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Music Therapy
rynjulf Stige is the first Coordinator of the music therapy education program at Sogn og Fjordane University in Sandane, Norway, where he is an associate professor. With diverse experiences as a music therapist using a community based approach, Stige has written numerous articles and books on music therapy and music education. He is editor-in-chief of the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, and co-editor (with Carolyn Kenny) of Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy. He
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Mathematics, Education, and Music?
Mathematics, Education, and Music? This article is very interesting in bringing up points and ideas of mathematics that I had never thought of. Dr. Heinz Gotze states that Mathematics is much like music. After Beethoven would play, he goes on, people wouldn't say "Hey, what was the use of that?". People, however, constantly are trying to determine the purpose of mathematics. The truth is there is no set purpose. Math is not a well discussed
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Selecting Critical Business Processes: A Case Study
HEADNOTE Organizations often struggle with assessing the impact their critical business processes makes on their overall competitiveness. Often, critical processes that perform at acceptable levels can be enhanced to improve the competitive advantage. We present a methodology to assist managers in determining not only a critical business process through comprehensive selection criteria, but also its impact on the vision of the firm. The methodology has been tested in several organizations. One firm's results are presented
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Coach, Inc. Case Study
Abstract Coach, Inc began operations in 1941 in New York to produce women’s handbags. It’s initial strategy focused on being the lowest cost provider by setting prices approximately 50 percent lower than more luxurious brands. This strategy was very effective until the mid-1990’s when consumer preferences began to change away from traditional leather bags (Gamble, 2007). Coach began a restructuring of its approach to sales in 1996 with the introduction of market research to determine
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E-Bay Case Study
Since eBay was launched in 1995 the company has grown at an incredible rate. It is the founder of online auctioning and it has been difficult from a leadership point of view to accommodate the needs of the company and clients as development of services are being established. As a leader of this company it is important to shape the organizations goals, motivate behavior toward the achievement of those goals, and help define the organizational
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Case Study Consumer Research Inc.
This case study included information on a sample of fifty credit card accounts. This information, table one, included household size, annual income, and the amount charged to the account. Scatter plots of the data were produced. Figure one shows household size vs. amount charged. This graph shows that the positive linear relationship of the data is somewhat strong. The r squared is 0.56, analyzing the graph there is a correlation of household size to amount
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Medical Applications for Music
When someone mentions the word ‘music’ what the first thing that pops you’re your mind? Is it the subtle relaxing classical organ that blows through your mind or the hard grunge sound of a modern double bass drum? Everyone in the world, no matter what corner of the world people reside, listens to some sort of music or another. Be it rock, classical, rap, hip-hop, country, electronic or any of the other of the hundreds
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Phytoliths and Archaeology; an Amazing Field That Never Gained Popularity (with Good Reason)
Phytoliths are a durable floral microfossil formed by silica absorbed by a plant during its life. Although the usefulness of phytoliths in archaeology has been known for nearly a century, the field (independently) has not attained much popularity. Despite the fact that the yields of evidence and information from phytoliths are truly amazing, the field itself is at times more tedious than dendrochronology, causing a delay in the development of the use of phytoliths, as
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Hip-Hop: It Is Music
Music is one’s expression of life from their point of view. It becomes unique as it is based upon individual experiences of satisfaction and failure throughout life. Popular music is often defined as it has the broadest appeal to the maximum number of people. Hip-Hop began its rise to fame and fortune during the late 1970’s. It would come to represent the youth of America as seen with this comment by Todd Elliot: "For many
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Aesthetic Music Educatin and the Influence of Bennett Reimer
An explicit concept since the late 1950s, aesthetic education first developed to provide a strong philosophical foundation for music education and continues to evolve as a solid theoretical orientation for current effective practices. Bennett Reimer has contributed much to the discussion and development of the value of aesthetic education for the teaching and learning of music. Others in music education also support and promote these ideals and focus on developing an improved understanding for music
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Procter & Gamble Case Study
BRIEF HISTORY Procter & Gamble was established in 1837 when candle maker William Procter and his brother-in-law, soap maker James Gamble merged their small businesses. They set up a shop in Cincinnati and nicknamed it "porkopolis" because of its dependence on swine slaughterhouses. The shop made candles and soaps from the leftover fats. By 1859, P&G had become one of the largest companies in Cincinnati, with sales of $1 million. The company introduced Ivory, a
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Hydrocan - Stagreen Case Study
Summary Overview The company HydroCan is planning to launch a new type of lawn car product called “StaGreen”. They have hired a consulting group called “Stone Age Marketing Consultants” to create a marketing plan to launch there new product. They can’t decide between launching the product to the consumer market or the commercial market. So research is conducted on both markets to determine where the product should be marketed to. The Product The StaGreen is
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Marlboro Case Study
Product Attributes: • Brand: Marlboro is a brand of cigarette made by Altria. It is famous for its billboard advertisements and magazine ads of the Marlboro Man. Marlboro has successfully placed itself on a world market for cigarettes along with Benson, Newport and Camel. It has become one of the most emblematic logos in the cigarette world market. • Package and label: The geometric design of the red, white and black-lettered flip-top Marlboro package boosted
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Spyware Case Study
CASE STUDY: SPYWARE Shante Bourne MIS-5147 There are many PC surveillance tools that allow a user to monitor all kinds of activity on a computer, ranging from keystroke capture, snapshots, email logging, and chat logging just to name a few. These tools are often designed for parents, businesses and similar environments, but can be easily abused if they are installed on your computer without your knowledge. Tools such as these are perfectly legal in most
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Starbucks Case Study
#1) Identify the controllable and uncontrollable elements that Starbucks has encountered in entering global markets: The controllable factors that Starbucks has encountered entering the global market are similar to those in their domestic market. These factors include product, price, place and promotion. The Starbuck's name and image connect with millions of consumers around the globe. Internally, Starbuck's is able to make adjustments to fit a county's cultural tastes and expectations regarding their product, it's price,
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Music Is a Necessity
Andrew Vaccarezza Dr. Keith Bohm Music 129, section 2 12 June 2007 Necessity During the course of any given day most Americans come in contact with some form of entertainment which helps one detach from the tension in their lives momentarily. For some this may be a magazine, for others it may be the almighty television. What most Americans do not notice is the frequent contact with music throughout their everyday lives. Music can be
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Does Music Make You Smarter?
Does Music Make You Smarter? Rameka Sahadeo University of Missouri-Kansas City American music education is at a turning point in its history, and poised for a modern renaissance. After decades of budgetary neglect as an “elective,” music is reasserting itself thanks to a growing body of scientific data that shows how vital it is to a student’s success in all academic areas. Research is showing that music isn't only a social trend; it also
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Annie Musical
The musical Annie is based on the strip cartoon Little Orphan Annie which began in New York. It was created by Harold Gray, who came up with an idea for a comic strip called Little Orphan Andy. But the New York News didn't want one more strip about a boy so he it.So, Andy became Annie. The first strip appeared in August 1924. The cartoon strip proved to be so successful that it was almost
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Global Warming - a Popular Issue
Global warming is a theory that has been formulated so recently that the amount of information that has been collected is not nearly enough to thoroughly prove global warming. It seems that global warming has been blown way out of proportion. It has become a popular and touchy issue for the world today, but there are many reasons that show global warming is not actually taking place. The earth goes through natural cycles of warm
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Career Change Case Study
Community and Family Studies- Assessment Case study- A career change 1. List Anthony’s primary and secondary needs: Primary: food, shelter, clothing, water, money. Secondary: support, safety, respect, happiness, security. 2. Describe how work, for Anthony, meets the needs outlined in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: a) Physiological needs: Work provides money for physiological needs such as food, shelter, water, and clothing. b) Safety and security: Anthony’s wok provides a safe and secure environment, also financial and
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Rap Music
Rap Music The following is an excerpt from Black Noise, a book written by Tricia Rose, that describes the importance and background of rap music in society. "Rap music brings together a tangle of some of the most complex social, cultural, and political issues in contemporary American society. Rap's contradictory articulations are not signs of absent intellectual clarity; they are a common feature of community and popular cultural dialogues that always offer more than one
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Drawing on Appropriate Theory & Examples (i.E. Published Research, Case Studies and Personal Examples) Discuss the Extent to Which Managers Can Influence the Culture of an Organisation?
Culture is a term that is used in workplaces discussions but it is taken for granted that we understand what it means. In their publication In Search of Excellence, Peters and Waterman (1982) drew a lot of attention to the importance of culture to achieve high levels of organisational effectiveness. They made use of over 100 years of theory and research in cultural anthropology and folklore studies to inspire and legitimise their efforts. This generated
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Observation Study on the Relationship Between Height and the Choice of Footwear
1.0. Introduction In this observation study, the objective is to observe if females who are shorter (in height) tend to wear elevated footwear, such as high heels or platform shoes, more often than taller females. Hence the hypothesis below was formed. Hypothesis: More short females (versus tall females) wear elevated footwear (versus dgdfgdfgdfg flat footwear) Males were left out of this observation study as it is not the social norm in the study’s location (Singapore)
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Beethoven Study Guide
Beethoven Study Guide v Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in 1770 in the town of Bonn, Germany v His was given the same name as his grandfather who was a court musician in Bonn v His father, Johann, was not a talented musician and was a cruel first tutor for Ludwig v Beethoven had 2 brothers v Beethoven wrote his first music composition when he was just 12 years old. v Christian Neefe was Beethoven’s
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Country Study - Brazil
Brazil: A Market Worth Entering? I. Economic: A. GDP (2007 est.) 1. Real growth rate – 4.5% 2. Per capita – $9,700 3. Per composition by sector: a) agriculture – 5.1% b) industry – 30.8% c) services – 64% B. Labor (2003 est.) 1. By occupation a) agriculture – 20% b) industry – 14% c) services – 66% C. Total Exports - $159.2 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.) 1. Commodities a) transport equipment b) iron ore
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