Koyaanisqatsi: Music Analysis

Into the Woods brings together all of the fairytales one learns to love as a child, but it brings interesting twists to their stories. Not only do these beloved character’s storylines intermingle, they work together, and sometimes against one another, for the ultimate goal: a “Happily Ever After”. The main plot of the barren baker and his wife’s hunt to break the curse the evil witch placed on their family leads them on an adventure, that gets them into many sticky situations, propels the long complex storyline along. You’re introduced to a spunky, almost bratty, little red riding hood; a Cinderella who runs from her prince; and two princes that are full of hot air. This musical leads the audience through many twists and turns with compelling

Having looked at the emotional effect this music has on people, it is now worth looking at the specific churches within the Sydney diocese to get a greater understanding on a smaller level as to how the music is played and what effect it might have. To do this, there have been visits to said churches to see what goes on, this is like a large scale of the participant observation methodology. This was a very useful in developing an understanding for how different churches of the same denomination were going about music as part of the service. There is some clear information that has come out from attending these churches. Firstly, and worth noting, the churches run very similar services, across most of the churches the structure of songs is the

You know the name the hair and smile but most of all you know the voice. Chaka Khan is a pioneer in the music world and others inspire to be like her. Chaka Khan was born March 23, 1953 as Yvette Marie Stevens in Chicago, Illinois at Great Lakes Naval Base Hospital. She stepped into the music world in the 1970s. Her first music group called the Crystalettes was formed when she was 11 with her sister Yvonne and two other girls from their neighborhood. The group was influenced by Khan’s musical inspirations Billie Holiday and Gladys knight. Later in the years the sisters joined the Affro-arts theatre, a group that toured with Motown legend Mary Wells. They started another group known as Shades of black while being with the theatre. In 1968, a Yoruba priest renames her Chaka Adunne Aduffe Yemoja Hodarhi Karifi and her sister is renamed Taka Boom. In 1969, Khan became very active in the black power movement by joining the Black Panther party. She worked on the organization’s free breakfast program for children. She drops out of school and she sings with the groups Lyfe, Lock & Chain, and Huey & The Babysitters. Finally she joins the band Ask Rufus whose name is taken from a fishing magazine column. The band is discovered by producer Bob Monaco while he was scouting groups at a Chicago club. She became Chaka Khan when she married bassist Hassan Khan in 1970. After hearing Chaka sing, Monaco proclaims “I thought I’d heard the next Aretha Franklin or coming of Christ. She

A high school music teacher and band director, Dwight Asberry provides valuable instruction in both specific instrument training and general music appreciation and history. He also excels as a composer and arranger. Over the course of his career in music education, Dwight Asberry has directed a number of college, high school, middle school, and youth organization performance ensembles including symphonic and concert band, jazz band, pep band, marching band, drum line, wind ensemble, string orchestra, and choir.

Einstein on the Beach is a very unique collection of pieces. The music in this piece is very modern and somewhat off putting. Phillip Glass was interested in repeating notes and sounds. In Einstein on the Beach, this is no exception. The music is constantly repeating and elements of the choreography are repeating. Each element of the piece is paired with extremely modern choreography. There is spoken word in this piece, which is unusual compared to the other composers we have listened to. The spoken word did not make a lot of sense. The

Have you ever heard of Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars? The Red Shoes by IU? Both of these songs sprout from a genre that everyone has heard of at least one time in some point of their lives: jazz. Jazz is a genre that started out in the early 20th century by communities of African Americans, which soon became the “pop music” of the time period. However, jazz has been declining in popularity as other genres (especially pop) started developing, and conservative efforts haven’t proved to be very effective. Jazz is a genre of art, influence, and variety, and actions need to be taken to preserve such a rich genre of music.

The first piece I heard was C. Lindberg’s Akbank Bunka, Lahav Shani was Conductor and David Bilger on Trumpet. From a lover of Miles Davis, David is extremely skilled at his craft. I felt that the piece was of a polyphonic texture meaning when the melody is performed against another line of equal importance, the texture is Polyphonic. As an example, when David Bilger and the orchestra blended their textures, melodies and David Bilger together it gave the piece complexity. Also, there was great harmony, which enriches the sound of the melody throughout the piece, which is the sound created by multiple notes, played simultaneously. I personally enjoyed the string instruments in this piece since it complimented the trumpet.

I agree with your point that most of the sound is diegetic. However, shortly into your selected clip, the diegetic sounds take a backseat to the non-diegetic intro music that you mentioned. I kind of feel like the non-diegetic music in this clip fits the definition of "delineating form" and "setting the mood." In fitting the definition, the musical cues in this clip are helping to convey the genre and establish the overall mood. As the clip progresses through the opening scene, the music continues.

It all started when Seulgi saw Joohyun at her eight grade for the first time. She was (forcedly, all thanks to Wendy) joining a Marching Band club at her school and got accepted immediately. Well, she is a music genius. The first time she was tested to play trumpet, she got it right after her instructor told her how to play it. Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do. Even her instructor surprised with her ability. Next, she was tested to play the percussion. Let’s just say that she was a master in percussion, and her instructor settled her down with ‘percussion leader’ and ‘main snare drum player’ as her title.

The first thing that I found was interesting reading the three excerpts from Cuba and its Music was seeing the type of artist Arsenio Rodriguez was. It was said that once Arsenio had the inspiration, they would complete the arrangement within two hours and that they premiered two or three songs per week which to think about is crazy compared to artists today and the time they take to write songs. I think that music throughout Cuba moved very fast throughout the culture and it all started with how fast they created their music and how much music they put out. They continued to talk about Arsenio’s creation of son montuno which is surprising because Rodriguez seemed to be the artist of new things, but we never really was the creator of all of the musical ideas he brought about. He

Music is an expressive and emotional form of art. Each component of a piece adds to its character, depth, and personality. I have chosen three songs to describe in detail: Jackson by Johnny Cash, Crystallize by Lindsey Sterling, and I Hear The Bells by Mike Doughty.

of music to learn about like Kompa, Junkanoo, and Ska music, but the one I felt that’s best for me is Soca. Soca music originating from Trinidadian culture, which is a combination of the words “soul” and “Calypso.” Her popular song “It’s Carnival” featuring Machel Montano, released in 2003 on her “Red, White, and Black” album is a real upbeat, uplifting and motivational song.

Outside of school I play the guitar, recently began the viola, watch anime and read books. I’ve recently began practicing viola. When I return home from a busy day at school I warm up for ten minutes then practice what I’ve learned in school and songs I enjoy listening to on a regular basis. For example there is a song called “To Zanarkand” that I have been practicing. I enjoy this song because it is hard to play but once you succeed it is very rewarding because it sounds beautiful. Being in practice of this hard song helped me appreciate other artists and the time and commitment they put into their pieces. Practicing my instrument continuously has helped me improve greatly from where I began. I previously used to constantly screech and underperform

This song gives a message to the Lambadas regarding their cultivation, poverty, and intimate relationship with sevalal and Laxmana. It also carries their social live and economic conditions. Though it is a small song it gives a good message and provokes thought. Initial words have been repeated in all the four lines to add a perfect melody to the song. In the third line of the song the word Kwadi Mudda reflects their food habit, which means lump of chilli powder.

Music from all over the world presents a range of musical theories. Some of these are documented in writing whilst others are transmitted orally. Discuss and give examples with reference to both Western and non-Western music.