Loud Than A Bomb Analysis

“I am surprised by the turnout,” she said. “We knew we’d get our members out but we got a lot more.”

Throughout my early teen years, I was exposed to different mediums of art and discovered that I could express myself through more channels than just paper. Although Barry found comfort in her 11 x 17 newsprint and some paint, I was able to focus my energy on making music and taking photographs. Without my art teachers, I wouldn’t have the expressive outlet I do today. My childhood was not filled with unhappiness as Lynda Barry’s was, but from both backgrounds, we found a warmth from the exposure of art that the educational system gave to us.

E. HOLMES DISTRICT — Giving praise to the district's fine arts program and sharing their talents, Winesburg students Gus Johnson and Gracie Keim broke into song at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting.

After reading Malcom X’s Literacy Behind Bars and Daniel Felsenfeld’s Rebel Music, I couldn’t help but notice the similarities between their story and my own when I came to the realization my talent. Growing up everyone around me was trying to be like the music videos, freestyling, trying to emulate the dances, or act. I would participate in freestyling, but the way I put words together had more depth than the other kids…from me wanting to be different than the people I associated myself with; I became a self-proclaimed poet.

The documentary “Louder than a bomb” is a documentary about a group of teenagers who compete in a spoken word competition. The documentary uses many technical elements to portray unique characteristics of every character in the film. One specific character, Nate Marshall, is greatly developed using these technical elements.The technical elements of the documentary show Nate to be affectionate, committed, helpful, and reserved. In many scenes, Nate is shown to be affectionate to others in the film. One specific example is when he is shown spending time with his nephew in his house, as an introduction to his poem “A letter to my unborn nephew”. This scene showed a two shot of Nate holding his nephew in his arms and feeding him. This shot was

Stereotype’s fills the halls of secondary schools all across America, from your athletic super stars shooting hoop in the gym to the geniuses swiftly flipping through books in the library. However, there is one room where every stereotype mixes together for one purpose! In the band hall people from all backgrounds come together to create a beautiful melody. Regardless of your ability to slam a home run, grow a multitude of crops, or make a scientific discovery, everyone can join together, unite, and play music without any draw backs from stereotypes. Music is more than a class, it’s a sanctuary to escape the typical chaos of school. Participation in band avails each musician to an infinite journey of creative expression connecting to a language

“You will do great, it’s just a tournament” the one girl said her voice was filled with confidence and enthusiasm.

I now realise that the Arts, including music, creates opportunities to engage, inspire and enrich our lives. Music making and responding can challenge, provoke responses and enrich our knowledge and understanding of ourselves, our communities and the world.

What is the most important aspect of America’s youth in schools in modern America? Self-expression. But what is self-expression? How can children express their selves’? What good is self-expression? All of these questions will be answered the following essay on why school should not cut the art and music program to save money. Art, today, is an important aspect of the culture of America, and becoming more increasing so. But where do these cultural aspect of our society stem from one may ask. The answer is our youth. Our youth thrives off of the ability to express themselves in our modern schools, and for most, music and art are good stress relievers.

Music has the unique power to influence the attitudes and actions of a person. Whether it is used as a source of hope and soulful reflection on past struggles, like in Whitney Houston’s When You Believe, or to draw strength and determination to Olympians in Vangelis’ Chariots of Fire, music can provide spiritual, inspirational or hope-filled meaning. In order to inspire and motivate year 12 students, the electrifying Chariots of Fire is clearly a superior choice compared to the spiritual and soulful When You Believe. This is evident through the analysis of timbre, dynamics and expression and pitch.

The Aesthetics of "Slam!" is heavily influenced by the two subcultures that we plan to represent in our film: the Slam Poetry community and the Heavy Metal community. Though these two communities barely correlate with each other, they clearly share several values in the enjoyment of their art: passion, devotion and dedication. The film both satirizes the conventional stereotypes of these communities while also celebrating them for their remarkable energy levels and astounding love for their scene, in order to represent both parties respectfully and in good taste (Matthes, 2016, p.355). This essay will investigate what conventional choices we wish to take in regards to Steve's attire, as well as the production design choices for the environments

Flora also spoke of the life lessons and skills that being involved in a strong music program has taught her, many of which have been studied and proven (Flora). Flora reported an increase in her self-esteem and a sense of belonging after becoming a part of her school’s music program (Flora). Studies have indeed shown that the arts give children something in which to take pride, which in turn boosts self-esteem and self-confidence (Lock).

In the movie “Sound and Fury”, a young child named Heather is deaf and lives with her deaf mother and father. Both her parents have always been deaf and Heather was raised using sign language in order to communicate with her family. As Heather becomes older and starts to realize that another form of communication is more widely used, she begins to think differently about only using sign language for the rest of her life. She first notices another form of communication when playing with other children her age, she can’t understand them and they can’t understand her. She realizes she is different and that she is unable to communicate with her friends and others who don’t speak sign language.

Schools with music programs have a higher estimated graduation rate estimated at 90.2% and a higher attendance rate around 93.9% (11 Facts about Music Education 7). In comparison, schools without music programs; however, average a72.9% graduation and an 84.9% attendance (11 Facts about Music Education 7). Additionally, students who study art are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement and three times more likely to be awarded for school attendance than those who do not (11 Facts about Arts in Education 2). Despite the benefits of having a music and art program, they are often the first things to go when a school starts budget cuts. Due to, schools today focusing on four main core values: Math, Science, English, and History. Consequently, by focusing on these four main core values schools are crushing the creativity of students. Ken Robinson successfully argues this viewpoint in his TED Talk, “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” By enthralling the audience with humorous rhetorical questions, creating connections with the audience through logical and relatable examples, and by keeping a fairly concerned tone throughout his speech to convey the urgency of the issue at hand Robinson effectively and subtlety attacks the modern world’s education system while at the same time informing his audience how schools are squandering the creativity of their students

Think of a song that makes you smile. Now remember a song that makes you cry. Reflect to your high school years; recall the pep rallies, the football games, homecoming, and spirit weeks. What is the one group that kept the football team inspired, even though they are down by fifteen points with five minutes left in the game? The band is that group. The band works for over twenty hours a week to do what many people take for granted, music. Yet the band departments receive the least amount of support in many high schools. Throughout a student’s career, they are encouraged to do something outside of the classroom. Whether a sport, a club, or combination of the two everyone has a place where they excel. That something that gives them pride,