Music Academic Essays and Term Papers
469 Essays on Music Academic. Documents 276 - 300
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Black Music
Black music has been among one of the most flourishing and cultivating phenomenon’s of American culture for the past decade. The majority of the black music listened to today, falls within two genres of music. Hip Hop, which consist more of rap and up tempo measures, and Rhythm and Blues, also known as R & B, which covers more of the smooth, slow tempo, singing aspect of the music . The black music culture reaches
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1960s Music
Sex, drugs and Rock and Roll, this saying goes along with the music industry like peas in a pod, but never has it had more of a literal meaning than it did in the free loving 1960s. Many of the greatest rock bands and rock artists in history were forged out of the 60s, which culminated in 1969 with a festival of peace, love and happiness in a time of war. Rock and Roll was
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A Comparison of Jazz and Classical Music
Upon entering a modern record store, one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists, but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the most accomplished musicians of our time
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Music & Conscioussness
One evening, after leaving a U2 concert, I breathlessly said, "That was like going to church!" I was startled by my comment. I do not exactly consider myself a religious person. I certainly do not think Bono is God. What could I have meant by that statement? I believe now that I had meant to convey that I had experienced a shift of consciousness and music was the vehicle that enabled it. It appears the
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Can the Music Industry Change Its Tune?
Would you pay $15.99 for a CD of your favorite recording artist if you could get it for free on the Web? This question has shaken the music industry to its foundations. A tremendous number of Internet users have taken advantage of online file-sharing services where they can download digitized music files from other users free of charge. The first such service to be widely used was Napster. Its Web site provided software and services
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Stravinsky in 20th Century Music
Born in 1882 in Oranienbaum, Russia, a city southwest of St. Petersburg, Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian/American composer who was described as one of the most important composers in the 20th century. Stravinsky was even named by ‘Time Magazine’ as one of the most influential people of the century. Stravinsky made many special contributions to music in the 20th century which were wide and varied. His material was raw and produced a fresh and
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There’s No Such Thing as Free Music
“THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS FREE MUSIC” The Internet has made a significant impact on the American economy. These impacts have been both beneficial and negative for many industries. The Internet’s impact on the music recording industry has received wide-spread attention and much debate over the past eight years. The emergence of file sharing has sent shock waves throughout the industry. In 2003, one study found that 35 million Americans download pirated music on a
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Ethics in an Academic Environment
Attitude in a Learning Environment The attitude one has towards ethics in their academic environment can determine their success. It is up to the student to establish their outlook on school and learning. School, by no means, is an effortless task to get through. A positive attitude will make it a whole lot easier. One’s attitude towards ethics such as cheating, plagiarism, learning, and participation will mold their entire victory. A student’s attitude in their
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Music Appreciation
The musicians are divided into four main groups called sections: (1) the string section, (2) the woodwind section, (3) the brass section, (4) and the percussion section. The various instruments in the string, woodwind, and brass section are pitched in different ranges, like voices in a choir. In the following discussion, the instruments in each of these sections are listed in the order from those of the highest range to those of the lowest.
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Essay on Convergance Culture and Trends of Music Sharing online
Using an illustrative case study from the Web (site, application, event, etc.), analyze and discuss the significance of what Henry Jenkins calls �convergence culture’. Make specific reference to two or three of the major areas of tension he identifies as shaping the contemporary media environment. Significant innovations have occurred across the business or intermediate services sectors and the domestic or consumer service sectors, across the fields of entertainment, communication, and information sharing and the website
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Stop and Listen to the Music
Stop and Listen to the Music When The Washington Post prepared an experiment with Joshua Bell, the results were highly unexpected. Bell, an American Grammy-Award winning violinist, was asked to perform in the Washington, D.C. Metro at the L'Enfant Plaza to see if the public would stop and listen to the music, or even recognized who he was, in an inconvenient morning time crunch. The results of the public were incredible. Each person could either
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Sounds of Music
Sounds of Music Sounds of Music In music there are a variety of instruments that display the color of harmonies, when they are played in an orchestra or a band. The ranges of their sounds spans from the lowest pitch of a contrabass to the highest pitch of a piccolo. Moreover their classification derives by the group or section to which they belong. The classification of instruments in music is divided into three broad classes
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Music
Why do people walk down a busy city street ignoring others and not talking? Why are they ignorant to the homeless asking for change just to survive? And why do cross walk signs become life savers? I can tell you what’s wrong with these people, music. Music works wonders for anyone and everyone. There is no way around music. It is everywhere and playing at all times. From people blasting music with twelve inch subwoofers
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Music: An Eternal Melody
Music: An Eternal Melody There are many languages spoken throughout this world, but there is one that everybody speaks. Music is a universal language to all people and nations. Be it vocal or pure instrumental, music is used for weddings, graduations, religious events, or as a nation's anthem. It can change people's moods, feelings, or actions. It's easy to say that almost everyone enjoys listening to a tune on the radio. It's been around for
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Music Review
One can’t help but feel rather suspicious of a concert program that features solely foreign composers. For one, audiences have a tendency to feel somehow cheated by music that is sung in a foreign language, as if music sung in a English is more immediately profound due to the inability to comprehend the text. Likewise it is natural for critics to feel disdainful of performers for their blatant avoidance of the difficulties of an unfamiliar
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Explicit Music
Music has always had the power to strike emotions good and bad, which is why it is so attractive to people. This has not changed since the days when the Beatles shocked the world. What has changed is that popular music lyrics and videos have become much more explicit. The question is to censor or not to censor? I say not to censor. Explicit music is merely a way for musicians to freely express their
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What Is the Cause and Effects of Music, Television, and Video Game Violence on Children and Teens in America?
Bradis McGriff Humanities 110 November 27, 2004 Dr. Privateer What is the cause and effects of Music, Television, and Video Game Violence on Children and Teens In America? Introduction Usually when a child or a teenager commits a crime, it is never their fault. When a child or a teenager commits a crime, the responsibility never belongs to the parents either. Instead, when a teenager or a child commits a crime, the first thing that
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The Master of Music
The music called Jazz was born sometime around 1895 in New Orleans. It combined elements of Ragtime, marching band music and Blues. What differentiated Jazz from these earlier styles was the widespread use of improvisation, often by more than one player at a time. Jazz represented a break from Western musical traditions, where the composer wrote a piece of music on paper and the musicians then tried their best to play exactly what was in
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Popular Music
Popular Music Popular music, or ‘pop music’, means ‘music of the populace’. The term embraces all kinds of folk music which, originally made by illiterate people, were not written down. The creation of a popular music that aims simply at entertaining large numbers of people is a product of industrialisation, in which music became a commodity to be bought and sold. It is in the rapid industrialised nations, notably Britain and USA, that we first
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Violence and Music
Music and Violence Each generation of adolescents has an artist or type of music that parents vehemently disapprove. The current generation has rap and alternative rock music. Many adults make the claim that some of this music causes violence, such as "Big Man with a Gun" by Nine Inch Nails (Palumbo 2). Some music has violent and explicit content, but a violent song, itself does not cause physical harm. Other songs of rap and alternative
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Academic Cheating and the Effects It Causes
Academic Cheating and the Effects it Causes When students successfully cheat they are not just trying to get a better grade, they are changing the rules of education in favor of themselves. Cheating can take the form of working together rather than independently on projects, taking crib notes into an exam, looking off another student's paper or simply plagiarism.In fact, anything that allows a person to have education biased in favor of him or
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Music on the Internet
Albums with explicit lyrics or content started having black and white parental advisories on them in 1994 (http://www.riaa.org/Parents-Advisory-4.cfm). Are these labels necessary? Is controversial music molding our society and causing teenagers to turn to drugs? Is censorship necessary to protect the youth of our nation. Generally, younger people are against censorship on this issue. Music is an outlet and even an anti-drug for many teens -- however, parents and society feel differently. Should parents censor
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A View on Censorship in Music and the Government
The censorship of music and other forms of entertainment by the government have long been the topic of discussion among social and political circles. Some forms of censorship such as warning labels for parents can be helpful. However the censorship of music is just not right, and the government has no right to do so. All too often the government gets this self righteous feeling and thinks that it has the right to control what
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Music in Shapespeare’s Palys
Music in Shakespeare's Plays Elizabethans, during the time of the notorious William Shakespeare (1564-1616), were extremely sensitive to beauty and grace and had an undying enthusiasm for music and poetry. Music was a vital part of Elizabethan society; it was thought that a man who could not read music or understand it was poorly educated. The common entertainment and amusement was centered on music, song, and dance, people of all classes enjoyed the splendor of
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Musicals
After the introduction of sound to motion pictures, the musical genre was a natural cinematic progression. According to film historian Rick Altman, “The musical is… one of the most characteristic creations of the Hollywood film industry” (294). It is a genre that is uniquely American, and encompasses more than 1,500 films (Altman 294). Surprisingly, though, there actually is evidence of silent film musicals, with the 1907 interpretation of The Merry Widow operetta, in which musical
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