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  • Internet Censorship

    Internet Censorship

    The freedom of speech that was possible on the Internet could now be subjected to governmental approvals. For example, China is attempting to restrict political expression, in the name of security and social stability. It requires users of the Internet and electronic mail (e-mail) to register, so that it may monitor their activities. In the United Kingdom, state secrets and personal attacks are off limits on the Internet. Laws are strict and the government is

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Yan
  • Why I Want to Be a Music Teacher

    Why I Want to Be a Music Teacher

    It was a cold average day in mid January as I walked to my piano lesson. As we started the lesson, my piano teacher leaned over and began to tell me about a piano competition and the winners perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City. I said sure, not believing I would make the cut in a hundred years. Three months later the time for the competition had come, I was told that there

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Jack
  • Caribbean Calypso Music

    Caribbean Calypso Music

    “Cent, five cents, ten cents, dollar.” are the words of a famous calypso song. The Oxford dictionary defines calypso as a “West Indian song with improvised, usually up to date words.” Calypso rhythms can be traced back to the arrival of the first African slaves brought to work in the sugar plantations of Trinidad. Forbidden to talk to each other, and robbed of all links to family and home, the slaves began to sing songs.

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Max
  • Music of Rhcp

    Music of Rhcp

    Flea's bass style is an amalgamation of funk and blues, borrowing from artists such as Bootsy Collins of Parliament-Funkadelic and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin. The groove-heavy, low-tuned melodies, composed through either normal finger style or slapping, have contributed to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' signature style. While Flea's slap bass style was prominent in earlier albums, later albums (post "Blood Sugar Sex Magik") have more melodic basslines. The guitar styles of the guitarists

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Mikki
  • An Assessment of File Sharing in the Music Business

    An Assessment of File Sharing in the Music Business

    An Assessment of file sharing in the music business An Assessment of file sharing in the music business and online music piracy, and its ethical implications regarding consumers, musicians, and record companies Background "In traditional ethical studies, the classic problem is the starving man - can a starving man ethically steal a loaf of bread if he has no money. The modern version is evidently, can the person who wants to listen to music steal

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Anna
  • Are the Measures Taken Against Illegal Music Downloading Effective?

    Are the Measures Taken Against Illegal Music Downloading Effective?

    Introduction When a commercial about the release of a new album is seen or heard, most people run to their computer to download it, instead of run to the store and buy it. According to a Belgian broadcasting company, VRT, the profits of music sales fell worldwide by 4% and this only in the first 6 months of 2006. In the opinion of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, this decline is due to

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Janna
  • Punk Music in the 70’s and 90’s

    Punk Music in the 70’s and 90’s

    Punk music has gone through an evolution ever since the punk explosion in the late seventies. Although today’s punk music retains most of the ideology and sound that defines the punk genre, there are some distinct differences between Nineties and Seventies punk. Most of the punk bands to emerge and gain popularity in the nineties mostly hailed from California (Green Day, the Offspring, etc.). Punk vanguards from the seventies hailed from the East Coast

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Against Illegal Music Downloading

    Against Illegal Music Downloading

    Flash back to October, 1997. The punk rockers who call themselves Green Day prepare to release the much anticipated follow-up album to Dookie, Nimrod. Every kid between the ages of 10 and 20 is ready to pounce on the album when it hits stores. Every one of my friends begs their parents to take them to the store on that cold Tuesday morning. The older kids ditch class to get in line at the local

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Artur
  • Censorship

    Censorship

    Imagine a time when television didn’t exist. For most, this idea seems irrelevant. Rightfully so, the majority of individuals alive today have never known a different world. As the precursor to the internet, television is able to grant audiences a glimpse into new experiences. Numerous television channels beam images ranging from talk shows, cartoons, sports, news and other themes into living rooms across America. All these images are conceivably born from real life relations. With

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Bred
  • Australian Music Industry

    Australian Music Industry

    Question 1 Australian music industry has not been substantially impacted by the digital music trend yet. But the symptoms of perceived impact can be felt by looking at the mass digital music adoption rate. Digital music has shown tremendous growth of about 250% of value $ 27.8 million and 320 % in volume till end of 2006. This growth has increased the share of digital distribution from 1.5 % in 2005 to 5.5 % in

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Music and Connie

    Music and Connie

    Throughout the ages, music has been an important part of life. From the chants set to drums in prehistoric times, to the gyrating beats of modern day rock, music has influenced people in countless ways. In Joyce Carol Oates's short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” we see many references to music. From the beginning, the story is written in a way to suggest musical lyrics. Also, Connie, the main character, uses

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Music Is an Art Form

    Music Is an Art Form

    TERM PAPER “Music is generally perceived as the most universal of all art forms.” The literal meaning of the word 'music' according to any dictionary is: 'art of combining vocal or instrumental sounds in a harmonious or expressive way.' But music has a meaning which is far broader than this. Music is life. Music means Self-expansion and oneness. It is an art by itself. Art, in any of its forms, is generated by a person,

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Top
  • Baroque Music

    Baroque Music

    Baroque music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia •Jump to: navigation, search History of European art music Early Medieval (500 – 1400) Renaissance (1400 – 1600) Common practice Baroque (1600 – 1760) Classical (1730 – 1820) Romantic (1815 – 1910) Modern and contemporary 20th century classical (1900 – 2000) Contemporary classical (19 – present) Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Music Concert Report

    Music Concert Report

    Music History Concer Report On December 5th I attended a concert hosted by La Maison des Jeunesses Musicales du Canada in Montreal. The musicians were all students from La Conservatoire de Musique de Montreal. The compositions presented were three pieces by Johannes Brahms: Sonata in F major for �Cello and Piano, Op. 99, Sonata in F minor for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120 No. 1, and Trio in A minor for Clarinet, �Cello and Piano,

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Music Therapy

    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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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Andrew
  • What Is Censorship?

    What Is Censorship?

    What is censorship? An encyclopedia defines censorship as "the control of what people may say or hear, write or read, or see or do.” There are many reasons why people censor. Many governments or groups try to preserve their standards of morality by preventing people from learning about or following other standards. There should not be censorship. Authors deliberately create to express themselves through these things. In consequence of censorship, the public would not be

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Steve
  • Mathematics, Education, and Music?

    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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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Edward
  • Censorship

    Censorship

    Censorship in music is a topic that has brought about much controversy in the past two decades. There have been many different arguments on the topic, however the question still remains as if it should be censored or it should not be censored. Before you can form an opinion on this, you must hear both sides of the argument on this much-debated topic. Some people believe that music should be censored so all audiences can

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Jack
  • Medical Applications for Music

    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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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Bred
  • Hip-Hop: It Is Music

    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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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Aesthetic Music Educatin and the Influence of Bennett Reimer

    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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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Music Is a Necessity

    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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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Does Music Make You Smarter?

    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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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Annie Musical

    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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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: July
  • Rap Music

    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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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Mike

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