Christopher Small: The Musical Movement

To understand why music is a product of human intention and perception, we start by defining or understanding the nature of music. Music is defined as the sounds or combination of vocals and instruments in a way that it produces a form of beauty, expression, or harmony of emotions. Arguably, people compose or make music through many ways (Resnicow, Joel E., 20-29). While some people might compose music without incorporating instruments, others use instruments to produce beats that match with their sounds. However, to argue that the

Music, in all its complexity can be seen as a living, breathing mechanism that has the ability to sink deep down into one’s soul and create feelings of awe, excitement and wonder. Music speaks to and connects people of all cultures, backgrounds and ideologies, creating a common bond between various members of the human species. When listening to a beautifully composed piece of music, I myself cannot help but feel connected to the instruments, the artists and the composer. It has been my experience that music not only helps me learn, but also helps me grow.

Music has a way of expressing certain thoughts and feelings that cannot be articulated with words. What goes on in a culture at any given time period is directly associated with and connected with the music that accompanies it. It is the music that directly reflects any type of social and/or political change. Even though, in some societies, its use has been controlled and monitored, it has nonetheless never failed to instill some sort of change due to its ability to spread like wildfire amongst protesters and individuals who are seeking change. People can relate with one another through the use of music and express how they truly feel. This is evidently seen during the Civil Rights Movement. This paper will look at how music was an integral

In this paper I will be exploring the communication that is experienced when listening to instrumental music. This will cover the intrapersonal and intercultural connection that the music communicates. The paper will discuss both of these points by focusing on 4 different cultures and show the differences in the music styles by showing what emotions the music is communicating by way of instrument, voice, tone and tempo. While many cultures use all forms of music to communicate their beliefs and emotion I could only pick a few to explore. These 4 cultures were chosen for the reasons of being a few of the earliest cultures to express themselves emotionally primarily through instrumental music. In my reading of the Emotional Effect of

This reflection can be personal, cultural, or political. What Street, Hague, Savigny, Eyerman and Jamison are trying to assert is that music can either be an inspiration for an event or be inspired by an event. Art in general has the power to challenge cultural

Some people think that music can positively influence the listener while others disagree and argue that it has a negative impact. Mark Edmundson, the author of “Can Music Save Your Life?,” asserts through his own experience and the research of others that music solely “preserves” the listener’s life as a “balm—cortisone spread” (paragraph 25). His use of a well-known medical supplement makes it more relatable and believable to the reader. The authors of “Feeling the Beat” support Edmundson by stating that they observed an increased sense of confidence in oneself and one’s beliefs in the people they interviewed(Iwamoto, Creswell, & Caldwell 346). Their main support is the quote from one of their interviewee’s who said, “We can identify what they are talking about” (Iwamoto, Creswell, & Caldwell 343). This not only explains why students listen to certain types of music, but also why it can have such an impact on them. Derek Iwamoto, John Creswell, and Leon Caldwell declare their statement that positive influence of music by stating that the majority of the students they observed used their music as a way to

Although some may suggest music can only serve for entertainment, music imposes a direct impact on the ideals and actions of today’s culture. In the past, the music of a culture greatly impacts the people and speaks what the people felt afraid to express. Different types of music reach different areas of the human brain, thus affecting the way people act in various ways. Music possesses such a deep impact on human brains it affects the way we act and process different situations we go through. Although music can serve entertainment purposes it affects our brains and actions deeply.

Music is a very important part of many people’s lives today. Music has the power to make or break any situation. Many of the uses of music can lead to different responses. Music can put one in a good mood for a party, it can comfort one in hard times and struggles, and it can bond two or more people together who would not otherwise become close. Music can and has changed many lives through the years. The art form dates back to as far as mankind has been around. Since the beginning man has made music and it has evolved with man throughout the years. Music has gone through many stages ranging from plucking strings strung across two boards to pressing keys on a piano to make electronic sounds. Each and every form of music has touched many lives

Traveling Music: Playing Back the Soundtrack to My Life and Times, by Neil Peart, reveals the backstage secrets of himself, in the life of a musician. Peart describes his 50 year lead up to fame with music as his primary inspiration. With the desire to travel, Peart leaves his Canadian home and becomes a drummer, writing lyrics and discovering new sites on the road. His story tells of the hardships a musician goes through in order to succeed in the entertainment industry, as well as find internal success in his own life. Throughout Traveling Music, Peart demonstrates that achievements come with time, and that when staying true to his values, success will occur.

Music, an art that allows people to have freedom of expression, has become such a big part of our lives and it allows people to have an insight in other people lives as well as experiences. Music has been a positive impact in life however there were several times when it has been criticize and consider demeaning to

Almost every musician is covetous for originality, a word characterized as, “the quality of being novel or unusual.” Yet, any persons can safely argue with sound supporting evidence that the notion of originality- music speaking- is nearly nonviable because creativity is often contingent upon subliminal influences and impressions existing in one's natural world. Most ideas are influenced by an outside force. Music, for instance, is an ever-changing art form consisting of both legends and contemporary rising stars. It is the marvel and bronze that gets chiseled away generations through generation. As one generation fades out another arises to carry the torch incorporating their own musical themes and motifs with those before

Music comes in a lot of different genres (forms) such as “popular music” (pop), rhythm and blues (R&B), classical music, jazz, country, blues, rock and roll to the most recent music rap music. All these forms have their starting points and I aim to familiarize you with some of these genres and their roots. Their history to present time. After studying these different genres, I’ve come to realizes they all have some similarities and some quite obvious differences. Also how they started from each other in some situations. As we go on this journey I’ll explain in light detail what music has meant to the growth of Americans and the growth of me. I wish I could give you the entire history, but there isn’t enough paper it write it all down on. They say music calms the “savage beast”, and it is a true statement, but I’m here to let you know that it does a lot more than that. It entertains the entire world, and without it, it’s hard to image the state of our planet.

Coming into the field as academics creates an automatic power structure as the studier over those being studied stemming from the scholars as those documenting [and controlling] how the music culture is articulated to persons outside of it. By placing themselves in a position of inside students instead of outside observers doesn’t completely remove the power and privilege possessed by academic researchers but can begin to dismantle colonial legacies rooted in fieldwork

Similarly, as the individual (the composer) interacts with themselves and others, communication springs forth in the manner of speech or action (musical compositions). What comes out in these moments of communication can be a result of previous influences or

Thesis: Music is a unique form of sound powerful enough to manipulate mood, feelings, and cognition.