The Sound of Music

ever made. The filmmakers used consistent work, by incorporating beautifully adequate costume design, precise sound, and unbelievable cinematography that all came together to allow the audience to live in the moment. The believable outfits and accessories that characters wore, were mesmerizing. From hats, to robes, to gloves,…

was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Otto spent most of his early childhood on a farm outside of Milwaukee. He started to take piano lessons at the age of four with his father and just two years later at the age of six he began to compose his very own music. When Otto was around 12 years old, he and his family moved to Munich, Germany. Here he studied about orchestration, harmony, flute, and piano at the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik. Four years later when Otto was 16, he made his first debut as…

Music is life. It is a kind of art that involves organized and perceptible sounds and silence. It is usually expressed in terms of pitch, rhythm, and the superiority of sound. Music plays a very important role in our daily life. It is a means of expressing our feelings and emotions. Music is a genuine way to flee life, which gives us relief in pain and helps us to lessen the stress of the every day schedule. Urban music artist Rahn Anthoni creates hot hip-hop with an R&B flow that hints at…

Background Info on Gagaku Gagaku is a fusion of music and dance. Instrumentalist passed down their roles from generation to generation and performed for the imperial families. Although we are not entirely sure when it began, we know it was formally organized around the Tenth Century. Gagaku has three forms songs along with chanted poetry or Kayō, instrumental or Kangen, and dances along with music or Bugaku. Today we will be exploring Kangen. The music is mainly monophonic with moments of…

with the music, sound effects hold a great responsibility on how film may be perceived. The change of tempo, volume and pitch may in addition indicate that the filmmaker wants to respond to these particular sounds. Illustrating an example, low pitched sounds including creaky floorboards and squeaky doors can generate a sense of mystique and uncertainty. Whereas high pitched sounds, for instance the screeching of tires or loud screams, contribute to create a sense of concern and anxiety. Sound…

audience curious throughout the documentary Layton uses such film techniques as lighting where Layton controls what is depicted in each scene and in what manner by how the lighting displays the scene. As well as the sound design in which purposely placed SFX (Sound Effects) and music are used to highlight or build up an important moment. Which…

pieces on your recital (movement or piece 5-10 minutes long) based on Jan LaRue’s SHMRG system (Sound, Harmony, Melody, Rhythm, Growth) that you used in MUST 690. Also, provide a plan to describe how you would either teach the SHMRG elements to a student or use them in your own practicing of that work. In this question, I will talk about the Seaside Impressions for Horn and Piano by Franz Strauss. Sound This piece was written for horn and piano. The title for this piece is German –…

Music is an integral and embedded attribute common to all human beings. Music perception is a God given gift that enables all human kind to communicate using it as a universal language that they relate to despite differences in language, ethnicity and race. Since the start of mankind music has entertained kings as well as the common man. The organized sounds, tones and rhythms affects mankind in almost all aspects of their lives from schooling, work, entertainment, religion, at war, funerals,…

clack taaaa-pp. As a person who has a vendetta against writing, the sounds of the keyboard distract me. My unedited writing turns to gibberish because, for example, no one can say, “j f s s ,“ in the rhythm of which I just typed does not sound amazing. I have always been drawn to music, and even when I strayed from it, I always end up back here. At age four, my parents got me a keyboard because they knew I had a knack for music, though they were never musical themselves. At age five, after…

“Heartless”, Kanye uses a slow, sentimental beat while carrying on an auto tune sound that would be very uplifting. A slow heartbeat-like beat in the background, after the first few seconds a fast paced piano comes in. The rapping starts to pick up its pace and the lyrics get sadder. Kanye Wests Heartless has been considered a masterpiece, and in my opinion it has been. Various artists had rarely used the auto-tuned sound, and Kanye brings it back with recent album “The College Dropout” and…