Studying music Music is a form of entertainment that one enjoys passively. Some people not only listen to music but also study music. While most people in colleges study music because it’s a requirement for them to graduate, studying music offer many more benefits than just allowing someone to graduate. First, studying music sharpens the memory of a student. This is the case because in music class, a student gets a great opportunity of practicing and performing musical pieces. Through practicing and performing musical pieces as an assignment or a learning activity, a student sharpens his or her ability to memorize. Thus learning music helps in sharpening memorization skills. These are skills that can help people to perform better in school and also in the workplace.   Studying music also create teamwork and improve team working skills. In music, many instruments can be played at one time, and one individual cannot play all of them at the same time. In music class, one learns how to play the instrument and how to work with others who are playing other instruments…

Paintings The term romantic in literal language suggests the idea of “love.” In art, romantic art has the meaning of “emotion,” Romantic Art simple means emotional art. These pieces of work depicted strong emotional feelings from the artists by the start of the 19th century. The French Revolution of 1789 significantly influences the emergence of the “Romanticism movement.” Romantic art is, therefore, dated between 1775 and 1830. The works are familiar in Germany, Britain, and France. The artworks during the Romantic Movement have specific and unique features that make them outstanding. The first look at the second painting directs one to the lady lying while facing up. The most peculiar feature of romantic art is the expression of bold poses by the contents of the picture. Romantic art has an emphasis on emotions as its primary subject matter. The paintings took the healthy appearance of the ordinary object. The second painting has faces of two distinct animals with different emotions. The human being in art also has bright emotions. Romantic portraits also give special attention to nature (Nina, 2016). The…

Wall of Sound   Phil Spector was born on December 26, 1940, in New York City. At 9, his father passed away his family relocated to Los Angeles. Spector joined High school, where he started writing songs and learned to play guitar. He then began recording successfully; he also gained valuable producer experience and learned the controls of developing the recording industry. Phil is one of the leading producers in the improvement of popular songs. His techniques and creative intelligence are beyond question. Spector gets known for producing a unique “wall of sound,” in which several instruments are combined and create a single effect. He fought the introduction of stereo and preferred to have sounds of multiple instruments mixed in a single monaural track rather than separated into the left and right channels.   Spector extended the producer role. He had and managed his own record company; Composed talents to produce a unique artistic vision. He is the only record producer who entirely claims the role of an auteur. Spector also showed the power of collaboration. He relied on favorite…

Latin-American History Spanish Conquest Spanish explorers and soldiers invade America in 1492, to maximize the Spanish Empire alongside the Portuguese. The invasion contributed to the migration and settlement of the Spaniards in different regions of America. After signing the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494, Spain and Portugal divided the new world into two, with Spain taking over the West and Portugal dominating the East. Spain’s motivation to conquer America was the presence of gold in the region, which would maximize trade and bring more wealth to Spain. Additionally, Spain’s desire to spread Christianity facilitated the conquest and colonization of the Americas. Christianity was a severe issue, and the Spaniards wished to convert the Native Americans into Christians (Belknap & Sandweiss 7986). Christopher Columbus took many natives as slaves forcing them to work in their plantations under miserable living conditions. The native civilizations that inhabited America during the conquest were the Incas, Aztec, and Maya. The invasion of Spain and African slaves in the New World resulted in the spread of illnesses that were previously foreign to the natives. Diseases such…

Book Report Contemporary art has turned out to become a mass entertainment, a job description, and to others, it has become a luxury good.  Notwithstanding, contemporary art has also been viewed to be an alternative kind of religion. Sarah Thornton has written an entertaining and intelligent fly- on- the- wall narrative that takes people behind the scenes of the world of arts. It moves people from different art schools to the auction houses, showing them how it works. Thus, it has given us a precise sense of being part of the art world.  Sarah Thornton was born in the year 1965, and she is a writer, ethnographer as well as a sociologist if culture.[1] She has authored several books about the artists’ technology, design, and even art market. She wrote a common book known as “Seven days of art in the world” in the year 2008.  Most people have described the book to be an enduring work in sociology. I have different views of the book. In addition to that, Sarah Thornton analyzes the seven distinctive facets of the art…

DEVELOPMENT OF HIP-HOP CULTURE Development of Hip-hop CultureGrowing up in Albany New York, Hip Hop wasn’t just about the rap songs; it was a culture. Most black people at the time resonated with it, and it was almost the life of every black person during those times. I loved my hood, and even with the decrease in Hip Hop popularity in recent times, I still can’t forget my roots. Albany, just like many other localities in New York, has seen a great transitioning in the music culture with upcoming generations. Back then, we used to have three Hip Hop and R&B radio stations; now, there is only one left, 99.1. Many acts have come up and quickly replaced the customs and traditions of New Yorkers, with little or no allusion to the then-popular culture. The only activity that is somewhat related to this is by a company called A Little Booking Agency. They have teamed up with Suny Albany’s Student Association to set up concerts, mostly for the younger people living in this hood. Most of the songs they play…

Hip Hop culture Growing up in Albany New York, Hip Hop wasn’t just about the rap songs, it was a culture. Most black people at the time resonated with it, and it was almost the life of every black person during those times. I loved my hood, and even with the decrease in Hip Hop popularity in recent times, I still can’t forget my roots. Albany, just like many other localities in New York has seen a great transitioning in the music culture with upcoming generations. Back then, we used to have three Hip Hop and R&B radio stations, now there is only one left, 99.1. Many acts have come up and quickly replaced the customs and traditions of New Yorkers, with little or no allusion to the then popular culture. The only activity that is somewhat related to this is by a company called A Little Booking Agency. They have teamed up with Suny Albany’s Student Association to set up concerts, mostly for the younger people living in this hood. Most of the songs they play are not relatable…

The contrast between Baroque and Classical Music Baroque and classical architecture differs in age, purpose, and attributes. Leach highlights that baroque architecture originates in Italy in the 17th century and fused with decorative and theatrical elements (2016). According to the source, the architecture’s primary purpose is to impress. Some of the discipline’s principal attributes include domes, quadrature, cartouche, elliptical spaces, and contrasting art. On the other hand, classical architecture was discovered between the 4th and 7th BC. Leach argues that the style principle purpose is stability and reinforcement (2016). However, the author states that some types of classical architecture capture decorative aesthetic. Some of the main attributes of the style include precise construction geometry and symmetry, numerous pillars, strong foundation, and pediments.   Baroque music is easily recognizable, accounted for by its unique characteristics. The most common attribute of the entertainment form is basso continuo. Also, a single mood per piece attributes the music. Cyr expresses the importance of the string section in the entertainment form (2017). Besides, major and minor keys replace the modes of music. Cyr highlights that…

Brecht explores the corruption of society Human society adores good societal ethics and views them as the pillar of good inter-human relationships and existence. However, societies may fail to adhere to societal values. It is at such a moment of failure that it becomes vital for artists to come up and portray the societal vices for their audience to make judgments. Brecht’s epic theatre describes the writing, which takes a dramatic form. Majorly, the play intends to stimulate its audience such that they assess and make a judgment on the things that occur in society. Among the things that the play portrays are the vices of society. According to the play, corruption is a societal vice fueled by the seemingly lawless system; it has rendered human brutal for survival all this as a result of the capitalist system. Corruption in society In Brecht’s Three Penny Opera, he explores corruption as a societal vice and means of survival. Corrupt deeds develop into a status quo where the leadership benefits from the suffering of the disadvantaged. In the play, Brecht has used…

Representation of Autism in the Media Introduction Autism in the west has been a popular concept for more than 70 years, alluding to deviance and other personality categories. In the past few decades, there has been a continuous evolution towards a better comprehension of the disorder. The term ‘autism’ is a coinage of Bleuler in attempts to equate the condition to childhood schizophrenia in 1911(Milton, 2012). The word was later adopted by other scholars who have carried it forth to the modern times, although the process has encountered numerous transformations. Milton recognizes the various shift to include the contemporary drop in the term Asperger Syndrome and the adoption of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (2013). The current definition of the condition by the author implies that there are challenges in individual socialization as exhibited through communication. There are also dissimilarities in sensory processing, which is exhibited through consistent and constrictive behaviors. Many perceived the condition as rare since a small part of the popular was affected. In efforts to gain better insights into the condition, individuals perceived the disorder in superstitious…