Music and Its Styles of Composition If music is the food of love, then play on.[1]Many people describe music as a form of entertainment, art and cultural activity. It spreads happiness, joy and peace in people’s life. Music can be defined as a form of sound that expresses ideas and emotions through aspects of melody, color, harmony and rhythm.[2]The genres of music exceed count as they keep emerging every day. Some of the common genres include hip-hop; rock; country; pop; rhythm and blues (R&B); folk and jazz. In the music industry, different people have different ways of creating music and expressing themselves through music. Also, different songs have different themes found in society, like love, death, power, violence, among others. This essay tries to explain the different ways through which the European composers made music. It focuses on one European composer, Joanna Adolph Hasse, his biography, a career in music, composition style, elements of style in his operas, among other things. Hasse was born in Germany on March 25, 1699.[3] He was a great singer, teacher and composer of music…
Music proposal The theme of the Playlist The theme of the environment is one of the essential ideas that every Playlist should focus on. I chose the subject of the environment because I believe the environmental issue is becoming a global concern, and the public should be enlightened on the conservation of the situation. Songs are essential ways of passing on messages, and for that reason, the word of environmental preservation will reach as many people as possible. One of the identifying characteristics of music, such as pop, is personal identification. Pop music is ideological music that is aimed to appeal to the masses on a specific idea (Rojek, 2011). Therefore the music will touch on some of the critical issues about our environment and the progress humanity has made in making it sustainable such as recycling wastes and the prevention of environmental pollutions. Human beings have had a long relationship with the environment because they have been the residents of the situation and have molded it to suit their needs. It is the environment that makes human beings survive,…
How to Put On Commanding Musical Performances Musical performances are not just about singing and playing instruments. Performers need to keep their audience on their feet or at least engaged during the entire performance. You might have noticed that some performers sing terribly but manage to draw huge crowds because of that Wow factor. This factor is called stage presence. There’s also the use of cutting edge technology, makeup, and costumes. Here are a few things you need to put on a commanding performance: Confidence Having innate confidence is the first key to putting on a commanding performance. Confidence comes from practicing and learning to manage your exceptions. The thing that makes performing live on stage such a daunting task is incidents that you can’t foresee. The power might fail; the lights might be blinding. However, such things will leave you un-phased if you practice and have confidence. Movement You need to step on that stage as if you own it. Many performers make the mistake of standing still on one’s spot during the performance. It would be best if…
Urbanization essay Urbanization is an essential component of social change over the years. This process refers to the rise and development of cities and has had numerous impacts on numerous elements of social, political, and economic life (Timberlake 77-82). The earliest cities developed due to the increase in horticultural and pastoral societies rose that made it possible for people to stay in a single place instead of migrating in search of food. Since ancient cities lacked sanitation facilities, people generally disposed of their waste in streets, which only led to poor sanitation and pollution resetting into rampant disease and high mortality rates. However, with the help of industrialization, cities such as Rome began developing more effective sanitation procedures that other ancient cities also adopted, leading to increased population in urbanized areas. Urbanized areas are sites of innovation, population diversity, and modern excitement. However, these are also sites of high crime rates social injustices and several other issues. With the rapid development of urban cities, crime rates have been higher within the central parts of the town, whereby housing was…
Social movement Social movements are large groupings made of people who organize themselves to resist or promote social changes. Basically, social movements are made of two components; first is what or whom the movement is trying to change and second is the level of change the movement is advocating for. Social movements can occur both at the societal and individual level and the movements can advocate for either radical or minor change (Anyon, 2014, 21). There is a big connection between social movements and political parties, interest groups and the media. Interest groups such as workers groups are a big part of the social movement as they advocate for social changes that are of interest to their members. Political parties are also greatly involved in social movement through seeking to bring about political change. The media has great potential to bring about social changes through creating awareness and informing the society about different issues that are of concern to them (Johnston, 2013, 43). There are three models of analyzing social movements. These include framing (frame analysis), resource mobilization and stage…
Setting up a more prosperous future for students Introduction Over recent years, the goal of education has shifted from improving the life of the future generation to becoming a source of income to many stakeholders. Many students are affected in such a way that many of them do not reach their full potential to become successful. As such, there is a need to identify unique educational needs and differences in the education field that can ensure the setting up a more prosperous future for students. This paper is going to examine the ways which education quality can get improved to better the success chances of students. Redirecting focus on students According to Thomas et al. (2001), concern about education quality is not new, over the years, reforms have been proposed in response to it, ranging from the organization of school and curricula to improved management structure in schools, teachers education, peer tutoring as well as greater parental involvement. One common thing in all the listed solutions is that none of the are student-centered. The reforms touch all other stakeholders and…
Sample Persuasive Speech Topic: Getting involved with local political issues. Purpose: To persuade Central Idea: Everyone needs to be involved with local politics. Attention. We are in danger of living in a totalitarian country. Donald Trump is incompetent, corrupt and some even think he is mentally ill. I have voted in every presidential election since I was 18 and have been deeply disappointed when a Republican won. But I have never been this scared about the future of our country and the world. We have all got to come together as patriotic citizens to save the United States of America. The national political situation is dire. Our president was elected without the popular vote. He has never held public office or served in the military. He lied about President Obama wiretapping him, declared the media the enemy of the people, wants to defund Meals on Wheels, tried to repeal Obamacare and wants to reduce environmental protections, said the court system was a threat to national security and the list goes on. (Levitz) It is easy to feel…
Effect of live and improvisation in real-time visual performance (RVP) Introduction Live cinema for a quite long time has been used to describe mainly the live music accompanied by the form called silent movies. With current live and improvisation in real-time visual performance, the form and style of live cinema and vjing have greatly changed. The live cinema today is actually a concurrent and more so a simultaneous formation of sound and some image done in real-time mostly by visual artists and sonic. This report discusses how live and improvisation in real-time visual performance (RVP) have impacted on the form and style of live cinema and VJing The impact of real –time visual performance (RVP) on form and style of live cinema and vjing The earlier form and style of visual cinema and vjing have broadly expanded in terms of cinematographic space. The focus is no longer on the photographic construction of reality as may be seen by the camera’s eye and neither is it just taken as mere linear forms of narration. Live cinema and vjing are now looked…
The Tibetan Buddhism The Tibetan Buddhism was the life of Tibet. The Dalai Lamas have traditionally ruled Tibet, and it had an independent theocracy government, language, and unique culture. However, the Chinese occupation of Tibet has entirely changed the religion and life of Tibetans. The Chinese government has relentlessly suppressed religious practice in Tibet since 1949. China’s invasion of Tibet brought the significant destruction of Tibetan Buddhism that also led to the destruction of human rights in Tibet. This is shown by the loss of the freedom of religion, violence against Tibetan women, and imprisonment of monks and nuns. After the Chinese People’s Liberation Army invaded Tibet, the military killed over a million Tibetans. In 1966, the Chinese government launched the Cultural Revolution. It was aimed to eliminate the old order and focused on removing the religious activity in Tibet. The government banned most if not all religious activity and destroyed most of the monasteries. Any display of religion was prohibited and punishable by beatings and imprisonment, and All of the religious objects were confiscated and destroyed. The Chinese government…
Movement of Social Media and Social Justice Introduction A social media refers to as a collective of communication channels over the online to serve different purposes such as interaction, collaboration and competent sharing for a community. Social justice refers to as the idea in which the social media platforms are freely and equally available to all the individuals without any discrimination. Social media is important as it has been used as means of communication and has increased efficiency and effectiveness in information conveyance. Werth, R. (2017). Social Justice . Retrieved from www.socialjusticejournal.org: www.socialjusticejournal.org Relevance to the subject The website notes that movement of social media and social justice has been on increase due to the availability of advanced technology. The websites notes that “there have been many social media which are coming up as time goes”. Some of them involves; WhatsApp, Wikipedia, LinkedIn, Face book, Goggle, Reddit among others (Werth, 2017). There is the movement associated with social media and social justice whereby all people all over the world can be able to access the websites for marketing and inquiring. The…