The Roaring Twenties in Canada
Position Paper - The Roaring Twenties Did the twenties "roar"? A very questionable idea in which only the perspective of the people in the 1920s can demonstrate the solution towards this issue. Different people in the meaning of one another that lived among the 1920s had different views and considerations towards the twenties. It could perhaps influence them to be more forgetful of the war and continue with their daily lives. In my opinion the twenties roared because of the many new inventions, entertainment, consumerism, arts, social issues, rights, lifestyles, and the economy. To take a deep thought of the conception of the twenties actually making a massive impact on the people's perspective, let's get straight to the facts of positive attribution. After the horrors of the war, people were ready to sparkle up their lives. With the new invention of Henry Ford's automobile "Model T" it was vowed to the price that average North Americans could afford I which from a perspective's mood would definitely be in the "roaring" type, also the mass production of these vehicles moved into all parts of North America. Radio broadcasting became one of North America's favourite sources of entertainment. During this time most Canadians depended on the radio as their source of communication since the television wasn't invented. People tuned in every day to listen to music, as jazz, sports
Music Composition Brief 1
Brief My school's music department wants to encourage students to start to learn to play instruments. To help them choose which instrument they would like to learn, students who already play will be demonstrating their skills by performing a composition. I have decided to write a composition for a violin accompanied by a piano. Compositional Process The piece is in rondo form (Area of Study 1) for a violin and piano which contains 3 sections in the format ABACA, with the A section as the returning theme, but varied slightly each time to keep the theme interesting. The piece was composed in simple time: 4/4. I chose to use this to counter the difficulty of the piano parts, where semi-quavers and quavers are played in both parts for a large proportion of the piece. The first A section was composed mostly in G major, with 4 bars in the middle in D major, the dominant key of G major. To start the piece, I created a violin melody accompanied with a piano playing arpeggios and broken chords. I made bar 8 an exception: a scale was used instead of an arpeggio in the piano right hand. I decided to do this to contrast with the other bars which were playing arpeggios. This section started off as mezzo-forte with two mezzo-piano's in the middle of the piece, as the note lengths were swapped around for one bar: usually the violin part is in crotchets, right hand piano semi-quavers and
How music has a huge effect on teen's lives
Gage Carmichael 0/24/12 Per. 4 How Music Has a Huge Effect on Teen’s lives Most people don’t know how much teens today base their lifestyle off of the music that they listen to. Music is huge factor in a young teen’s life, in and out of school. Music dominates most of the youth culture and can lead to many stereotypes. It can also be very possessive over a teen’s lifestyle; In some aspects their friends, way they dress, schooling, and even in some cases their future. Like many of today’s youth, I too used to base many of my friends and actions off of the music I listened to. I would dress very obscene, try and act like I had no regard over people’s feelings, and purposely disobey people older than myself. I even used to purposely fail classes because I thought that was the “cool” thing to do. But I eventually realized if I were to continue down that path it would lead me nowhere in life. So I decided to try and grow up out of that silly lifestyle. I believe too many teen’s take the type of music and lyrical content too seriously. Many think that the way their favorite artists live by is the way to go. Believing that one day they too could have the same type of life. But what they don’t notice is that this could lead to some terrible choices and even sometimes dangerous situations. There are many people who stereotype others for the lyrical content
Rock And Roll - analysis of the different styles of Rock.
Rock PLAN “I don’t know which will go first- Rock and Roll or Christianity”, John Lennon INRTO-1/2 a page BACKGROUND-setting the scene ½ a page DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROCK GENERES- 1 paragraph Punk Rock-1/2 a page Alternative Rock-1/2 a page Blues Rock-1/3 a page Folk Rock-1/3 a page Indie Rock-1/2 a page Wizard Rock-1/3 a page base it on TMB wands chords structure Many bands artists etc – 1 paragraph Sex Pistols- ½ a page Queen-1/2 a page Dire Straits-1/3 a page The Beatles-1 page a page The Clash -1/2 a page 1976–1986 U2 1976–present But there are contemporary artists etc – 1 paragraph Muse-1/3 a page Mumford and Sons-1/3 a page Panic At The Disco-1/3 a page Coldplay-1/2 a page The Kooks Noah And The Whale CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY There are many different genres of Rock music. Each sub-genre of Rock music has an opulent history; each sub-genre is listened to as much as traditional Rock and Roll music, if not more so. We have chosen six sub-genres of Rock music to explore through our essay. It was very hard to pick these genres as there are so many fantastic Rock genres, with different beats, pitches and tones. Traditional Rock music is conventionally built on a foundation of simple un-syncopated rhythms; this is usually in a 4 by 4 meter, with a repetitive snare drum back beat on beats two and four. The melodies that Rock music
Music Assignment - Who are you? The song that I feel best relates to this quotation and my state of mind is Who I Am by Nick Jonas and the Administration.
Music Project: Who Are You? “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” - Dr. Seuss Of all the humorous and inspiring quotes I’ve ever read, this is the quotation that best represents how I have lived by for most of my life, and I believe more accurate words could not be spoken. Being true to myself and who I am as an individual is something I strongly trust in. In addition, having the courage and strength to stand up for what I have confidence or belief in, even when others have a different point of view or attitude, is very important to me. In my opinion, this quote means that people who attempt to make me experience low self-confidence and esteem about myself and question my capabilities do not matter. It represents the fact that everyone has the right to express an opinion and has the freedom to do so. In conclusion, it is not necessary nor will I let people shape my thoughts of what I do and don't say. The song that I feel best relates to this quotation and my state of mind is “Who I Am” by Nick Jonas and the Administration. “Who I Am” is a song about trying to find love and wanting to find that person who understands who you are. Additionally, it discusses that fact that you must realize you need to know yourself before you can find love. The reason why I can relate to this song is, I
Scott Joplin was born in Linden, Texas on November 24, 1868. At an early age Joplin demonstrated an extraordinary talent for music. With the encouragement of his parents he started playing the banjo, and was beginning to play the piano.
Scott Joplin Scott Joplin was born in Linden, Texas on November 24, 1868. At an early age Joplin demonstrated an extraordinary talent for music. With the encouragement of his parents he started playing the banjo, and was beginning to play the piano. By age eleven and under the leadership of Julius Weiss he was learning the finer points of harmony and style. After years as an traveling pianist playing in saloons and brothels throughout the Midwest, Joplin settled in St. Louis in or around 1890. There he studied and led in the development of a music genre now known as ragtime, a unique blend of European classical styles combined with African American harmony and rhythm. In 1893, Joplin was in Chicago at the World's Fair leading a band and playing the cornet. After the fair he returned to Sedalia and played first cornet in the Queen City Cornet. Staying with the band only a year, he later started his own band. In 1895, he traveled to Syracuse, New York, with his Texas Medlley Quartette, a vocal group. His performances so impressed several businessmen in Syracuse that they issued his first two publications, the songs Please Say You Will and A picture of Her Face. When not traveling he worked in Sedalia as a pianist playing at various events and sites. He also taught several of the local young musicians in town, most notably Scott Hayden and Arthur Marshall whom he later wrote
What are some of the uses or functions of music?
Music is the organized movement of sounds through a range of time. Music plays a great role in our life, and it exists in a large number of styles, each representing a particular area. Clearly, music is not easy to define, and yet historically most people have or not a given sound is musical. A proper consideration of music should involve the musical sound itself; but it should also deal with the concepts leading to its existence, with its particular forms and functions in each culture, and with the human behavior that produces the sound. Although music has been a historical hit parade, since vey ancient times, modern science testifies to the fact that some of the networks in the human brain seem to be exclusively dedicated to music. This has also encouraged neuroscientists to rethink their ideas on the nature of intelligence. To pick a commonplace example: listening to their favorite tune can help children/adults work better with words, math’s, and also make an improved effort in sport. That’s not all. Expand your creative instincts, boost your IQ/EQ, control pain, motivate etc., too. In other words, music is a great way to manage your psyche for success. What has been most exciting, today, is the discovery of effect of music on the brain. Music, researchers suggest, might derive more cognitive powers from its unique ability to access both the left and right hemispheres
Evaluation Of Performance - In the performance I played in 12 songs; 4 in Interglactic Grapefruit as a guitarist and bassist.
BTEC Performance Evaluation In the performance I played in 12 songs; 4 in Interglactic Grapefruit as a guitarist and bassist. I was also used a session musician and played 4 songs for Matt Arnold; 1 for Leanne Johns and 3 for Rosa Trivett . On the night I played electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, and keyboard. My performance – Intergalactic Grapefruit The songs we played were Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand, Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People, All Day And All Of The Night by The Kinks, Are You Gonna Be My Girl? by Jet. The choice of song was good but some of the songs had no change in chords or time and I found myself relatively bored. In “take me out” I played rhythm guitar; we started strongly and then played the song without mistake through to the end. For “pumped up kicks” I played bass and started the song with the bassline. Although the song doesn’t change we spiced it up a bit by adding solos and fills to keep the audience entertained. The next song was ‘all day and all of the night” in which I played lead guitar. The song went to plan and I performed my solo well. Our final song was ‘are you going to be my girl?” for this song I played bass. In my opinion this was our best song. My performance – Session Musician For Matt Arnold The songs played were Changed By You by Between The Trees, Broken Angel and Tonight By Boyce
Commentary on Handel- And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah
And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah by Handel Comment on how Handel uses the following musical elements in this chorus: Tonality and Harmony, Texture, Melody, Rhythm and tempo, word setting. (10) Tonality and Harmony And the Glory of the Lord begins in the key of A major and there are modulations to the dominant key of E major (b.24) and then to the dominant of the dominant key of B major (b.68) (secondary dominant). The key then returns to E major and the piece finishes, finally, in A major. Minor keys are avoided, as the words dictate the prevailing joyful mood or ‘affection’ of the music. Although perfect cadences are used frequently to signify change in key, the piece ends with a plagal cadence in Bar 137 and can be seen as a grand ‘Amen’. Handel often used plagal cadences as endings to his pieces. Functional and diatonic (notes belonging to the key) harmony is used during the piece. Dominant, tonic and inverted pedal notes are also used. Suspensions (tied notes which do not belong to the chord) are witnessed also in the piece, with the first being in Bars 9 and 10. This adds dissonance and melodic decoration. A chain of suspensions appears in Bars 28 to 31, with dissonant notes being suspended in the Alto. Mainly only root position and first inversion chords appear in the piece. Texture The texture alternates between homophonic and contrapuntal textures
Brandenburg concertos (Bach).
BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS (Bach) Few musical works are as loved--and as often performed--as the six "Brandenburg" Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach. These six works display a lighter side of Bach's imperishable genius. Yet they came into being as an unexpected gift. That's what happened in 1721 when Bach presented the Margrave of Brandenburg with a bound manuscript containing six lively concertos for chamber orchestra, works based on an Italian Concerto Grosso style. The Margrave never thanked Bach for his work--or paid him. There's no way he could have known that this gift--later named the Brandenburg Concertos--would become a benchmark of Baroque music and still have the power to move people almost three centuries later. On this edition of Performance Today's Milestones of the Millennium, we explore how Bach's genius opened up a vivid new world of music for chamber orchestra. The Brandenburg Concertos are a highlight of one of the happiest and most productive periods in Bach's life. At the time he wrote them, Bach was the Kapellmeister--the music director--in the small town of Coethen, where he was composing music for the court. Since the Margrave of Brandenburg seems to have ignored Bach's gift of concertos, it's likely that Bach himself presided over the first performances at home in Coethen. They didn't have a name then; that didn't come until 150 years later, when Bach's
