Dance Assignment Study Christopher Bruce Christopher Bruce was born in Scarborough in 1946. As a child he caught Polio, so started dancing
GCSE Dance Assignment Study Christopher Bruce Christopher Bruce was born in Scarborough in 1946. As a child he caught Polio, so started dancing to strengthen his legs. He started training at 13 years old at the Ballet Rambert School, and then at 17 he joined Ballet Rambert, soon to be acknowledged as one of the most gifted performers of his generation, and remembered particularly for his performances in Glen Tetley's 'Pierrot Lunaire' and 'Cruel Garden'. Bruce was the last major choreographer to have been taught by Dame Marie Rambert. After his training, Bruce went on to become a famous international dancer and is now known as one of Britain's greatest living choreographers for his ability to create emotional pieces that fill the gap between classical and contemporary dance. Some of his best known pieces include: 'Swansong', 'Cruel Garden', 'Sergeant Early's Dream', 'Rooster', 'Ghost Dances' and 'Moonshine'. He has received many awards including two Evening Standard Awards for 'Outstanding Artistic Achievement'. This award is a great achievement, with him being the second individual in the dance world to ever receive two. He was also awarded a CBE in 1998 and in 2000 was made an Honorary Doctor of Art by De Montfort University and in 2001 was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Exeter. 'Ghost Dances' 'Ghost Dances' is one of Christopher Bruce's
Dj equipment
DJ Setup Assignment In this assignment I will be looking at buying a complete mobile DJ setup to suit my needs, within a budget of £3000. I will be looking at advantages and disadvantages of different formats and their respective equipment. I will also have to assess what genres will be predominate in my sets and how my system will have to be adapted to best compliment them. Different music formats There are 3 main formats that people mix on today, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. Vinyl Turntables .Vinyl is an analogue recording format which means the audio signal that is produced is of a better quality than its digital counterparts. This is because vinyl is not constrained by the sample rate of the recording like digital formats. It means a far more accurate reconstruction of the sound wave can be produced by vinyl than a digital recording. .Vinyl turntables are generally less expensive than their CD counterparts, a good quality Vinyl turntable can be purchased for a fraction of the cost of a similar standard CD deck. .Many people argue there is a better control over what the song is doing, is it a much more hands on approach with no latency, this is particularly important when scratching for example, where being comfortable and feeling in control of manipulating the audio is very important. .Also a certain credibility is held in many circles for
Module 1 consisted of each individual dance pupil being instructed to perform a solo dance, which was to last between two and three minutes in duration and based on one of the four-dance stimulus.
Module 1 consisted of each individual dance pupil being instructed to perform a solo dance, which was to last between two and three minutes in duration and based on one of the four- dance stimulus. After much consideration I chose the stimulus based on Henri Matisse "Blue Nudes." The "Blue Nudes" were three individual and unique abstract poses of a woman, the body being blue in colour and the background white, My immediate response to the entire stimulus was to select either the poem "Trinity at Low Tide" or the "Blue Nudes." The "Four elements" would be very difficult to compose a dance for because of the necessity to make use of the different planes, when the Isshin Emerging music was first played, my immediate response would be that it would be an original piece of music to construct a dance to. However after careful consideration, the sensible conclusion was that perhaps too difficult to be influenced by another countries music and their traditions without actually partaking in the dancing style that would have originally been used to the music. Re-looking at both stimulus of the "Blue Nudes" and "Trinity at Low Tide" I felt that it would be better to use the "Blue Nudes" because as a stimulus it allowed freedom; it did not speculate any specific movements allowing for the individuals own interpretation as well as the research which would
An investigation into the Mozart Effect.
Psychology Unit 3 - Coursework An investigation into the Mozart Effect Introduction Background research Modern technology is increasing at an amazing rate, everyone is trying to keep up and have cutting edge equipment. This is very much important in school systems as well as other areas of life. With technology now being such a dominant factor in classrooms, teachers are doing all they can to incorporate technology into their teaching. This includes playing music during tests. Teachers may see this as a way to relax students and reduce anxiety, thus helping their test performance. There is research however, that states to achieve maximal scores on a test, studying should be done with the same cues present as during testing. For example, if the student listened to Mozart's 5th concerto whilst studying, he may recall the facts better during the exam if the same piece of music is played. According to the encoding specificity principle of memory, (Thompson & Tulving, 1970) the most effective retrieval cues at the time of recall are cues that contain information that was processed at the time the "to be remembered material" was studied. Therefore, for the music to help the student during testing, it should be played during studying also. This brings up the issue of whether or not studying with music effects test performance. Many students feel that studying with music helps.
We watched a videotape called 'Whale song'. It was about sea mammals' behaviour, hunting and general information.
RESEARCH STAGE We watched a videotape called 'Whale song'. It was about sea mammals' behaviour, hunting and general information. While I watched I saw the dolphins creating patterns with their movements. The hunting and killing of the whales and dolphins was quite graphic and stirred many of our thoughts because it is such a controversial and terrible thing. It made me feel deeply sad. It was a good stimulus because it gave me plenty of ideas, all from different angles. Some of the class looked at a book called 'Whale Nation' as another stimulus. I didn't because I had seen enough to be able to know about it. We then discussed in an off-text lesson the material and our initial thoughts and ideas. From watching the mammals swim through the ocean a lot of the class got 'movement' as part of the final piece. We also spent the rest of lesson on a kabuki session for information. We taught those who didn't know how to do kabuki how to do it. I'd done it before in a drama workshop. We all were 100% calm and silent. I found it really relaxing and enjoyed it a lot. I felt I was quite good at it too because I used variety of levels and positions. I lay on my back and stretched out my feet. Our teacher said it looked like the whale's tail and it did. I wish we could do kabuki every lesson to make us focused for work. RESPONSE PHASE 1: We had decided it was a good idea to
What Happened to Classical Music?
What Happened to Classical Music? Umaar Mirza Art and Business of Recording Mid term paper March 26, 2002 Chapters . Chicago Symphony Orchestra Pg. 3 2. Why Isn't Classical Music popular anymore? Pg. 4 3. What is Modern Classical? Pg. 5 4. What is Mainstream? Pg. 6 5. My Proposal Pt. I Pg. 8 6. My Proposal Pt. II Pg. 9 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Attending the Chicago Symphony Orchestra made me think of many things, one of these things was genius. For a man to write an entire symphony he has to have quite a high IQ. To write a piece that mends so many instruments together in such beautiful harmony and make such beautiful music really is a talent that I would love to have. I now see why the greats such as Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, etc. are considered full fledged geniuses. But while I was there I began to ponder some things such as why is this not a sell out crowd? Sure it is a Tuesday night but that never stopped anyone from selling out a performance. What has happened to this beautiful art from, it seems to have gone from the top of the music food chain to somewhere in in between. Many people wonder if Classical music can ever be as huge as it was hundreds of years ago. Can we return to that golden age of classical music? Are we ready to see music videos set to modern classical pieces on MTV in regular rotation? But first we
Music Song Analysis
Grech has said that one of the main influence on the recording of the album "I am Chromosome" was the idea that all of his experiences could be categorised into three groups: sensual, holy and debauched and the unhinged "I Am Chromosome". They are all disturbing, unsettling pieces of work. He was influenced by such artists as Bjork, Nine Inch Nails, Queen Adreena, Jeff Buckley, Sepultura and many more. These artists characteristics have clearly influenced Grech in the writing of "I am Chromosome" as they are all very alternative musicians, much like this song as it has so many different characteristics to it. Form The song does not have a definite structure; it starts off with a clear introduction building up to the song but from there on it does not have clear verses, choruses bridges, hooks and so on. The transition between sections by way of other musical factors is not smooth or flowing, it jumps from section to section with no warning. As shown in Appendix two, there is a table splitting the song up into sections by time. As the song does not have a clear structure the words used to describe the 'sections' to my account are what best describe what each section sounds like. Voice Grech has a voice that can range from a falsetto simper to a full-blooded scream, and as shown in 'I am chromosome' he can do this within the same song, and the arrangements are thoroughly
The Spinstresss nightingale - CriticalAnalysis
The Spinstress's nightingale CriticalAnalysis Original Der Spinnerin Nachtlied Es sang vor langen Jahren Wohl auch die Nachtigall, Das war wohl süßer Schall, Da wir zusammen waren. Ich sing' und kann nicht weinen, Und spinne so allein Den Faden klar und rein So lang der Mond wird scheinen. Als wir zusammen waren Da sang die Nachtigall Nun mahnet mich ihr Schall Daß du von mir gefahren. So oft der Mond mag scheinen, Denk' ich wohl dein allein. Mein Herz ist klar und rein, Gott wolle uns vereinen. Seit du von mir gefahren, Singt stets die Nachtigall, Ich denk' bei ihrem Schall, Wie wir zusammen waren. Gott wolle uns vereinen Hier spinn' ich so allein, Der Mond scheint klar und rein, Ich sing' und möchte weinen. Clemens Brentano, 1802 Original Version, German Translation The Spinstress's nightingale It sang long years ago No doubt the nightingale, That was no doubt sweet sound, Because we were together. I sing and cannot cry, And spin so alone The yarn clear and pure As long as the moon keeps shining. When we were together The nightingale sang Now her sound warns me That you have left me. As much as the moon may shine, I am thinking of only you. My heart is clear and pure, My god reunite us. Since you have left me, The nightingale sings, I'm thinking by her sound, How we were together. May god reunite us Here I'm spinning
Kurt Cobain-Murder or Suicide?
Kurt Cobain-Murder or Suicide? On the morning of April 8,1994 at 9:37am, the phone rang in the studio of Seattle's KXRX radio. The DJ, Marty Reimer, picked up the phone and was greeted by the words, "You're going to owe me some pretty good Pink Floyd tickets for this one." It was the dispatcher for a local security firm with the information that an employee, Gary Smith, had just had a glimpse of the body of Kurt Cobain sprawled out on the floor in a room at his Lake Washington estate. The dispatcher phoned the radio station before notifying the police and within an hour the world heard the devastating news. The voice of a generation was dead. For millions April 8,1994 became a day as important as November 22,1963, August 16,1977 and December 8,1980- the days that JFK, Elvis and John Lennon died. Kurt Donald Cobain was born on February 20,1967 to Donald Cobain and Wendy Fradenburg, in the dreary town of Hoquaim. His mother was a cocktail waitress and his father an auto mechanic. The family soon moved to the nearby depressed and dying logging town of Aberdeen. Kurt lived there with his parents and younger sister, Kim. His aunt introduced him to music at a young age. At the age of seven Kurt's life took a drastic turn. His parents divorced and he was forced to look at the world in a different light. As the home situation got worse, Kurt was ferried between houses staying
How did Western polophony develop during its earliest stages of evolution, and what were the characteristics of the most important polyphonic genres of the ninth through thirteenth centuries
. How did Western polophony develop during its earliest stages of evolution, and what were the characteristics of the most important polyphonic genres of the ninth through thirteenth centuries? (top) Western polyphony finds its roots in two early compositional styles: organum and conductus. These two genres began through a process of expanding on existing compositions. This process of adding to existing chants was labeled as troping. As this "troping" continued composers embellished chant melodies by adding text, mellismas and eventually by adding additional voices and parts. In the early examples of organum purum the lower voice, or tenor, holds long sustained notes against a more florid moving upper voice. When two voices sang constant intervals note against note, this was called the discant style. The highest amount of organum compositions came from the Cathedral of Paris, Notre Dame. Leonin compiled a large cycle of organum called the Magnus liber organi (The Great Book of Organum) In the conductus two or more voices sing the same text in essentially the same rhythm. The most striking characteristic of the conductus was that the tenor was newly composed and not based on a chant melody. The main technical advancements of these years were the defining of the modal rhythmic system and teh invention of a new kind of notation for measured rhythm, which allowed composers more
