Moondog Coronation Ball: The Universal Language Of Music

Being an avid music lover and a communication studies student, I had a desire to integrate the knowledge acquired during the course of my classes with an event that enabled me to understand the dynamics between culture and music events. This intrigues me to study and experience the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as an artifact of music. Coachella is an extremely popular event amongst individuals of my age bracket where people of diverse races, ethnic background, creeds unite together for the love of music. Considering it the perfect opportunity, I decided to experience the true essence of Coachella. The event is said to be the most popular

The concert could be define as the act of performing in public. In order to our music appreciation class to synchronize the theory to the practice. We, students, have been requited by our instructor to write a concert review as an assignment. It is in that sense that I went to the Levitt pavilion and attend to Walt wilkins & mystiqueros.

Music has become such an important part of people’s lives today. One cannot walk down the street without seeing earbuds in a person’s ears or hearing the bass to a radio in someone’s car. But how did music become such an important and constant part of the lives of so many? What do artists have to go through to reach their audience? At the beginning of musical development from the medieval Georgian chant to the arias of Mozart and fugues of Beethoven, people could only listen to music in a live setting. This is how most performers would make their money. According

Planning a successful concert requires imagination in addition to an understanding of the goals and logistics of concert presentation. An open and informed mind can make the difference between triumph and disaster. It was imperative

Initial Preview: Throughout this speech you will learn about the birth and development of the modern music festival, how they have transformed, and why they have.

During the performance, the players showed their talents in playing a romantic piece which targets adults. Through this song, the performers communicate a message about the French culture and their love for jazz music. I would attend another concert to establish if there are any changes in the instruments used in playing the song. The presented factor stems from the fact that the performers are constantly transforming from classical to jazz music with the changes in time. Furthermore, I would attend another concert in the future to understand if there are any variations in the instrumentation. The Chamber Music Houston- Quatour Ebene performance suggests that musicians are increasingly embracing the use of modernized instruments which are easy to play during a concert. Also, the jazz performance changed my opinion about music. I now acknowledge that singers can be passionate and playful while on stage to create a sensible mood for the audience, therefore changing my perception on the style of music. At first, I thought that the music was the only instrument of communication while on

As soon as I was settled, I observed that the concert had given off it a thoroughly different atmosphere from any other concert that I encounter before. The crowd was dressed extremely casual but the musician was dressed formally in ebony tuxedos. The environment absolutely relaxed me and I additionally noticed the arrangement of the instruments. These included nine Violins, four Viola, three Violoncello, three Bass, one Harp, two Flutes, two Oboes, two Clarinets, two Bassoons, two Horns, two Trumpets and three Percussion. The string/woodwind instrument was arranged in the center, the membranophones were arranged in the rear and the chordophone were arranged in juxtaposition of the aerophone. Performers were rehearsing before each section.

With a bounce in his step and big smile, Grammer began to sing a song off his new album causing the audience’s cheering began to ease into the background as the music from center stage grew into the foreground. After his first song, Grammer made the concert a personal affair by directly inviting the audience to participate by singing with him. His well-known hit, “Honey, I’m Good,” enveloped the audience and the crowd once again erupted in noise which silenced any sense of background noise. The back-up singers, as well as the other band members, energetically began to dance to the music which invited the audience to do the same. The female concert goers slowly began to sway to the beat with their hips as their hands moved in an excited manner; thus, adding to the sense of a musical space that was positive and fun. The males, on the other hands, mostly opted to stay still and just nod their head or tap their feet to the beat. With all eyes glued to the stage and the dance moves of the audience becoming more and more lively after each song, it appeared as if everyone was interested in the music. From the beginning, Grammer’s concert created a fun and inviting musical space through both the direct and indirect calls for audience

While concerts continue to be a prominent experience in the music scene every function needs a soundtrack. Music’s use to set a tone or emotion has always been an integral part of society. Venues everywhere constantly host concerts and festivals to raise money for causes they want to aid. After the bombing at her Manchester Concert, Ariana Grande hosted “One Love Manchester” a benefit concert to support those who were affected by the suicide bombing two weeks prior. In cases such as these the music isn’t specifically tied to a certain movement but, they are bringing audiences together based off of a mutual love for the musician and a desire to aid a

On Wednesday, May 27, 2015, DePaul Symphony Orchestra held their 39th Annual Spring concert at Orchestra Hall of Chicago Symphony Orchestra center from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. When I arrived, I noticed that most of the audiences were formally dressed, including kids, students, adults, and elders. It was really crowded in the room; I estimated that there were over 300 attendees. After taking my seat, I looked around the stage and saw a huge orchestra. All the musicians were dressed in black, and they were still practicing even when their performance was about to start. A woman welcomed the audiences and thanked them for attending the concert. The concert finally begun with a short performance to welcome conductor Cliff Colnot. The instruments that

The impact of today’s music festivals has altered the way the youth culture defines itself as it is constantly expanding to immerse people in a more interactive way to give individuals an unforgettable musical experience that connects the festival goer to the artist and how much the influence of music can impact people. The Electric Daisy Carnival is one of North America’s largest dance music festivals and it is noteworthy to understand how it culturally became popular with the influence of electronic music and how is has shaped and changed the modern rave scene in the US. Also known as EDC, this event has gotten bigger every year while creating the best experience for rave goers unlike any other festival. The significance of EDC is that it has changed how raves function here in America and how it is shedding a new light on the stigma raves had in the past. The reason I chose this topic is because people say that music speaks to soul but I believe that EDC is far beyond any other musical experience and feel that this event is judged in so many ways because people don’t understand the deepness about what EDC promotes and how it is influencing how young people interact and connect today because of the music.

Concerts of any form are my version of a great escape. They provide a reality where everyone can become anyone they want to be for the allotted amount of time. There is no hierarchy that requires the audience to adjust accordingly. There is only magic, imagination and wonder.

At boy band concerts, the general admission standing floor is an open space in front of the stage; concert attendees buy tickets at a single price and try to get as close to the stage as possible by lining up in front of the concert venue as early as twelve hours before doors open (Stone, 2015). The vast majority of the concert attendees have the same motivation: 1) to get a clear view of the stage and 2) to be as close to the front as possible. These motivations in fans could be combined with such a feeling of desperation that any kinds of hierarchies (like position int he crowd) or culturally-specific paradigms of politeness that could govern their behavior are dissolved. In the midst of a boy band concert, the general admission floor, constituted of at least a hundred individuals that are separated by no groups or hierarchies, often sees widespread pushing at the very least as an emergent property, which can then erupt into more intense types of violence. For example, at a One Direction concert in Lima, Peru, the pushing in the general admission crowd was so intense that forty-seven people had to be treated for asphyxia (Gusmaroli, 2014).

In the music world, there are many talented musicians either in classical, contemporary, or modern music. One of the things that I like more about music is the ways that it communicates to the audience and what can express; as once said by poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Music is the Universal Language of all mankind”. We can see the difference of communication in many forms of melody for example in the blues you can feel the pain of the artist, in salsa you can see the enjoyment of the singer and the sadness; in addition, you also can see it in pop, rock, r&b, soul, jazz, etc. These two concerts that I am going to review next, are going to show how music communicates and how these artists connect with the songs and the audience, also what

Into the sloped concert hall the audience trickled. The plush seats began to fill, and the crystal chandeliers illuminated a crowd of well-dressed music aficionados. As the theater filled, the hum of voices increased. A buzz of excitement rose from the growing group, filled with anticipation of an enjoyable evening of musical performances. As the lights began to dim, the hum lowered to a murmur. Bobbing hats and bustling dresses made their way to their handpicked seats, over which long deliberation had been made. Silence became widespread as the expectation of the curtain's imminent rise increased. Then, at last, the thick red shroud rose, revealing a semi-circle of musicians. In smartly pressed black suits and flowing gowns, men and women