the island. With this vast impact, Trinidad was able to…

The first Calypso recording was made in Trinidad in this year, by a chantwell Julian Whiterose, known as the Iron Duke and famous calinda stick-fighter. The first calypso tents appeared in the late 1920s. Originally, calypso tents were actual tents where Calypsonians would practice before Carnival. Today calypso tents are stages where the new Carnival music season are presented. An impressive and unforgettable calypso music were made in the late 1930s, by the extraordinary Calypsonians: Atilla…

the nervous system to create a better learner and help offset this academic gap”. Often times, music is used for memorization. Teachers have set uninteresting things to music, such as the Preamble, to music so students will remember it. However, setting facts to music is not the only way music increases learning. In a study done by E. Glenn Schellenberg from the University of Toronto at Mississauga, discovered higher IQs in six-year-olds who received weekly voice and piano lessons. The resulting…

Education shapes the individuals who run this world. Because of this, the content included in curriculum is a widely debated subject. Everything from math, to physical education, to the arts is included in different curriculums. However, some disagree that the arts, such as dance, drama, and music, shouldn’t be included in the school system. These people propose that these are luxury topics, and not necessary for success in the real world. This concept might apply to some kids, but others find…

If I could summarize my career and day to day goals they would be to create, inspire, and achieve. In whatever circumstance that may be. As I reflect on the time that I have already spent at Western Kentucky University, my professors and peers have helped me to do exactly that. From both the encouragement and the discipline I have learned as a student, I have grown as a person and a dancer. I believe that the outcome of the dance program is not only the degree, but life lessons and knowledge to…

and [created] wannabe starving artists” (Abramson). It is key for children to go to school to find derivatives and learn core subjects, Abramson says, and removing the arts will force these overly-creative individuals that wish to express themselves through art to only focus on academia. In providing creative outlets, supposedly students that are driven by arts related subjects will not learn important facts like Newton’s Laws of Physics and where the Electoral College originated; these…

Music is a word that brings feeling of comfort to me and many other people. Music is something that can change your entire mood, week, how your day is going, etc. There are so many different kinds of music, and they appeal to many different kinds of people all over the world. As fans of these types of music and performers, it is our job to support the artists in their career. This being said, the reasons why a person would go to a concert are endless. Whether it be for the experience, the chance…

My favorite song of the performance was “Clic Clac, Dansez Sabots” because it was really catchy and the harmony was fantastic! Even after the performance, I was singing it by myself. Also, I discovered how beautiful voice is. Without any instrumental accompaniment, they were able to sing a beautiful melody. There were parts I dislike. What I dislike was probably the length of the songs were really short. Some were as short as a minute. And that leads me to the second thing I dislike was the…