Musical improvisation

In the second section of Intro to Choreography, we have started to analyze the concept of time. We have been introduced to certain terms such as duration, repetition, and stillness. Duration is the length and speed/tempo we are doing a movement. Basically, how long it takes to do a movement? Repetition is the meter or rhythm. Repeating movements can alter the perception of time to the viewing audience. Lastly, stillness is not moving or freezing. From observing my classmates first assignment of creating

John Cage lived a very interesting, non-traditional life that allowed him to form his outside of the box philosophy on music that questions the very definition of music. After exploring many different careers in the art world, he decided to compose music and through a winding, tumultuous road, he rose to the top of the classical music world. His life greatly influenced his music. His study of Buddhism and working with the choreographies of Merce Cunningham allowed Cage to discover the other side

Imagine being rescued after suffering a major car wreck, only to be kidnapped by your number one fan. Starring Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes, James Caan as Paul Sheldon, Richard Farnsworth as Buster, and Frances Sternhagen as Virginia, Misery is a psychological thriller produced and directed by Rob Reiner. In this 1990 psychological thriller film you will experience thrill, action, suspense, despair and misery, all powered by composer Marc Shaiman and his use of music to set the mood for the audience

the whole suffered?. “Musical borrowing is a pervasive aspect of musical creation in all Genres and all periods. (J.C. Bach to Hip Hop: Musical Borrowing, Copyright and Cultural Context Olufunmilayo B. Arewa” Intro I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us just borrow, (BB King) The words of the multi talented, guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer and

Modern Music Composition Composition has been an ever-changing entity in our society. Music composition is also a very alternating subject of study. You have to keep up to date when you wish to compose a piece of music. This is strictly due to the progression of music in this day in age. If you fail to study, the music you are writing may, very well, upset the music community with old or potentially outdated material. The only way to stay up to date with composition is to listen to a lot

As with writing music, too many people believe that lyric writing is too difficult for most people and that it requires a supernatural skill to do so effectively. While the ability to write song lyrics does vary between people, talent is not the only factor that determines whether your song lyrics are going to work well with the composition. As with music composition, writing song lyrics is as much a craft as it is a talent. Lyric writing is a personal activity that requires the ability to express

didn’t have the great love for music as I do now entering the second year of college. I mainly listened to whatever was playing either in the background or what my mom was listening to. I can personally say that I didn’t have much of a care for musical compositions. At the time I didn’t have a preference of the particular genre of music much, but now as I am older, I enjoy it as it allows me to reminisce on memories from specific times in my childhood. Once after I had hit my teenage years music

meaning cannot be found. Freud highlights individual’s inability to look beyond what is apparent to find the deeper meaning within something seemingly concrete. The idea of looking beyond the page allow one to indulge in the true emotions behind a musical piece. While music does not use words to convey emotions it does poses a set of melodies it follows to appeal to listeners. By utilizing repetitive patterns of sound listeners are able to interpret the message the composer it attempting to portray

pieces, Piano Sonata, Op. 111, he “shows his radical approach to form and his revolutionary brilliance stands out in every movement of his five Late Quartets, simply the greatest body of music ever composed” (Woods). He went against the grain of the musical society in

intriguing as it contrasted his background with Limon and Cunningham working with codified vocabularies; something he considered to be a “paralysis” of the body via technique. Working with Brown at Judson, Paxton was introduced to the methods of improvisation, using this insight to create explorations playing with the dynamics and stability of gravity. The Judson Dance Theatre had a significant influence not only on the direction of Trisha Brown and Steve Paxton’s artistic practice, but also the