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  • Country Music

    Country Music

    Country Music Country music is a unique and traditional type of music. It combines many different genres, and it blends them all into one great genre. Country music takes beats of rock and roll, it takes the soul of the good ole drinking music, and it takes the heart of old gospel. Although many people are disgusted by it, country music is one of the most complex genres of music today. Country is defined by

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Yan
  • Music

    Music

    For this concert report I chose to go to a performance of student composers held at the Kimball Recital Hall. I chose this one because I wanted to see some of the talent that my peers have in the music realm, and also it was one of the only concerts I have been able to attend because I usually work at night. It was impressive to hear pieces composed by students. I cannot imagine creating

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    Essay Length: 1,063 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Bred
  • Music in the United States

    Music in the United States

    With the start of the 20th century music began to play a huge part in the rapidly maturing United States. The music of the 20th century was not only there to entertain the people but it was more. It was used now to influence and manipulate the listeners, the artists had a goal to entertain and to enlighten the listener so that they could get their messages heard. Music is one of the best

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Controversial Music

    Controversial Music

    lbums 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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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: regina
  • The Music of the Baroque Era

    The Music of the Baroque Era

    The Music of the Baroque Era The style of polyphonic music containing elaborate ornamentation and contrasting elements, that is how Baroque music is defined. The Baroque era was a kind of transitional era in art and music. The Renaissance means rebirth and is typically regarded as such. The Baroque era in music is not a set style in music but many diverse styles which may be broken down into at least three distinct periods. A

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Controversial Music

    Controversial Music

    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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    Essay Length: 1,785 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Music Effecting Change

    Music Effecting Change

    music effecting change Music is a powerful language which speaks to us, moves us, and fills us with emotion. In Sonny's Blues, the voice of Jazz mediates the relationship between two brothers. As the older brother's appreciation of music grows, he understands better the troubles in Sonny's life and as a result realizes the hardships which also fill his life. As more music enters the brother's life, the effects of Sonny's piano playing moves him

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Top
  • Contemporary Music Analysis and Speculation

    Contemporary Music Analysis and Speculation

    Nuova Consonanza - NC Berlino 1969 The piece begins with about 3 sounds occurring concurrently. I can identify a guitar or similar string instrument distinctly. I also hear a wind instrument drone. As the piece progresses, I hear random noises in the background. These begin with an object sliding down a wire, creating a downward scale effect. High pitched piano that is low in intensity is heard. Suddenly I hear a squeaky, high pitched sound

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Monika
  • Effects of Popular Music on Memorization Tasks

    Effects of Popular Music on Memorization Tasks

    Effects of Popular Music on Memorization Tasks The purpose of this study was to find whether popular music would have a positive or negative effect on memory tasks. There are many different perspectives on how background music and noise affects performance. The current body of research reports mixed results with some studies reporting positive effects and some reporting negative effects of music on performance. Numerous studies have been conducted to test the Mozart effect. The

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    Essay Length: 1,908 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Thomas Bell’s Thoughts

    Thomas Bell’s Thoughts

    The way Thomas Bell lays out immigrant aspirations and life down, in front of the door of “American freedom”, in his book Out of This Furnace, is almost enough to make you wipe your feet off and join in on the adventure. This book is the story of consecutive generations of Slovakian immigrants and the trials and tribulations they faced in there optimistic dreams of a “new life” in America. Once they got to the

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Tasha
  • La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    La Belle Dame Sans Merci is a poem written in 1819 by John Keats, one of the most talented amongst the famous English poets. John Keats, born into a rather poor family, is mostly known to be a romantic poem, who let in his poems a greater part to imagination, dream and feelings (three items who are often linked) than to reality, reason or common sense. In this precise poem, one can see that, as

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Tasha
  • What Is Music Copyright?

    What Is Music Copyright?

    Music Copyright © What is a Copyright? Music Copyright is a very important aspect of the music industry. The Copyright law was established to preserve the creativity and rights of authors, composers, performers of expression. Copyright is the law that protects the property rights of the creator of an original work in a fixed tangible medium. (http://askjeeves.com/copyright/html) A fixed tangible medium is something substantial like copying lyrics on paper or putting a song on

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Influence of Gospel Music

    The Influence of Gospel Music

    Gospel music has been around for a hundred of years. Gospel music is highly emotional evangelical vocal music that originated among African American Christians in the southern United States and was a strong influence in the development of soul music. (Gospel Music) Gospel music quite evolved from the songs slaves sang on plantations notably work songs, and from the Protestant hymns they sang in church. However in the 19th century, spiritual hymns transfer into gospel

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    Essay Length: 944 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Empathy of Music

    Empathy of Music

    Empathy project ~ Reflect on the project you have chosen completed. Has your perception been altered in anyway? Was it easy to be empathetic? Consider issues in your term project relationship that would benefit from the use of empathy. Use your empathy building skills. What are you the results? Use specific examples. The event, which I attended, was called "Music-a-la-Carte" with the presentation, being the four handed piano. I had no idea as to what

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    Essay Length: 303 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Bred
  • Rock Music

    Rock Music

    Rock is a popular form of music that has evolved over the past couple of decades starting in the 1950s until present day. Rock music has been know to be used as a form of expression over the years. Despite its sometimes negative and defiant lyrics, rock is a form of art that allows one to release his/her feelings through singing in an expressive tone. I personally don’t see problem with people expressing their emotions

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Bell Jar

    The Bell Jar

    “The bell jar” takes place in America, partly in New York and partly in Boston for about one year. The protagonist’s name is Esther Greenwood who grew up in Boston and has just finished her junior year of college. Esther behaves strangely in reaction to the society. Society expects Esther to be constantly cheerful, but her dark, melancholy nature resists perkiness. She becomes anxious with the execution of the Rosenberg’s and the cadavers etcetera. Society

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Bred
  • Music Does Have an Effect on Peoples Moods, Emotions & Actions

    Music Does Have an Effect on Peoples Moods, Emotions & Actions

    Music does have an Effect on Peoples Moods, Emotions & Actions Music has an exceptional way of transcending feelings, emotions, and information across the world. It is a beautiful, yet powerful force is composed of feeling, abundance, and raw emotion and influences our way of dress, our dialect and even our own moral fiber. It can be as simple as the beat created by walking on the planks of a deck, or as intricate

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: July
  • Music

    Music

    Adachi, Mayumi & Trehub, Sandra E. (1998). Children's expression of emotion in song. Psychology of Music, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 133-153. Behrens, Gene Ann & Green, Samuel B. (1993). The ability to identify emotional content of solo improvisations performed vocally and on three different instruments. Psychology of Music, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 20-33. Bever, Thomas (1988). A cognitive theory of emotion and aesthetics in music. Psychomusicology, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 165-. Bouhuys,

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Anna
  • Expose the Noise: Music Through Time

    Expose the Noise: Music Through Time

    Music Expose the Noise: Music Through Time Rock and Roll has been apart of peoples lives for an extremely long time; classic rock, modern rock and hard rock can be classified by development of their lyrics over time. There lyrics are similar but very different in there own way. With Classic rock having one tone and Modern with another and Hard rock with a completely different sound all evolved from the same background. Beginning with

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    Essay Length: 350 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Robert Hooke

    Robert Hooke

    Born on the Isle of Wight in 1635, Robert Hooke was a sickly child who was diagnosed with small pox when he was very young, doctors did not expect him to live past his toddler years. His constant sickness forced him to stay inside and because of this he could not go to school. He was instead, home schooled by his father, John Hooke. In his spare time he practiced taking apart and putting together

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • Rap Music

    Rap Music

    The cultural majority in America is up in arms over the rising levels of violence and horrific images that have seeped into popular entertainment. Movies, television, and music have always been controversial, but even they can cross the line between poor taste and immorality. Entertainment corporations and record labels don't even blink, when told of the excessive torture or satanic lyrics found in material. Producers and directors continue to push the envelop on what

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Wendy
  • The Wall - the Musical Film

    The Wall - the Musical Film

    Is there Anybody in There? In the musical film, The Wall, Roger Waters and Pink Floyd portray the protagonist, Pink, as a man who is delving into the realm of insanity. Over the course of the movie, Pink slowly spirals downward and becomes more paranoid and schizophrenic. His hallucinations increase in both quantity and horror. However, Pink’s fall into total insanity is mirrored by that of Chief Bromden in Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Anna
  • The Impact of Music Piracy

    The Impact of Music Piracy

    The Impact of Music Piracy According to the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) the record industry loses $4.3 billion dollars, worldwide, due to music piracy (RIAA, 2003). The American Federation of Artists claims that on-line music piracy has caused some record store sales to drop by 20% and that 20.6 billion illegal downloads occur every month (AFM, 2004). Many experts believe that music piracy is currently the number one threat to the music industry. RIAA

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Edward
  • Online Music Piracy

    Online Music Piracy

    Online Piracy Online piracy has continued to grow in this digital age. You’ll find a large majority of homes equipped with a computer and access to the outside internet. This is for the most part harmless for the average user, but as technology continues to pave the way, a greater ease of access to content is available to anyone who chooses to pursue it. Among this available content is illegal distributions of music, movies, games,

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Problems with Illegal Music Downloading

    Problems with Illegal Music Downloading

    Problems With Illegal Music Downloading In May of 2003 Kazaa had become the most downloaded software in the world with 230 million copies downloaded worldwide (Basen N.P.). So that is at least 230 million potential customers who are not paying for a lot of the music they are listening to. Downloading music for free is illegal and the current punishments are not doing enough to stop all of the downloaders. On June 31st 1999 the

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Fatih

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