The Sound of Music

the play of the Sound of Music on Sunday March 11th at 2:00 pm. There was a great story line to this play and I thought the scenery was great as well. They did a great job, but it wasn’t my favorite play either. I thought it was a tough play to get interested in and I never really feel in love with the concept. There were many positives, negatives and quality performances in the play though. I believe that one positive of this play was the music and lighting. I thought the music was always…

Still enjoying great success half a century after it’s first release, the Sound of Music franchise is an interesting phenomenon. Although it has roots in the von Trapp’s tale, the form was morphed beyond the facts and became an entirely new creation. Their story has been told through several mediums, most notable of which are music, theatre and film. As one of the most successful musicals of all time, the catchy tunes and deceptively simple lyrics played a pivotal role, augmenting the…

If thirty years is significant for time of societal change, that means two people's lives with this time difference will be very unique. In the Sound of Music, directed by Robert Wise, postulant named Maria, lived in an Abbey in Austria, where she was accepted-only when she was being a responsible. Then, she was assigned to go a become the governess of the Von Trapp Family and moved back to the Abbey once love came into the equation. Finally, she came back and discovered that those loving…

Sound Waves in Music Intervals Introduction Mechanical Wave Sound is a mechanical wave. It has an original source that is a vibrating object. It travels in a medium through particle-to-particle interaction. Longitudinal Wave In a sound wave, the particles in the medium oscillate in a direction parallel to direction of energy transport. This results in compressions and rarefactions in the particles- Lower pressure causes molecules to expand into a large region of space called rarefactions, and…

Maria from "The Sound of Music" directed by Robert Wise and Naomi from "Going Where I'm Coming From" by Naomi Shihab Nye are both very brave and stand up for themselves and for others for what is right. While comparing Maria and Naomi, they both seem to be very well driven, have confidence, and they know what is morally right and wrong. Maria is well driven because when she went to the Von Trapp's house she noticed that the "captain" the seven children's dad was treating the children like…

Music in general has evolved so much over the years. Interesting enough many different genres of music have been added to the world of music. There have also been quite a few new sub-genres created. Even business in the music industry has changed, in the following document as a reader you will explore how country music has gone from traditional country, to what some now refer to as “Modern Country” or “Bro-Country”. The following document will not only focus on the music itself but also how is…

Music has been around for centuries. Nobody is sure how it even sounded when man had first invented it. There are early traces of some instruments, but they are nothing like what you would see today. There are a number of differences in music today than in the past. So that raises the question. What is music? Many people may have many different answers. Some people may say it is just a bunch of instruments playing together on stage, but does it even have to be that? Music can have absolutely no…

goes on, music evolves away from human influences. Music is played more and more by electronic methods. In the 1950s, music reinvented itself by developing into electronic music. Electronic music gave many artists freedom to explore their own ideas. Artists and composers of electronic music acknowledged that there are main principles regarding electronic music. Technology naturally leads to experimentation any eventually acceptance of new sounds, styles, and techniques for making music.…

Music Engineer or Sound Technician: What’s The Better Career Choice? The jobs of both a music engineer and a sound technical, are both seemingly the same, yet drastically different at the same time. Though they both boil down to a general career path, the difference of perusing one over the other could make a drastic difference in your future opportunities. Knowing the benefits of each before making a set decision on your education, will hep you on your path to the long-term career you are…

Does Music Change Who A Person Reacts To Test? Music has seven definitions. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions insignificant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony,and color. 2. the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony), and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments, or both. 3. musical work or compositions for singing or playing. 4. the written or printed score of a musical composition.…