The Sound of Music

When many people hear Mariachi music they instantly think of Mexico or a Mexican party. But is that really the proper thing to think of? Where did Mariachi music actually come from and what is its purpose? This unique genre of music has many hidden facts that most people don’t even think of when they hear it. Mariachi music, with its fast paced rhythm and unique musical sound is often used festively in America. The form of Mariachi music we all think of today originated in the nineteenth…

The girl woke up as she heard a scream, a scream so loud she have never heard before yet, she was familiar with the sound. As her senses woke up in the pitch black house the sound got more and more familiar. Was It mom? She put on her morning robe and ran down the stairs. It was raining and on top of that, thunder. When she was close to the kitchen she heard another shout coming from the master bedroom upstairs. It was her mom’s own voice coming from the bedroom. Honey, did you hear that? When…

guitar is the culmination of thousands of years of history and great effort to enhance the music that we know and love today. It has changed the way we use it in music in our recordings and live performances and still is a dominant instrument in many music genres. To really understand this particular instrument, one must understand its: definition, history, construction, uses, and prevalence/impact in music. To know what an electric guitar is, one must understand just what a guitar actually is.…

is still a debate on whether the base comes from the violin family or shrimp family (some research shows even family ties guitar all the time. The only thing we are sure the tool is still under development in relation to the time it was used in the music. The history of the base begins about the first half of the 16th century, based on the violin family.However the term "base" is not often used until the end of the 18th century was called "violin" because of its roots to the family of…

means of music distribution, and identify which is currently the most profitable and widely used, and why they are used and the effect they have on the music industry. This information will then be used to predict which method of distribution will survive the test of time, and potentially be the means of distribution that could still be in use 15 years from now. This essay will explore the profitability and popularity of three different platforms: vinyl records, digital downloads, and music…

Motown Records was created by Berry Gordy on January 12, 1959. Motown made its impact on the music industry forever. Artists that we know as legends today such as Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and The Jackson 5 started in Motown. Together their music brought a community together. Motown started with just a man and 800 dollars loaned from his family. Berry Gordy was a dreamer, and also a teacher, producer, and entrepreneur.Gordy as an African American owner wanted to make a…

between African-American music and dance that Hughes creates seem to be different, yet similar, in that music appears to be depressing, maybe even boring, while dancing and music both seem to be relaxing. The first thing that he states is “droning a drowsy syncopated tune… I heard a Negro play” (The Weary Blues, 1;3). This identifies that the music he is able to hear, comes from an African American. It may also signify that Hughes could have felt bored while listening to this music. In…

Before listening to the music of Steve Reich, I assumed that all music had to have a definite form and path, with a distinguishable climax and resolution. I believed that the only thing that distinguished music from sound was the deliberate motion and phrasing of the melodies. Having never encountered minimalism, I had never considered a piece of music absent of these things and prematurely dismissed the movement as simply noise. Yet upon hearing Reich’s pieces, I was enthralled by the almost…

The Tuvan were a hunter-herder, nomadic society. They are a south Siberian Turkic group and are located near the border of the Soviet Union and Mongolia. In 1921, the Tuvans formed a revolutionary republic called Tannu Tuva with the support of the Soviet Union. They became an independent region within Russia in 1944. The Tuva largely consists of rural land and their herding tradition is still apparent (Alekseev, Kirgiz, & Levin 1990, 3). In Tuva and neighbouring areas, “stockbreeding and…

ELO, The second Beatles ELO or Electric Light Orchestra’s music is known by the way they were able to emulate the Beatles music proving an outlet for people who crave the sound of the Beatles. They were harassed by England’s media for replicating the Beatles sound, though are praised everywhere else as an ambitious band able to live up to the Beatles reputation. ELO, to others were not just a band copying the Beatles. They are a second Beatles that encourage people to look within their memories…