Music Academic Essays and Term Papers
469 Essays on Music Academic. Documents 401 - 425
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Music That Makes You Dance
Shango, which means “ Chant to the God of Thunder” is one of the many musical rituals that’s main purpose is to be danced to. This particular piece is derived from the West African culture. The musician Babatunde Olatunji was born in Nigeria and moved to the United States in 1950. He created an album in 1958 called “drums of Passion” which included SHh ango as the final track. The Tribesmen who worshiped the god
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Lyrical Violence Music
Lyrical Violence Music is a prominent force in adolescent lives; according to the American Medical Association, American adolescents spend a total of four and a half hours a day listening to music and watching music videos. Parents are increasingly weary of suggestive, violent, lyrical content in popular music. A University of California study recently showed that 48% of Americans, including the younger generation, say that violence in popular music should be regulated. In Paducah,
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Music Education - Ursula K. Le Guin Quote
“It had never occurred to me before that music and thinking are so much alike. In fact you could say music is another way of thinking….” --Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K. Le Guin makes an excellent point in her quote; music and thinking are so much alike that it is almost as if they are one and the same. Music has a huge impact on the brain. It has been proven that it makes
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Music Video Analysis
Media manipulates the opinions, views and ideas of many people. Media can change ones perspective on their culture. Gender plays a major role on how the media tries to manipulate ones opinion. This music video gives a stereotypical view of the male gender and how males react to the end of a relationship. In the music video “It Ends Tonight” by the All American Rejects, a relationship is coming to an end. It is about
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Music
On November 13th I went to Tramps in New York to see one of my favorite bands, MxPx. MxPx is a Christian pop-punk band. Pop punk basically means happy punk. The band members, are Mike Herrera who plays bass and sings, Tom Wisniewski who plays guitar and Yuri Ruley plays drums. They played about 10 songs, all of which I knew. Some of their songs have to do with society problems through the eyes of
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Sharing - Music Downloading
Sharing Music downloading is rapidly becoming one of the most popular online activities. Americans downloaded more than 200 million music tracks in 2004 alone. Nowadays, it is extremely easy to download free music from the Internet. All someone has to do is download some peer to peer file-sharing application such as Kazaa, Edonkey, Blubster, or Bearshare, and you have unlimited access to download just about anything that you please. But is downloading free music from
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Bob Marley: His Music, His Words, His Legacy
“Bob Marley: His Music, His Words, His Legacy.” The 70's - musically, culturally, and politically - was a transitional phase, and a emotional link between two very infamous periods. This decade was also the recess from reality, in which people used music to escape from the real world leaving behind all their worries. People were consumed by appetites, addicted to their guilty pleasures, and soon there would be a price to pay. During the late
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Last 50 Years of Uk Musical Theatre
Introduction The Musical theatre within its existence developed variety of forms and genres, becoming as a result an important segment of performing arts industry. The aim of the following report is to underline key historical movements, and significant events that occurred within last 50 years of its history. It will also be analyzing the environmental forces impacting the sector within a fifty-year timeline. Further, the paper will demonstrate examples of how musical theatre can impact
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The "perfect" Musical Image
The “Perfect” Musical Image What is the “perfect” image? Is there a specific category a good musician should fall under? In this research project I want to find the way musicians are perceived, opposed to being blind to the color of the musician’s skin and only listening to the talent of that musician. My goal is to uncover the under laying stereotype people create for the ideal musician, does a musician have to fit a
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Music and Censorship
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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Romantic European Music
The era of Romantic music is defined as the period of European classical music that runs roughly from the early 1800s to the first decade of the 20th century. Music that was written during the Romantic period and considered “Romantic music” follows a certain style. The Romantic period was preceded by the classical period, and was followed by the modernist period. Romantic music is related to romanticism in literature, visual arts, and philosophy, however the
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Digital Euro Music
Digital Euro Music 1. The information in the table that would be most useful to me if I was targeting European countries for MP3 player sells would be the VAT for CDs. The countries with the highest taxes on CDs would be the countries that are more willing to buy MP3 players. Let’s take France for instance; its population is 58.6 million. The VAT on CDs is 21%, but for books the tax is only
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Music Diaries
May 21, 1998 period 1 The Beatles I enjoyed the music of The Beatles. I felt that their songs were fun and uplifting. They had enjoyable beats and were easy to dance and listen to. Listening to their music didn?t put me to sleep. That is a good thing. They didn?t always have to have a meaning behind their music. Some of the songs that they wrote were just a result of them screwing
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Music and Children
The purpose of this paper is to explore the many different aspects of music and its effects on infants and children. I will also discuss how music can be beneficial to them and what parents can do to make music a part of their childrens’ lives. Research has been done for hundreds of years on the effects of classical music on children (“Classical”). As a child is developing in the first few years of life,
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Kulintang (musical Instrument of the Philippines)
Kulintang is the (percussion) gong musical instrument of Mindanao, Philippines. It is a single musical instrument composed of 7-8 gongs laid horizontally on a stand. Kulintang music is considered an ancient tradition that predates the influences of Islam, Christianity, and the West. In the Philippines, it represents the highest form of gong music attained by Filipinos, Malaysians, and Indonesians. It is said to have existed for centuries. As ancient as this music is, there has
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Mixing Music
Most good mixers these days can start there mix process at any desired point because of their years of experience and their relationship to their monitors. When starting out as a mixer you do not have this experience and need to start at a reference point that will produce desired results for your mix. I have designed this mixing segment for those with little experience or are new to the mixing process. Before starting a
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The History of Western Music
The History of Western Music Music has been around since the dawn of time, ever since man first inhabited this planet we have learned to communicate in ways other then conventional speaking. Different Cultures all have there own specific way of communicating through music. Music is basically broken into two specific groups Eastern Music and Western Music. Eastern music is mainly derived from the orient and India. While, Western music first emerged from Europe. Western
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Music Review
I attended the Newband concert on September 2007. At the Alexander Kasser Theater. The band was founded in 1977 by composer Dean Drummond and Stefani Starin. The program contain three of Varese’s works and one of Partch work. Varese, (1883-1965) was born in Paris, then moved to New York City in 1915. Where he lived and worked the remainder of his lifetime. He was one of the greatest composer ever to live. Partch, (1901-1974)
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Nobody Really Wants to Learn About Music
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Academic Achievement - "what Are the Aims of Academic Study and How Can They Be Achieved?"
Discursive Essay Academic Achievement "What are the aims of academic study and how can they be achieved?" by Zhenis Nauryzov ID: 20073354 Academic Reading and Writing Course Instructor: Sholpan Argingazina 18 February 2009 Outline What are the aims of academic study and how can they be achieved? I. Introduction Thesis statement: Academic study is commonly considered as the most important part of education. II. Body A. Firstly, preparing young people adequately for the challenges and
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Polyphonic Hmi - Mixing Math and Music
Subject: Polyphonic HMI: Mixing Math and Music This is to recommend that Hit Song Science should market its product and services to record labels attempting to catch a larger share of the market. BACKGROUND Polyphonic HMI is preparing to launch Hit Song Science, which analyzes the mathematical characteristics of music compared to past music hits, making it possible to determine a song's hit potential. Music characteristics can be analyzed by math such as melody, tempo,
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Music Piracy
In the future, the only way musicians will make money is by playing live. New federal legislation says universities must agree to provide not just deterrents but also "alternatives" to peer-to-peer piracy, such as paying monthly subscription fees to the music industry for their students, on penalty of losing all financial aid for their students. When record companies appeared, services they were providing were necessary in order for people to listen to recorded music, making
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Education Creates the Myth That Those at the Top Deserve Their Power and Privileges and Have Achieved Their Status on Academic Merit, and That Those at the Bottom Have only Themselves to Blame." Discuss.
Topic: "Education creates the myth that those at the top deserve their power and privileges and have achieved their status on academic merit, and that those at the bottom have only themselves to blame." Discuss. Introduction "We are likely to end up with a more socially differentiated and divisive system of education. In any market there are winners and losers. In this market we may all end up losing out!"(Ball et al., 1994 as quoted
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Edu 300 - Reading on Music
Mario Ward Professor September 9, 2010 EDUC 300 This is a fascinating study and I strongly believe that music can help improve your child's abilities in academics. When I was a child my mother always signed me up for different activities like the neighborhood band, basketball, baseball, soccer, and football because she always said that learning organized activities is a great learning tool that I could take on with me for the rest of my
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School Music
This is a fascinating study and I strongly believe that music can help improve your child's abilities in academics. When I was a child my mother always signed me up for different activities like the neighborhood band, basketball, baseball, soccer, and football because she always said that learning organized activities is a great learning tool that I could take on with me for the rest of my life. My mother also made sure I
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