...RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LYRICS AND MELODY IN POPULAR MUSIC Eric Nichols1, Dan Morris2, Sumit Basu2, and Christopher Raphael1 1 2 Indiana University Microsoft Research Bloomington, IN, USA Redmond, WA, USA {epnichol,craphael}@indiana.edu ABSTRACT Composers of popular music weave lyrics, melody, and instrumentation together to create a consistent and compelling emotional scene. The relationships among these elements are critical to musical communication, and understanding the statistics behind these relationships can contribute to numerous problems in music information retrieval and creativity support. In this paper, we present the results of an observational study on a large symbolic database of popular music; our results identify several patterns in the relationship between lyrics and melody. 1. INTRODUCTION Popular music uses several streams of information to create an emotionally engaging experience for the listener. Lyrics, melody, chords, dynamics, instrumentation, and other aspects of a song operate in tandem to produce a compelling musical percept. Extensive previous work has explored each of these elements in isolation, and certain relationships among these components – for example, the relationship between melody and chords – have also been addressed in the research community. However, despite their salience and central role in music cognition, lyrics have not been addressed by computational analysis to the same degree as other aspects of popular music. In this study, we...
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...INTRODUCTION PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to identify various consumer reactions towards a NEW BRAND and a BRAND EXTENSION. On the basis of these reactions we try to reach a conclusion whether to go for a brand extension or a new brand. In this research we have taken a hypothesis that “CONSUMER PREFERENCE TOWARDS A NEW BRAND OR A BRAND EXTENSION.” The products that we have selected are ATTA as the functional product and APPAREL as the prestigious product. BACKGROUNG There are various private labels available in the market for both Atta and Apparel. Private label products or services are typically those manufactured or provided by one company for offer under another company's brand (Private label goods and services are available in a wide range of industries from food to cosmetics to web hosting). Atta is Indian wheat flour used to make various items such as chapatti, roti, naan etc. Apparel is basically the clothing that is used by people across the world made of fibre and textile. To introduce a new brand or a brand extension in the market both for atta and apparel it is important for us to know as what are the perceptions that consumers have for the existing available brands. So to get a hint of the consumer perception two fictitious brands have been selected by our group that are “Fresh and Pure” and “Stop”. On the basis of the results that we draw from our research with these two fictitious brand we will try to reach a conclusion whether to go with brand...
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...RESEARCH METHODS MODULE STUDY GUIDE Module Title: | Research Methods | | Module Leader email: | Sharif.Sheriff@uwl.ac.uk | | Module Code: | BA70020E | Level: | 7 (Masters) | Credits: | Academic Year: | 2012/ 2013 | | School: | West London School of Business | Field: | Post Graduate International Business Management | © UWL 2013 Contents Section A - Overview and Content Page 4 Module Leader and Team details Welcome Office hours / contact details Administrative and Technical support Timetable Venue / rooms Module information Content of the module Aims of the module Learning outcomes Learning resources Pre-requisites Section B – Module programme Page 8 Section C – Assessment and Feedback Page 19 Assessment schedule (including deadlines for submission) Formative assessment opportunities and feedback Plagiarism regulations Evaluation of the module Frequently asked questions Appendix 1 Research presentation: marking criteria for MAHRM & Top up students, MBA, Msc, MIBM. Appendix 2 Research Proposal: marking criteria for MAHRM & ‘Top up’ students, MBA, Msc, MIBM. Details of Module leader Name | Sharif Sheriff | Field & School | Postgraduate IBM Field West London School of Business | Email | sharif.sheriff@uwl.ac.uk | Phone | 0208 231 2243 | ...
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...The Mezzanine: In today’s world, the critical thinker would assume that the growing rate of production and consumption in society would call for a change in dynamics. Shouldn’t we return to the days of humanism and leave the drone-like consumerism to the past? Many novels that are read in college English courses point out the injustices, evolution, or the hypocrisy of the capitalist society –like some of the novels in this course. On the contrary, Nicholson Baker's novel seems to suggest that the post-modern world actually inspires reflection and contemplation. Instead of exposing a world of negativity, The Mezzanine, completely defies the common perception of the hyper-productive, desensitized post-modern society. The symbol of the escalator allows Baker to illustrate his take on the industrious, consumptive postmodern world. It was quite interesting to witness the methods Baker used to interrupt time for both his protagonist and his audience –of possible naysayers. The time spent on the infamous escalator forces Howie to explore many of his forgotten memories. Immediately, the thoughts flow through his mind as he approaches the escalator. “It would have been less cumbersome, in the account I am giving here of a specific lunch hour several years ago, to have pretended that the bag thought had come to me complete and ‘all at once’ at the foot of the up escalator, but the truth was that it was only the latest in a fairly long sequence of partially forgotten, inarticulable...
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...Quint Amongan Hydro-power or water power is power derived from the energy of falling water and running water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes. Since ancient times, hydro-power has been used for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as watermills, sawmills, textile mills, dock cranes, domestic lifts, power houses and paint making. Since the early 20th century, the term has been used almost exclusively in conjunction with the modern development of hydro-electric power, which allowed use of distant energy sources. Another method used to transmit energy is by using a trompe, which produces compressed air from falling water. Compressed air could then be piped to power other machinery at a distance from the waterfall. Hydro power is a renewable energy source. Water's power is manifested in hydrology, by the forces of water on the riverbed and banks of a river. When a river is in flood, it is at its most powerful, and moves the greatest amount of sediment. This higher force results in the removal of sediment and other material from the riverbed and banks of the river, locally causing erosion, transport and, with lower flow, sedimentation downstream. Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbine A turbine, from the Greek is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work. A turbine is a turbo machine with at least one moving part called a rotor assembly, which is a shaft or drum with blades...
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...Samantha Santos The topic that I will be doing research about will be about Sexual Transmitted Infections (STI). STIs are injections that are passed through sexual contact from person to person. STIs are also referred to sexual transmitted disease (STD). The difference between STIs and STD are STIs usually do not consist of symptoms, while an infection can be called a disease when symptoms are present. I will research about the most common kinds of STDs along with how to protect oneself from transmitting or getting a STI. Also to understand how to prevent one from getting either a STIs or STDs, educating how to practice safe sex and the different contraception those are known to protect against STIs and STDs. The topic STIs or STDs is a touching subject for most individuals. Knowing the resources that are providing by either at the campus or local health center, will not only provide the health care for STIs but also provide the education to help students or adults to be open about getting the help needed to prevent from spreading STIs. The reasons why I choice the research topic Sexual Transmitted Infection, was mainly because I find an interested how most students know the bare minimal or follow the myths found on the internet. Not saying I am an expert about STIs, but I would like to provide the information that is close to the truth about STIs. I also find STI a subject that most people are not comfortable discussing. I find being open about an important topic like STIs...
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...Jeremy Smith Michael Townsend Communications 23 Jan 2013 Chapter 5 1. One of the major issues of why Asian/Pacific Americans view law enforcement not so user friendly is because of the language barriers. Many Asian/Pacific Americans are concerned with their inability to communicate clearly. Police Officers must identify this situation, and maintain contact with the individual, be patient, provide extra time, and even sometimes the department needs to have a translator available. There are many different ways to improve the relationship with Asian/Pacific Americans. Officers should be giving training on situation like this, concerning communication styles. 2. Over the 40 different ethnic and cultural groups of Asian/Pacific Americans, I think a majority of the crime would come from the younger age group like between 16 to 25 ages. As time progress, I think a lot of the crime would have to deal with domestic violence because of the nature and the mannerism of their culture. 3. Giving this instance of a traffic violation, this situation would be hard to come by. They might be timid, and scared. Typically they drive slower and a little more cautious that American. I would think that an Asian American that has been victim of a house robbery would be distraught and lost. I would think they would wonder why them. And as far as them committing the crime, I could even see an Asian American committing a house robbery. Their heritage and values would let them alone. ...
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...Community art As I walk around my town and neighboring town, I find myself looking at all the older style buildings that are in great shape after all these years. I have come across a very large Victorian style house that has caught my eye numerous times while driving by. There is a stone outside with the house’s history stamped on it. This house was built in 1888 by the founder of Alma, MI. His name was Almy Wright. This was a mansion that he had built for his family. This 2 story wood structure is blue in color now and obviously has been repainted over the years. It has maroon colored trim around the window and eves. Picture, if you will, a huge mansion that sits in the center of town. This mansion has a big covered front porch on the front and has a Victorian classic feel. Windows are still the old wood sash style. I think the owner’s medium was that of what was available in those days. We have the Pine River that flows through the area that brought logs from Saginaw to Alma. Due to the other houses around this one being about the same, others built theirs in his likeness, or media. This house was one of the first built in the city and served as a home for the Wright Family. It was constructed by Detroit Architecture Firm and is still a very important house for the community. This house struck my eye for a few reasons. It’s a very large structure that is one of the oldest houses in Alma and that I am very interested in the Victorian style houses. ...
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...Case 1: Is It Permissible to Shut Off this Pacemaker? The following case is based on a real clinical dilemma that led to a request for an ethics consultation. Some details have been changed to preserve patient privacy. The goal of this column is to address ethical dilemmas faced by patients, families and healthcare professionals, offering careful analysis and recommendations that are consistent with biblical standards. The format and length are intended to simulate an actual consultation report that might appear in a clinical record and are not intended to be an exhaustive discussion of the issues raised. Case: Dorthea is a 69-year-old woman who was well and active until about five years ago when she developed diabetes. She was admitted to the hospital 18 months ago with recurrent fainting and was found to have an intermittent transient heart block1. She reluctantly consented to insertion of a permanent pacemaker. Three months ago her kidney function was found to be diminished to about 10% of normal, probably caused by her diabetes. It was expected that she would soon require dialysis. However, her kidney function has since improved so that dialysis will not likely be needed for some time. She has since said she would refuse dialysis even if it were needed, and she has refused treatment of her profound anemia. She did consent to a colonoscopy last month to see if she had cancer (malignant change was found in one small area, presumably cured)...
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...Study the Role of Hedging to Reduce Exchange Risks on Investments in Global Stock Market Executive Summary In this global business environment, organizations are engaged to perform business activities across the countries. In order to execute international activities, they are tended to receive and make payment in different currencies. Currency value of country tends to change due to several economic aspects such as government decisions, stability, GDP and BOP rate etc. Changes in such factors are tended to increase vulnerability of currency value that is responsible for creating exchange risk. Exchange of currencies among the business organizations and corresponding changes in their values creates variation in their positions of cash flow, balance sheet and future profitability. An adverse effect of firm’s profitability leads significant decrement in the value and performance of respective stock. Due to this, exchange risk is needed to be addressed with use of risk management strategy. The research is designed to Study the role of hedging to reduce exchange risks on investments in global stock market. Research objective will contribute to determine hedging strategy role in reducing exchange risk from stock market investment. By using inductive approach, interpretive philosophy, mixed design and non-probability sampling method, objectives of this research will be achieved by the researcher. Both primary and secondary data sources will be used to obtain information. An...
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...Danny Mrs. Cancilla English 10CP 28 February 2013 The Art of Cheer According to the definition from dictionary.com, inspiration is "the stimulation of the mind or emotions to a of high level feeling activity." To me, cheerleading equals inspiration! During my freshman year, I went to one of our high school rallies. I watch the cheerleaders, admired how well they danced and got the crowd involved. I figured with a little practice and a lot of dedication, I could be an inspirational leader, or cheerleader! I enrolled in cheerleading classes with Gym Stars, in order to prepare myself for trying out to be a high school cheerleader. There are two types of cheerleading. The first type is "game" or "on the field" cheering. The second type is "club," "competitive," or "all-star (Murray, Sardo, Keeton15)." Cheerleading is an important sport because of the history, the certain requirements, and the vital information to minimize risk and serious injury. The history of cheerleading dates back to 1870. The first recorded cheer was developed at Princeton University. The group was all male, and performed at the first intercollegiate football game with Rutgers( Murray, Sardo, Keeton 18). The roaring 20's saw mostly all men donning school colors and using megaphones to lead cheers. In 1950, the majority of cheerleaders were females. The men went away, and the women cheered at halftime shows, and different activities at colleges and universities throughout the world (Murray, Sardo...
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...As I attend English 104 this semester I plan on learning many new things. The main thing that I expect to learn and improve is how to research more efficiently. According to the course goals explained on the syllabus, I will also learn to create and complete research projects by generating a research question, engaging in critical reading, developing an argument with evidence collected from both primary and secondary research, and also how to site my sources. I believe that with better research techniques I will be able to communicate what I have learned into writing more easily as well as make my essays more knowledgeable. One of my challenges I will face in English 104 will be getting motivated to write the actual essays. I have never really liked writing that much and I think that if I am going to become a successful business major I will have to get better at translating my thoughts onto paper. Another challenge I may face this semester is procrastination. No matter what I am doing I always find a way to procrastinate, especially in college. My goal this semester is to be a better student and stay on top of my schoolwork. The way my schedule is set up right now I know I will have a lot of busy work and I will just have to dedicate myself to my studies. Overall I think that English 104 will be a great class and I am looking forward to this semester. One of the most recent incidents where I had to conduct research was just the other day. As a Christmas present I was supposed...
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...Kabul Cola Demand Estimation Research Assignment Advance Research Design Prepared by MBA - 2 August 5th, 2015 Instructor: Kalimullah Table of Contents Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………..2 Introduction of Kabul Cola…………………………………………………………….2 Consumer Behavior……………………………………………………..…………….9 Buying Behavior…………………………………………………………...….………9 Competitors………………………………………………………………….………..9 Methodology………………………………………………………………………….10 Model Summary……………………………………………………………….……...11 Coefficients…………………………………………………………….…….………10 Regression Line………………………………………………………………………14 Interpretation and Decision Making………………………………………………….15 Recommendations…………………………………………………………………….16 Executive Summary Introduction With the development and peace in Afghanistan, all the companies and industries have shown great progress. The demand of Soft Drinks has also shown great increase, strong competition in this trading company exists in the international and domestic market. Provision of high quality and aggressive marketing is essential to get permanent place in the market. Kabul Cola, with over a few decades of experience in both domestic as well as international business has now established a fruit processing factory in Kabul, Afghanistan. Kabul Cola, Fruit Processing Facility is the first and only factory of its kind in Afghanistan. The factory is the state-of-the-art facility with the most modern fruit processing technology imported...
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...Courtney Weisz Composition 1301-241 Professor Jennifer Bray 26 October 2013 Sample Research Log |Date |Database |Search Terms Used |Article Title |Article Author |This article will help me| | | | | | |with… | | | | | | |…in WP 3 | | |Academic Search Complete|Same Sex and Society |Children in Same-Sex |V.V. SolodnikoV and a.M.|This article will help me| | | | |Marriages |ChkanikoVa |understand what society | | | | | | |thinks about same sex | | | | | | |marriage and children. | | |Academic Search Complete|Same Sex Marriage and |Gay Marriage in Spain |Carlos Castresana |This article will help me| | | |Society | | |tell people of the impact| | | | | | ...
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