Trance music

I saw it in the music shop window and I knew that it would be mine and only mine. I bought it and took it home. Billings would love it. My god. It was so beautiful, so sleek, so smooth. Its body was a glimmering gold and I could feel the keys push down gracefully with a satisfying plop! It was the most majestic thing I had ever seen and… Oh crap. I dropped it. Down it came with a crash. I realized that I wasn’t wearing a neck-strap. As I picked my 2,000 dollar alto saxophone, I saw that it had a…

occasionally been recognized at performances and my readership has gone up. But at the end of the day I'm just a fan. This blog started out as something fun and therapeutic but over time I've realized how unqualified I am. I have no background training in music or dance or acting. This is all based on love of the art form, but there are professional critics way more qualified to give an opinion. I take a look at most blogs and there's an element of conceit in most of them, and conceit is never…

The sound of the netted string of beads rattling against the hollowed gourd as the player passionately shakes it rouses the entity to take control of its “horse”. Anyone can clearly see that some of the dancers have indeed been taken over by what certainly seems to be a force separate from themselves. What begins as a violent shaking eventually refines itself to an elegant dance that extends from the contractions of the pelvic section all the way to the toes and fingers. Conga drums…

best way to release is through music. The music take us into a hypnotic state than relax and soothes us; in other words, music can change us frame of mind. At the beginning the music was histories about important people or legendary warriors, for the people were easier to remember this stories with music. Over time the music become in two styles Rock and Roll and classical music such as, the rhythm of the music and the cultural impact. However, the two styles of music have one similarly. The…

lyrics of each song. Their music spoke through real stories, real feelings, and real suggestions towards a solution. It’s those simple little truths that everyone can relate to, that made their movement so beautiful. After a few songs passed, I looked around, and I noticed that all of the crowd passionately sang along. When the chorus of a song came, Nahko would stop singing so you could hear the crowd chant the rest of the chorus aloud. It was marvelous to see how their music reached and…

common form of this is music. Music has been around for centuries; therefore, individuals are, undoubtedly, inserting older songs to their work. An example of a music supervisor using an earlier song in a film is from, Perks of Being a Wallflower. For those who may not know, Perks of Being a Wallflower is a 2012 film by Stephen Chbosky about a socially awkward freshman in high school who befriends a quirky group of seniors. With these friends, Charlie, the young boy, discovers music, love, and…

performers themselves. Dorothy had quite the stage presence and I noticed that whenever she would get excited and start belting, the audience would respond with great enthusiasm. The rest of the band seemed genuinely captivated by their own music and lost in the trance of the rhythm. The lyrics themselves were powerful because they had to do with the theme of liberating oneself from negative influences and forces which is something virtually everyone can relate to. Personally speaking, the topic…

backgrounds, we are finding that musical training can alter 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…

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 delight in the arts, and even wish to pursue a…

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…