Music Technology Essays and Term Papers
929 Essays on Music Technology. Documents 551 - 575
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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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Organizational Behavior Trends: Ethics and Technology Influences
Abstract Managers must be concerned with questions such as how do ethics influence the decision-making process and how is work-related stress affected by technology. Ethics in business is not a new issue. In 1550, Charles V of Spain contemplated the status of the natives discovered in the New World. Should they be slaves or be assigned a higher status? As of today, management is still affected by business ethics and needs to be aware of
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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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Peer to Peer - an Emerging Technology
Peer to Peer an Emerging Technology Cardinal Stritch University Dan Scheel, MS Introduction to management Information Systems MGT 430 Peer to Peer an Emerging Technology Peer-to-Peer, also known as P2P, an emerging technology from our fast-paced world of technology, is quickly gaining the attention business executives and the average home computer end user. We will discuss key terminology, an analysis of the technology, and demonstrate how peer-to-peer a/k/a P2P works. This is a network design
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The Newest Harms of Technology
From television sets to computers, many original inventions have emerged from the turn of the century. Along with these fresh inventions comes a set of completely new types of danger from breaking up familial ties to easy access of drug related information. Media outlets, that were considered revolutionary a century ago, are beginning to show their harmful effects in today's society. Parents should find new solutions to these problems instead of ignoring them because most
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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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Music and Our Everyday Lives
“What My Pin Means to Me” As a sophomore at Mercy high school I’ve come to know many things. When you start high school you have no idea that the things you’ll learn, the decisions you’ll make and the people you meet will affect the rest of your life, but that’s what it’s about. It’s about learning and growing so that when you leave high school and you graduate you will have the skills to
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Television, Movie, and Music Violence and the Impact on Teen Behavior
Abstract Most people in our society generally have the opinion that violence in television, movies, and music increases aggression in children and adolescents. Does it? Who is to say whether media has a positively direct effect or a positive correlation? However, the majority of the people who have researched this topic have discovered that violence in television, movies, and music is indeed one of the main factors contributing to the increase in violent and aggressive
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The Study of Critical Success Factors for Knowledge-Based Technology Service Industry
THE STUDY OF CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR KNOWLEDGE-BASED TECHNOLOGY SERVICE INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION 1.1 Research Background Most Taiwanese have witnessed the development of Taiwan with the focus on from agriculture, textile industry, light industry, electronic industry to hi-tech industry today. Due to the right direction of development chosen by local industries and the smooth transformation of Taiwanese industries, people here live a good life. Going to great length to develop hi-tech industry has become one of
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Technology and Surveilance in the Urban City
Surveillance has been around for many decades. Since World War I both sides of the war were watching and trying to gather information on the enemyЎ¦s position; a task that humans had to physically carry out. This let them anticipate movements and counterattack appropriately. Since that time, technology has advanced at a swift pace and we are now at a stage where satellites can pinpoint and take pictures of objects the size of cars from
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Sciecne and Technology
Technology Technology seems to change faster than most can keep pace with. Even simple tasks like writing letters has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Twenty years ago, the postal system was the most common way for people to communicate through writing. Now people use e-mail, allowing them to communicate with anyone in the world at the click of a mouse. Other activities associated with writing have also made a shift to computers, condemning
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Computer Technology
Generation after generation, our society advances in various technologies. Computers as being one major technology advancement have been most beneficial to all of us in the world. In particular for students going through their school and college years receive the biggest gift of all. Nowadays you don’t have to leave your home to complete research or many other studies. You don’t have to deal with paper and pen, and most importantly running out of ink
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Gps Technology
Physics Assignment Global Positioning System GPS, of the Global Positioning System, is a system of satellites that orbit the earth above us that send signals continuously to ground stations that monitor and control GPS operations. GPS signals can be detected by GPS receivers, which by itself can calculate the location of the receiver by around ten metres. Such the accuracy and reliability of the GPS system that its is a required item for a long
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A Brief Look at Tv Technology
A Brief look at TV Technology In today’s technological world buying technology can be difficult. For each device there are different numbers and letters that mean things or explain features. For this reason buying a TV nowadays is a lot different than it used to be. In the past, your only real choices were size, and either color or black and white. However, with the newer more advanced TV’s it makes deciding a lot more
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Music History
An orchestra is an organized body of bowed string instruments, with more than one player to a part, to which may be added wind and percussion instruments.In the Greek theater the term denoted the semi-circular space in front of the stage where the chorus sang and danced; in the Roman theater is was reserved for the Senators' seats, Throughout the years the size and strength of orchestras across the world have varied. In the mid-18th
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Early Music Instruments
Early Music Instruments by Dale Taylor with Jack Blanton, Bonnie Harris-Reynolds, and Laurine Elkins-Marlow This concert took place at St. Thomas Episcopal Church off of George Bush Drive in College Station on the night of Tuesday October 25. The church is a relatively small A frame building (square) with wooden beams and simple decorations. The walls of the church are painted a light green and the pews are set up in a semi circle
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The Impacts of Assistive Technology for the Blind and Visually Impaired
For this research project the topic I have chosen to cover is, "The impacts of assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired." I will discuss the benefits and drawbacks to using advanced technology to promote development. I will also look at how assistive technology is being implemented and what effects it has on the visually impaired. There are approximately 10 to 11 million blind and visually impaired people in North America, and their visual
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Future of the Music Industry
A terrible thing is happening to the recorded music business as we know it. It is literally going away. For years now many of us have been predicting the demise of the record labels, falling CD sales, the erosion of radio as a promotional channel, lack of barriers to entry into music making - and all the rest. Well now it seems like the worst possible future is happening right before our eyes. CD sales
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1970's Music
Through the decades, many things have changed over time. Fashions have varied, themes have changed, and music has flourished. Though all of these categories are interesting in their own unique way, in my essay, I will talk about the exciting and invigorating subject of music. Music has always been a major and important part of my life so far. Every one has something to them that they feel life just wouldn't be life without. And
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The State of Music Appreciation
When I first came to this lecture Mr. Woodward gave, The State of Music Appreciation: The Place of American Popular Music, I was thinking it would not be that interesting, but it turned out not that bad after all. It was said that all musics are considered equal and Duke Elliot once said, “If it sounds good it is good.” Music is a traditional art. Harmony is a Western European idea. Some examples of melody
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The Role of Technology in Early Societies
The Role of Technology in Early Societies In the absence of technology, it would be extremely difficult for early societies to expand and flourish to their full potential. Since the beginning of history, we have seen technological advances occur in all growing societies. The first example of technology was seen in the early complex societies dating from 3500 B.C.E. to 500 B.C.E. With expansion of societies, we have witnessed advances in technology from peoples from
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Impact in Transportation Technology in Globalisation
- Impact on Transportation Technology All transportation depends on technology, whether it’s the wheel, the jet engine, or the computer chip. Transportation is not just technology, it’s a system of technology, people, energy, money, and more. However, advances in technology play a key role in shaping transportation systems, which in turn help to shape our lives, landscapes, and culture. Because transportation is so important to commerce, and literally and figuratively, it is so much depended
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How to Be a Successful Music Producer
How to be a Successful Music Producer Music in this generation has been deprived. This has been said because in the time this generation lives in; music has lost its meaning and the real sound of soul. Through long research these facts can be found that proves so and can also teach, the new generation about the history of music. One important thing these books, websites and many other sources teach is that music is
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Berry Gordy and Motown Music
Berry Gordy Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 28, 1929. He was the seventh born out of eight siblings. His parents migrated to Detroit from Georgia during 1922. They were part of a mass exodus of African Americans who left the South in the 20's and traveled to northern cities in search of better economic futures. During that time jobs were plentiful in the factories, mainly the big four automotive plants like, Chrysler,
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