Musicians

body that I would have to undergo a small detour along the way to becoming a professional. My thesis sentences would be something like my dream to become a singer has lead me down different paths? Or maybe along the way to becoming a singer and a musician these are the certain things that I have faced on my journey. Struggling with determination, and my past bad habits, being able to differentiate between the professional façade and the me who is still a student that’s still learning. Being able to

Fisher, Atarah, and Avi Gilboa. "The Roles of Music Amongst Musician Holocaust Survivors Before, During, and After the Holocaust." Psychology of Music 44.6 (2016): 1221-1239. PsycINFO. Web. 16 Nov. 2016. This is article has taken an interest with both views of how music can affect you. The article examines Holocaust survivors and how they react to music. During the holocaust the Nazis used music as an element of torture. For instance, singing on command, where failure to obey or satisfy the guards

Ray Charles, Life of Being Blind “My worst fear is not being able to hear.” This is a famous quote from Ray Charles Who is a musician who played piano even with his disability. He grew up in a home with one brother who died at the age of four. He was also poor growing up (Janet 45). Ray Charles lived with blindness, a disability that is highly researched but dealt with by the help of various resources. Blindness is defined as unable to see; sightless. Nine out of every ten blind people live in

favorite musicians and have no idea that there is a union standing guard to ensure the rights of those very musicians. The average American may think their favorite musicians are rolling “dough” and not realize that for the past hundred and fourteen years the American Federation of Musicians, aka AFM, has worked to improve the professional lives of musicians across North America. (American Federation of Musicians, 2010) AFM attracts its members with a mission to unite professional musicians which

More than one million Americans suffer from blindness, a severe vision impairment (Marcovitz 6). Blindness can be caused from an accident or a disease (10). One victim of blindness, Stevie Wonder, has overcome it by making music and performing. His positive outlook on life helps him achieve many things (79). Being blind means a person is sightless or is unable to distinguish dark colors from light colors, but they can still overcome it (Dahl). Eye diseases, like glaucoma and cataracts, can

for me include a musician and a fine artist. For both of these occupations, I would be more than willing to deliberate about taking up either of them in the future, taking into consideration that I am currently a performing musician. I also have plentiful experience in the visual arts as well, so I could imagine being a fine artist as well. Both jobs include doing things I enjoy to a great extent. A musician is an individual who typically plays an instrument, but numerous musicians may also compose

Learning to be a great musician and learning to teach a student to be a great musician are two different concepts. At the beginning of the semester, I thought they were the same. The work one puts in to being a successful music educator is the similar, however, the way to go about teaching an entirely different concept. Which the various amounts of work we, as a class, put into different learning theories, styles of teaching, and precautions, I thought I would have gained a better grip on how to

Jazz music – and the musicians – played a pivotal role in World War II. During the war there were a lot of patriotic songs, as well as songs about military life, humor, and religion written in the Jazz genre. There were also numerous artists that went overseas to perform. One of these artists was Glen Miller, who raised soldier’s morale by modernizing the army band. Jazz was also used as a type of weapon in the war. During the war there were a lot of patriotic songs, as well as songs about military

arises in your forearm. Yet, this is the way of a serious musician, practicing at every moment is your life! However, studies show that up to seventy-five percent of musicians suffer playing-related injuries. These injuries can take time out of practices and performances, postpone musical advancements, and may cost a musician their job. Fortunately, there are ways to avoid and reduce these injuries and help save the careers of countless musicians from these and regular and Repetitive Strain Injuries

For the musician, technology and copyright laws are some of the most beneficial aspects of their profession. In fact, technology has assisted musicians in distributing, listening to, and performing music. Those ways can also help the musician academically or financially. Compared to centuries ago, the musician can now distribute music in various ways, not just by paper. Nevertheless, copyright laws came into existence in the sixteenth century as well, have also benefited the musician. Over time these