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Art and music are such an integral part of our everyday lives. Understanding the basic elements of each is essential to interpreting their meaning. Listening to music stimulates every part of the brain and alters our chemical composition and mental state. Art is a tangible reminder of civilizations from the past; it shows us a glimpse of a culture and lifestyle different from our own. Art and music are designed not to simply entertain, but rather to educate and inspire us. Music is not simply a sound

“Without music, life would be a mistake.” Music is a very important part of our live, and those who make music are very special in this world. Music not being involved in my life would result in harmonies and melodies leaving me totally empty. When I was younger , I 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

Concert Paper The Aurora Symphony performed a wonderful concert titled Bohemian Rhapsody at their new location, North Middle School, on April 3. This was a classical concert, which focused on symphonies from the romantic era, specifically Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished”. This particular concert seemed intriguing for a couple reasons. The main reason was that the title catches the eye, it sounded like an enjoyable piece due to it being a rhapsody, which suggests multiple musical elements

Art is an extraordinary subject, defining what constitutes as art is not as easy task. Since there are many different forms of art and most of it is up to the interpretation of the artist or the audience, art has no one singular defining characteristic. The general public a lot of the times is not even aware they appreciate an art form. Art surrounds their everyday life. Art has the ability to; move us emotionally; to heal our minds; inform us about past and present societies and even enhance our

adventurous side of my personality, as well as the energetic and fun-loving side. Dina I want peace and culture that I feel through ballet and opera but still need high energy of dance events and louder type music.  I feel lucky to live in the great city so I feel happy any time I am able to attend a music/dance event…I am going to see Chaka Khan at Bandshell in prospect park next. Magdalena A live event brings out my sense of adventure.  You NEVER know what will happen, who will show up and where an event

beautiful subject because two people could look at a picture or paining and see two completely different things, and one’s interpretation will most likely will be different than anybody else. Years ago I found myself underappreciating the arts, mainly music. I played in the school band for years and took private lessons but I never could fully understand the hours of work it takes to construct even the simplest of melodies. My realization came when I heard a song I could connect with through and through

SOUNDS The beauty of music regardless of genre and form is truly amazing. It allows us to express joy, anger, sadness, love, pain, and bittersweet moments that we experience in our lifetime. Creating music can be simple or complicated, and it all depends on how we create it. We can create music easily with our bodies by tapping our shoes and snapping our fingers, or we can make it a more complex task by using our voice and musical instruments. Music is definitely an essential part of our social environment

his brother understand him by inviting the narrator to come to his jazz music performance at a small nightclub in Greenwich Village. At this place, he meets friends of Sonny, acquaint himself with jazz music and tries to get into Sonny’s world. He carefully observes any changes of his brother on the stage. Sonny is nervous and has trouble in the beginning of the performance. However, Sonny quickly gets back on track. His music seems to touch everyone, including his brother, by its beauty and freedom

Coco Fusco and Gomez-Pena’s satirical piece was designed to exhibit “[the] Western concept of the exotic, primitive Other[s]” and even implicitly demean how Westerners view the “Others”(143) . While Fusco’s live performance was the actual reactions of the audience, but Fusco’s video “The Couple in the Cage” had other factors that gave the watchers a different view of the satirical piece. But, Fusco does not examine the role of her editorial decisions which leading the watchers into her own bias views

It was on April 19 that the Intro to Music class went to the Spring Voice Recital. Due to the last concert, I was excited to listen to the performers this week. Similarly to the other productions, there was anxious chatter upon entering the theater. Over the past couple of weeks, I have grown accustomed to this scene, or atmosphere. Furthermore, I look forward to attending in view of the fact that there seems to be a tight knit community among those who frequent the concerts. I get a sense that