Zacatec Music Analysis

This week I learned a lot about music and the different genres. The first genre I learned about was Motown. The Motown Sound is a style of soul music with original characteristics, including tambourine, drums, bass instrumentation, a distinctive melodical and chord structure, and a "call and response" singing style originating in gospel. The second genre I leaned about was Blues. Blues is a genre originated by African Americans in the South of the United States around the late 19th century. This genre emerged from roots in African musical traditions. Blues included spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, etc. The third genre, which I found most interesting and amusing was Psychedelic. Psychedelic music was influenced by the 1960s psychedelic culture, a subculture of people who used drugs such as LSD, mushrooms and DMT to experience visual and auditory hallucinations and altered states of

2b. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, John Williams creates the mood of non-diegetic music which is when the source of the sound is not visible on

While the music in Mexico has evolved over the years, it has successfully remained true to its roots and traditions of typical Mexican music. Influenced by a diverse range of cultures, the music in Mexico has been molded by early Europeans, original natives of Mexico, and the modern-day industries of the United States, as well. Popular music in Mexico includes genres of Pop, Banda, Tejano, and Latin Alternative. The ability to appreciate music at its fullest extent comes with the responsibility to be knowledgeable of different cultures and their music. While examining Mexico’s music and industry as a whole, we are able to discover the diverse range of genres, along

There are elements of Spanish and Afro-Cuban musical in which are combined, both in terms of rhythm and the instruments

Salsa Is a mixed music type. Spanish cancion, guitar and Afro-Cuban percussion – clave, maracas, conga, bongo, tambura, bato, cowbell - merged with North-American music styles, like jazz. It incorporates elements of Rock, R&B and funk occasionally. The vibraphone,

With The Time Verses (Criss Cross, 2017), alto saxophonist David Binney brings in his characteristic soundscapes, which, besides completely identifiable within his own style and compositional structure, sound bold and fresh.

In the Commitments, director Alan Parker beautifully depicts the liberating effects of music. Music brings the members of The Commitments together and gives them a purpose. In one scene towards the end of the film The Commitments, dressed in suits, are standing atop piles of rubbish for their promotional band picture. Music has liberated them and this image is proof of it because the group all came from lower class families and by coming together to make soul music, they are rising above the garbage.

Moving onto the 20th century, popular music genres included Puerto Rican plena, Argentine tango, Dominican merengue, and Brazilian samba. These genres became national symbols for the countries from which

So, when I listened to Mozart’s piece. I thought this was such an amazing piece to listen to. I liked how it was so different with the rhythm and the changing of sounds between the musicians who played it. It started out as calming and refreshing. Then, suddenly it’s so fast pacing, but in an energetic mode. It’s so amazing I loved it. However, it might sound weird, but I have actually listened to this song before when I was studying. It helps me actually retain a lot of information in such a fast pacing tempo. The melody of this piece stranded out the most. However, while the piece was running along then it was very peaceful and joyful. The performance was very professional. I really liked how the musicians were very properly organized

For a composer, the modal system is useful for delineating a melodic “home” known as the final tone. A note called the reciting tone acts as the secondary “home” for the melody. The balance between these two “homes” creates drama for the listener. As the melody hangs on the reciting tone it often creates a type of tension that is resolved when the melody returns to the final tone. PHRYGIAN SKELETONS refers to the modal “skeletons” upon which tonight’s music is built. The selections chosen for tonight’s performance can be seen as a gallery of techniques that composers have used to handle the Phrygian mode. This mode stands out at once when one hears the idiomatic minor second interval that separates the final tone from tone above it (typically

Watching many producers work their craft and learning about their diverse roles, certainly helped with my ideas and approaches for Element XI. The 8-piece band consists of highly skilled musicians that are knowledgeable of their craft, but their forte, their comfort zone, are in live shows, not a recording studio. This brought about several challenges that concerned me for physical as well as psychological reasons. The studio is a transformative experience from capturing great performances to releasing it to the listener. It's an entirely different experience than playing in front of a crowd, and it's bound to affect performances. So helping them apply skills that they've learned on the road to a completely different atmosphere was very delighting.

The first song is sung in the very beginning of the documentary, when the landscape is shown. The man who sings and the social situation, however, is not shown. I’m fairly certain this song is the same song that is heard the second time music is heard. The second time music is heard in the video is when the women are cooking and the grandfather is singing with the baby in his arms. This tribal songs a strophic form

LP1, FKA twigs’ 2014 album, was one of the most mind-boggling débuts in recent memory, with a unique sound marrying unsettling and gorgeous. Since then, Tahliah Barnett found ways to remain in the spotlight with various music videos, TV appearances and the release of an EP last summer.

Bullying has been known to be a huge topic of discussion regarding both the bullies and the bullied. In the music video, "Popular," by Aranda Grande and Mika, the story following the song depicted the poor treatments two students received in school by their fellow classmates, and their decisions on how to take revenge upon the matters. The speakers are those two students, represented by Aranda and Mika themselves. Targeting the song to all types of people, especially high school students, and those who have fallen victims for bullying, as well as to all bullies out there, the song takes on a sarcastic, sassy and ironically cheerful tone. The purposes of the video are to not only go against bullying, but also to warn schools that their "ranking"

Millennium Jazz Music has released another outstanding compilation entitled Fifth Element to celebrate the label’s five year lifespan. As to be expected with any release from the British indie gem, the album uses hip hop as a vehicle to explore the sounds of classic jazz. This new one however is a cut above many of the other selections in MJMs catalogue because of the new elements it adds into the mix.