...Elementary Modern Greek Professor Themis Aravossitas Wednesday, April 15th 2015 What is Greece?: Significance of Music within the Ancient Greek Culture Abstract: What is Greece? This questions can be answered in a variety of areas. The history of music in Greece plays a significant role in the history of the country. Because music played a integral role in the daily lives of the Ancient Greek citizens, it is evident that music has played a role in shaping the culture into what it is today. We live in a society where we are completely devoted and immersed in music. Whether it be a simple tune we hear on a radio or the hustle of city life, music is all around us. The way we react to music, is very similar to how music was in the ancient Greek times. Music allowed the citizens to express emotion, to worship, to prepare for sporting events, to mourn, to celebrate, and in essence to be happy. Music was their special gift from the gods, and they did everything in their power to make sure the gods understood their appreciation. They honored music and created an artistry that stands as a guiding role in, not only the history of the Greek culture, but also a significant role in the history of music in general. What is Greece? This question can be explored in many different areas. From a political aspect to the beautiful geography, Greece offers a wide range of history and culture that one cannot pass on learning about. The music of Greece is as...
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...Plato and Play Taking Education Seriously in Ancient Greece Armand D’Angour In this article, the author outlines Plato’s notions of play in ancient Greek culture and shows how the philosopher’s views on play can be best appreciated against the background of shifting meanings and evaluations of play in classical Greece. Play—in various forms such as word play, ritual, and music—proved central to the development of Hellenic culture. In ancient Greece, play (paidia) was intrinsically associated with children (paides). However, both children and play assumed a greater cultural significance as literacy—and, consequently, education (paideia)— developed during the classical age of 500–300 BCE. Uniquely among ancient thinkers, Plato recognized that play influenced the way children developed as adults, and he proposed to regulate play for social ends. But Plato’s attitude toward play was ambivalent. Inclined to consider play an unworthy activity for adults, he seemed to suggest that intellectual play in some form, as demonstrated in the dialectical banter of Socrates, could provide a stimulus to understanding. Key words: education in ancient Greece; play and child development; play and education; play and Plato; Socratic dialectic Among various plausible misquotations that surface from time to time is a piece of popular wisdom attributed to Plato to the effect that “you can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” It was quoted by Alaska Governor...
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...uniqueness of the world we live in. Greece is a country of a great interests and diverse cultures. The Greeks are particularly proud of their culture and speak of their country with an intense passion, feeling that their Greek culture is a definition of their national and ethnic belonging. Traditions, religion, music, language, food and wines are the major composites of the Greek culture. Greek culture began in Greece located in the southeastern region of the European continent, on the far southern edge of the Balkan Peninsula. The country is well known for the thousands of islands. It is surrounded by mountains and in the north by water. The mountains, which surrounded Greece, gave them the advantage of being well protected. The Ionian and the Aegean seas, together with natural islands and bays, gave the Greeks the opportunity to develop their high level of commerce and their rich culture. They relied on the Aegean Sea for trade and supplies. The Greeks were introduced to many other cultures and they were exposed to western benefits of agriculture and various techniques of metalwork. In addition, they shared their culture with other countries as well. Western culture has learned a lot from the Greeks. Greece is one of the oldest civilizations in the world and the cradle of Western culture as we know it. The Greeks’ have made countless contributions that have made Greek Culture a part of western society in the areas of art, literature, philosophy, drama, architecture and politics...
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...The Influence of Music on Self and Society - Values in Music in Eastern and Western Cultures David Eaton July, 2003 Throughout history the unspoken but highly evocative language of music has exerted powerful influences on individuals and societies alike. Felix Mendelssohn once remarked that music is more specific about what it expresses than words written about those expressions could ever be. That music has the power to express, convey and illicit powerful emotions is without question, however the issue of music's moral and ethical power, and how that power affects individuals and societies, is one that receives too little attention in our post-modern world. Ancient cultures held strong beliefs in the moral and ethical power of music and as such it was imperative for artists within those cultures to exercise a certain moral and ethical responsibility in their creative endeavors. As a professional musician for over thirty years I concur with that premise and it is primarily from the axiological, rather than a theoretical or aesthetic viewpoint that I approach this discourse. The responsibility of artists to the social environment in which they live and work is something that I have always had strong sentiments. As we now find ourselves beginning a new millennium, questions with regards to music's origins, its spiritual, religious and mystical properties, its moral and ethical power, its transcendent qualities, the role of the arts and artists and the importance of art in general...
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...3 Middle Tennessee Summer Trips Worth Every Penny Explore all the history and entertainment that Middle Tennessee has to offer. Offering some of the most stunning and interesting spots in the nation, Middle Tennessee is a perfect destination for your summer trip. From museums to fine wine to great music, come and explore all that the area has to offer this summer. While you can’t go wrong with any Middle Tennessee trip choice, here are a few of our favorites. 3. Columbia Located just 45 miles south of Nashville, Columbia has much to offer the historically minded traveler. With over 90 buildings that have already passed the centennial of their construction, Historic Columbia Square features many unique shops along its cobblestone streets....
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...Music is a form of media that is utilized in everyday life. There is a huge variety of genres of music. Each genre of music can be used to influence a certain mood. In many areas a person can walk into, there is a high possibility that music will be playing. Due to music’s relevance to everyday life, there has been a multitude of research based on whether music is a distraction to people. A distraction in most research would be shown as lower results in tests for groups who listened to background music compared to those who did not listen to background music while being tested. Background music is music that participants listen to while he or she is given a task to complete. The purpose of this paper is to see what the benefits and drawbacks...
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...Cobussen, M. (2012) in this book Thinking Sounds questioned want is music and concluded that music is “a complex amalgam of melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre and silence in a particular (intended) structure (Hanslick)? A sonoric event between noise and silence (Attali)? A ‘total social fact’ (Molino)? Or something in which truth has set itself to work (Heidegger)?” He went by setting out to define what is music and employs the aspect of different persons point of view, seeming to all come across as questions instead of answers, however If we look at all the societies and cultures known to us and look at all the historical societies of the past to the degree that we can discern, we can deduce with a high degree of certainty that music has always...
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...program that allowed computer users to share high quality digital copies of music recordings through a centralized file server. Napster functioned as a sort of clearing house, where members could search for songs and download them from another member’s hard drive. Barely a year after its launch, Napster was sued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which represents major recording companies. Napster was accused of violating copyright by facilitating other peoples’ infringement, since it allowed users to swap music recordings for free and thus not properly compensating the owners of the material. 2- What is positive contribution of Napster to the music industry? The RIAA claimed that song swapping via Napster and similar firms had cost the music industry more than $ 300 million in lost sales. Lars Ulrich, Metallica’s drummer, stated that users are basically stealing from the band every time they download one of its songs. Despite of threats to the music industry that the RIAA claimed because of the online sharing of music files that was pioneered by Napster; the growth in the online music market has been remarkable and is expected to explode over the years. The researches and surveys conducted on the effects of online music distribution revealed that the online market provided more positive contribution to the music industry than threats. A research found that 65 per cent of music downloaders said that listening to a song online had prompted them to later...
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...Music Censorship Linnette Carson “Censorship is saying: “I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.” But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word- even if someone has a very weak quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.” said Ai Weiwei. There are different genres, or types of music one might listen to. Censorship is the suppression or alteration of ideas, words, images or other forms of communication that are deemed objectionable to a society’s core values or beliefs by governmental bodies, politicians, public interest organizations and corporations. Evidence of censorship dates back to many of the earliest forms of human communication. For instance, pharaohs regulated Egyptian art as early as 3400 BCE, and the Greek city-state of Sparta banned poetry and other literature that did not cover "useful" topics, such agriculture and trade. In England, Parliament passed the Licensing Order of 1643, which required that an official censor examine books for offensive content prior to publication. Music censorship is the attempt or action taken by any agency to limit or hold back anything in music that a community may find offensive to its belief or values. Within the First Amendment the phase “freedom of speech” goes in hand with music. The term used to describe the act of editing, altering, or preventing the listener from hearing the music as the artist created it in order to either...
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...Music Therapy: Different Ways Music Can Help Heal People. When dealing with emotions, we all have ways to escape from the stresses of life. One of the most common ways of escaping from our stress is through music. Music can sometimes have a very calming and soothing quality to it. Other times music can inspire us and pump us up for certain situations in our lives. Music is also used as therapy for illnesses. Whether their illness is a psychological disorder or cancer, music has been proven to ease some of the symptoms that these people may have. People who are suffering from any kind of illness are under tremendous stress, confusion, and sometimes they can feel lost. Music therapy can help with all of these problems. Music has been used in medicine for thousands of years. Ancient Greek philosophers believed that music could heal both the body and the soul. Native Americans have used singing and chanting as part of their healing rituals for millennia. The more formal approach to music therapy began in World War II, when U.S. Veterans Administration hospitals began to use music to help treat soldiers suffering from shell shock and to help cope with the tragic events they witnessed during that time. In the remainder of this paper I will be discussing music therapy and the effects it can have on people that are suffering from an illness. Music therapy is becoming a very common practice around the world. In 1944, Michigan State University established the first music therapy...
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...The 10 Biggest Foodborne Illness Outbreaks of 2013 Chicken and fresh produce lead the pack BY JAMES ANDREWS | DECEMBER 27, 2013 Editor’s note: 2013 saw dozens of well-publicized foodborne illness outbreaks. While many of them were found to have sickened a handful of individuals, a few stood out as especially wide in scope. Food Safety News has compiled a list of 10 of the biggest U.S. outbreaks in 2013. Please note that the list excludes Norovirus outbreaks and only includes pathogenic outbreaks associated with grocery products or restaurants. Also note that the actual number of outbreak cases is typically much higher than the quoted number due to many victims typically falling ill but never being reported. 10. E. coli O157:H7 from Glass Onion chicken salads, 33 sick. Trader Joe’s customers in four states fell ill after eating one of two pre-made salad products from Glass Onion Catering: the Field Fresh Chopped Salad with Grilled Chicken or the Mexicali Salad with Chili Lime Chicken. At least seven people were hospitalized, with two developing hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a kidney disease associated with severe E. coli infections. 9. Salmonella from Hacienda Don Villo in Channahon, IL, 35 sick. Health investigators traced 35 Salmonella illnesses back to this Mexican restaurant in Grundy County, but they could never pinpoint the exact food source. At least one person was hospitalized, and one employee was among those who tested positive for Salmonella. 8. E. coli...
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...WORSHIP MANUAL by David C. Stone Third edition (May 1998) Revised (October 1998) © 1998 David C. Stone. All rights reserved. This document is very much a continuing effort. It is an attempt to express a theology and philosophy of corporate worship that is becoming increasingly prevalent in churches across both denominational and international borders. This third edition contains greatly expanded content in chapter 1 (The Meaning of Worship) and some additional material in chapter 2 (Corporate Worship). This includes corrections, additional references and a short Bible survey that fills in some of the background material to the text. The first revision finally includes the material on the Tabernacle (section 2.5) and the beginnings of a study on the history of worship (chapter 3, incomplete), as well as some minor section renumbering. I still fully intend to add a chapter on leading worship, but I got a little sidetracked! If you enjoy reading this document, or have any comments or suggestions, please write to me at the address below. I look forward to hearing from you! post: David C. Stone 25 Mabelle Avenue, Apt. 2702 Etobicoke, ON M9A 4Y1 Canada email: dstone@chem.toronto.edu Notice: this email address is provided for comments and requests regarding this document only. Please do not send commercial or bulk mailings to this address, or add this address to any mailing list(s). Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Contents Copyright Notice &...
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...Le Class: E8-2 Teacher: Mr Garcia My project idea is about finding out the benefit of diversity in the medieval times. According to Meriam Webster dictionary, it stated: “Diversity-the conditions of having or being composed of differing elements.” In my first and second paragraph, I will be mentioning different trade routes during the Middle Ages. In my second paragraph the different ruling system in the medieval times Church vs State. In my third paragraph, I will be explaining about a multicultural society inside the Iberian society. The last paragraph I will be concluding my points about diversity. After the crusades, the effect that the crusades had on the society benefits them. The Crusades brought wealth and power...
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...adopted the term hip, and early hippies inherited the language and countercultural values of the Beat Generation. 5. Hippies created their own communities, listened to psychedelic rock, embraced the sexual revolution, and some used drugs such as cannabis, LSD, and magic mushrooms to explore altered states of consciousness. 6. Hippie fashions and values had a major effect on culture, influencing popular music, television, film, literature, and the arts. 7. Since the 1960s, many aspects of hippie culture have been assimilated by mainstream society. 8. The religious and cultural diversity espoused by the hippies has gained widespread acceptance, and Eastern philosophy and spiritual concepts have reached a larger audience. 9. The hippie legacy can be observed in contemporary culture in myriad forms, including health food, music festivals, contemporary sexual mores, and even the cyberspace revolution. Origin 1. A July 1967 Time Magazine study on hippie philosophy credited the foundation of the hippie movement with historical precedent as far back as the counterculture of the Ancient Greeks, espoused by philosophers like Diogenes of Sinope and the Cynics also as early forms of hippie culture. 2. It also named as notable influences the religious and spiritual teachings of Henry David Thoreau, Hillel the Elder, Jesus,...
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...industries, and the goat population were also major contributing factors. After some time, it became clear that the sun was an abundant energy source, able to heat homes. This is how solar architecture became to be, as the Greeks learned to harness the sun’s energy to heat the homes in the winter, and cool them in the summer. The Greeks soon started to build an addition to the city Olynthus, which was to be called North Hill. This city was one of the first cities to be planned to effectively use solar architecture and implement it into the community. After North Hill, cities like Priene and Delos started being built. However, due to Greece’s diverse topography, Pirene and Delos ,unlike North Hill, were to be built on the side of mountains. In the end, evidence proved that these architectural ingenuities paid off and were, mostly, a widespread success. The same happened with ancient Rome, the wood sources were starting to deplete due to the major demand for fuel. Not only was their demand for wood high, but their occupied region was much larger compared to the Greek empire; causing different regions of the empire to employ different architectural techniques. To attempt to subside Rome’s generally massive demand for wood-fueled heat, Vitruvius, a student of Greek architecture, suggested solar architecture to cool the homes in the hotter Africa, and to heat the homes in the Northern Europe areas. A large example of this architecture was the public baths, usually large indoor pools...
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