Rhythm

Brooke Fraser is a New Zealand musician who has gravitated towards the acoustic, singer-songwriter genre for most of her music career. Her latest album (2013) ‘Brutal Romantic’ marked a significant shift in her music as she moved into more electronic sounds. ‘Arithmetic’ is a very simplistic, acoustic song off her first album ‘What to Do with Daylight’ (2003). ‘Kings and Queens’ is off her newest album and is a highly produced song containing elements of rock, pop and electronic sounds. These two

Dvořák’s native folk style appears throughout his piece, often incorporated through rhythm and traditional dance styles from Bohemia. Rhythmically, the Slavic style is best described, rather ironically, as a “Scottish snap.” Although this style of stressed and unstressed beats are most commonly attributed to the Scots, it can be easily recognized that “the merest glance at Czech folk music reveals that an identical rhythm pattern can be found in abundance” (Beckerman, Henry Krehbiel). This rhythmic accenting

DAVE BRUBECK - TAKE FIVE Name of Student Subject Name Here Date Here DAVE BRUBECK - TAKE FIVE Introduction The history of Jazz dates back to early 20th century in the regions within and around New Orleans where African Americans are believed to have pioneered its development. This paper focus on the jazz song Take Five by Dave Brubeck. The song which was released in 1959 for the album Time Out, was recorded by Dave Brubek and written by Paul Desmond. The song was produced in New York

Music has been around for a very long time. Especially African Music. Throughout many centuries, African music has changed. Just like any music today, the beat, the style, and even the dances have always been different and changing in Africa. There are many forms of African music that we think we may know but we don’t. Traditional music for us might be any song we play during certain holidays or special gatherings and then continuing that throughout the years. Unlike in Africa, their form of traditional

development and it also helps their brain function. Through music, children learn how to communicate their thoughts and their feelings. Young children love to sing, they love hearing their own voices by experimenting with different melody, tone, and rhythm. That’s one of many ways younger children learn how to play. When a softer and soothing music is playing during the day, children tend to be more relaxed and quiet. Music is a primary experience for us human. This is why music should be the important

Francisco Peña Pérez, or popularly known as Paco Peña, is a 73-year-old Spanish guitarist, composer, producer and innovator of Flamenco. He was born in Andalucian city of Cordoba on June 1st, 1942 and has started learning how to play the guitar from his brother at the age of 6. At the age of 12, he experienced his first professional performance. He performed throughout Spain in his early age and decided to move to London in 1960s to pursue his career abroad. According to Woodall (n.d.), “ since then

Music Review #2 Last Monday, October 17th, I had the privilege of seeing the performances of the University Repertoire Ensembles. They were live at the School of Music’s Malcolm Bird Recital Hall, and each ensemble played several jazz melodies that were very engaging and entertaining. The University Repertoire Ensembles included the Contemporary Ensemble (CE), the Hard Bop Ensemble (HBE), and the Brazilian Ensemble (BE). The CE performed the songs, “Have You Heard,” “Sail Away,” and “Got A Match

to music that mostly includes a four-piece band: 2 guitarists, 1 bass-player, and 1 drummer. So then, what characterizes the genre known as Ragtime? Well, Ragtime music is mostly defined by the presence of a shifted or ragged rhythm. This means that the regular flow or rhythm of a piece of music will be disrupted by a shift, making it sound slightly off-beat. Ragtime music is considered to be lively and springy, which makes it a great genre for dancing to. Let’s look more specifically at the form

Music plays a immense part in the lives of those who experience it. It has the power to influence behaviors and moods and even important decisions one makes in life. A device with that amount of power must have very meticulous monitoring. Choosing between more uplifting music and more degrading music can be difficult surprisingly, simply because a lot of adults like rap and music categories like that that contain a lot of degrading messages. Positive, uplifting music is a much better choice for overall

The movement is light in character and an instrument called the euphonium brings us back to the first theme. The second theme is then played in a major key. Movement 3: “March” is played at a march tempo, which is played at a consistent and regular rhythm for people to march to. This movement opens with a bass drum solo that is very