Consonance and dissonance

daily basis. I am also invested in learning how to play the electric guitar which influences my interest in this topic greatly. I want to find out why exactly different chords are considered either harmonic or discordant by looking into the consonance and dissonance in music. In my research on this topic, I will focus mainly on the emission of sound waves through instruments and how the notes come together. Sound travels as a transverse wave which means it takes the same shape as sine waves, in mathematics

Music has been enjoyed for centuries by people of different cultures, languages, and religions. It is used for general enjoyment, as an outlet for relaxation, and as an auditory distraction from the stressors of daily living. There has been extensive research focusing on the various types and attributes of music, and on the types of participants that researchers have studied. Dobbs, Furnham, & McClelland (2010) found that music can be distracting to a person when they are trying to study

Math and Music: An Introduction and Mathematical Analysis Galileo Galilei once said that the entire universe is “written in the language of mathematics”. Then, it is not surprising to learn that music is closely related to math. The mathematical application in music will be discussed in this essay. Rhythm and Frequency To understand the relation between math and music, the primary step is to study the nature of rhythm, frequency and amplitude. Everything around us has its own pattern of

Vivaldi crossed over any barrier amongst words and verse and music by introducing every development with a piece and mirroring these states of mind with particular melodic subjects and thoughts. He utilized both exacting interpretations of thoughts to music, for example, pizzicato to demonstrate raindrops and impersonations of winged creature calls and more allegorical interpretations, for example, cacophony to indicate icy present in winter and quick scales that depict twirling winds.[22] These

If I had a student who was struggling in class with my phonics approach, and needed a different approach, I would try several different strategies that we learned about this week in Chapter 7 of our textbook. The first strategy that I would employ would be “Letter Actions a consonant based strategy” (Vacca, et al., 2015, p. 191,192). This strategy would be great for my student if they are learning to read, but they were having difficulty with the words. In this strategy the sounds of the consonants

I got the chance to attend the Jazzy Stars late concert at the Acme Lounge in the Arts and Entertainment district in Miami, Florida. The band that performed was called Lemon City Trio. Lemon City Trio has three bands members that go by the names Brian Robertson, Nick Tannura, and Aaron Glueckauf. The jazz concert consisted of two sets of ten songs that lasted for about two hours. Brian Robertson played the organ, Nick Tannura played guitar, and Aaron Glueckauf played drums. This was the first live

Analysis of Firebird by Stravinsky Immediately we are introduced to the leitmotif, major and minor thirds, within a tritone. This returns at bars 15 - 18 and at various other parts in the suite of which I will later elaborate. Within the opening few bars the pizzicato and legato combined in the cello and bass section produces an ominous opening to the work. The base drum roll and the murky off beat and horn entry at bar 5 makes it clear that it is evil magic. One of

The official Metro: Last Light soundtrack was composed by Ukraine composer Alexey Omelchuk. Omelchuk is famous for composing music for video games such as Alexander, Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars, Heroes of Annihilated Empires, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, Metro 2033 and most recently Metro: Last Light. He was working with GSC Game World, and after the company was dissolved in 2011, he went to worked one of its successor 4A Games. The original soundtrack for Metro: Last

Dynamic Shifts: Describe a significant element and explain its effect. 1. In the beginning of the film a quite melody plays behind the narrator’s voice add she describes the story of the gods and Perseus’ birth, which adds to the story like ambiance of the scene. However, once the scene jumpcuts to the beginning of the storyline where Perseus’ adoptive father finds him and his deceased mother in a casket, the music fades into silence. Thus, the ceasing of the music is another element that is used

Taylor Wood COM-201 Response Paper 1: Cognitive Dissonance Theory Life is full of uncomfortable situations. Whether it’s 12:01 on December 21, 2012 or seconds before a drop on a rollercoaster, we rationalize the situation to create a sense of equilibrium. Cognitive Dissonance Theory explains why we experience the mental discomfort called dissonance that arises from “inconsistent attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors” and how we take action or change our thinking to alleviate the discomfort (West &