The Sound of Music

Conrad Aiken was the US Poet Laureate from 1950-1952. He was the first poet laureate to be selected for two years. The poems that were selected were “Music,” “Summer,” “The Grasshopper,” and “Exile.” “Music” was chosen to learn about Aiken’s views of instrumental sounds. “Summer” was chosen because the first two words “Absolute zero” (1) and later in the first stanza “the rock explodes, the planet dies” (3). These words hook the reader and prompt one to continue reading. “The Grasshopper”…

Looking back, I never thought this day would arrive so fast. Not the day of writing the self review, but Music Night. I can remember looking at the white-board as Mr. Snodgrass was writing down the date of the performances, and thinking about why he was bothering to tell us about them so soon. The two months really did pass quickly though, and before I knew it, it was December 6th, and Music Night. While I would normally not be pleased about time moving so fast, in this case I really cannot say…

Orleans sound”. Jazz influenced many aspects of society. The jazz era was a period of economic prosperity, cultural flowering, and the shaking up of social morals. The 1920’s marked the beginning of a new decade for jazz music, also known as the Roaring twenties. Jazz is mostly distinguished by its improvisation and its rhythmic urgency. The jazz age was post World War 1 movement. The year of 1920 is known to be the Jazz Age where it was actually boomed into the music industry. Jazz music also…

Many artists stick to a certain genre/style of music for their entire careers. They do this because it is what appeals to their fans and what keeps sales up. Being a musician usually leads to the artist having to compromise their vision and creativity in order to make their music more sellable. Mainstream sells and if one chooses to pursue a direction that is not mainstream they risk alienating their audience and potentially losing a lot of revenue. Kanye West’s sudden change in musical style…

born to make music along with my companions. When one of my friends in sixth grade kept pushing me to try to join band and make music, I was hesitant. I was uncertain of my skills in playing a new instrument, so I gave up on the thought of joining band. However, as a few months passed by, my friend and her band members were performing with pride at concerts, and formal events and it made me feel envious. My older brother, Htet Nyi, and my oldest brother, Htet Ko, were both in the music classes,…

The final chapter in Don Campbell and Alex Doman’s book, Healing at the Speed of Sound, provides several interesting points about a personal sound diet. As a musician, I found many of the points very relatable to my training and experiences. Here are a few I found the most relatable. One of the first points of the chapter stresses how listening is subjective. Especially in music, listening to a certain kind of music can have an effect on you posture, mood, and emotion. This change can be…

Live Music Matters announces the Oh Yeah! Music Festival, a one-day event celebrating live music, art, and community at the Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets® in Michigan City, Indiana. The extraordinary lineup includes Sam Trump, Natalie Oliveri, Slim Gypsy Baggage, Cole DeGenova, Sidewalk Chalk, two DJs, and live visual artists. Additionally, Oh Yeah! Music Festival offers a variety of interactive attractions featuring a Game Truck, Musical Instrument Petting Zoo, food trucks, craft…

home, such as pasta shells, paper plates, paint and coloured paper. With trial and error before did the final stapling of the paper plate folded in half, developed nature of the instrument. Until l was able to be satisfied with rhythm, tempo and the sound of it (Dinham,2014, p. 282). Furthermore, discovering cultural pluralism has significate cultural use throughout the world (Dinham, 2014, p.11) decorated the maraca in bright colours and strips of paper to take own ship and be proud…

Sergei Prokofief (1891 – 1953) An important factor in the film business, being that’s it such a complicated collaborative art form, is working with people that you’ve had good working relationships with on past projects. This is a norm in so many projects. We find directors working with the same actors, cinematographers, editors, produces, and composers, over and over again. A good example of directors and composers: Spielberg/Williams, Fellini/Rota, and Eisenstein/Prokofief. Sergei Prokofiev…

CURING CANCER Music can kill cancer. The cells are literally exploding. Scientists across the world have been researching and testing the idea. Scientists have had samples of cancer cells and continually played music with multiple instruments. After a short period of time (9 to 15 minutes) most of the cells exploded. The treatment has also been tested on cancer patients. In one case, the tumor was completely gone. In most other cases, the tumor had decreased in size drastically. Soon,…