Music, know one really knows how it affects us in life. It affected me since the first time I ever touched a key on a piano, moved a slide on a trombone, strummed a string on a guitar and heard the sound of a drum after a quick hit. Last year in October The University of Memphis held a march with the mighty sound of the south and invited high schoolers to go play and march with them on the field. The morning I had to wake up super early which was kinda different from my normal Saturdays of sleeping
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It changed my life, it calms me down when I'm stressed, it makes me feel happy when I’m feeling heavy-hearted, it waits for me to get home and it’s helped me throughout my high school years. I love my violin. I love my music. It all started during seventh grade when I realized that I could major in music at Lincoln Park High School. Once I found this out, I was determined to not only succeed in getting into the program, but to challenge myself by taking up a new instrument: the violin. I’d been
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that I knew nothing about, but they sounded cool in my head. I had no idea the requirements that came with these, the risks of life, the training, and in the case of vet, the blood. When middle school came around I received in the mail my first instrument ever and was ready to start band class when sixth grade started in the fall. In the few days after I was released from elementary school, my family started asking me what I was going to choose for my elective for sixth grade. I had a choice of three
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She was the reason for frustration. Anger. Maybe even tears. For three years, she consumed my Sunday afternoons. At times, I got so frustrated that I wanted to just end it. But still, I stayed. I stayed for the shimmering voice that she resonated herself with. I stayed for the memories that we made. I stayed for the hundreds of sunny days we had that shined through the very somber ones. I'm not sure that even I knew what I was getting myself into when we convened for the first time in the fourth
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May 4, 2012 COMSKI2- SC1 Outline I. Introduction A. Our life was full of mystery. B. Music is an inspiration to me, my life, and as a rhythm that we can compare in every aspects of our daily life. II. Body A. Music as rhythm. 1. It is a movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements. 2. It is the timing of events in
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establishment of life on earth, human beings have pursued various ways to express themselves. One of these include the mixing of various sounds to create one that pleases them, and most importantly expresses the language of their heart. It is an expression of one's feelings through instrumental and vocal sounds. Music gives a mean to express themselves in a language that is felt by everyone. It represents one's culture, feelings, and even passion for something. Music in my life although started with
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hollywood actor, “Music touches us emotionally where words alone can’t” Personally I cannot imagine what life would be like without music. Through music I am able to express myself emotionally. The songs satisfies my soul and they bring joy and happiness into my life. To help understand the importance of music in my social life, I would discuss three of Alan Merriam’s musical functions namely; Emotional Expression, Aesthetic Enjoyment and Entertainment . How music functions in my social life. Emotional
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Music For My Soul Kaplan University 300-02 – Art and Humanities: Twentieth Century and Beyond Music For My Soul Being from a family of many musicians and singers, music is a huge part of my life. It’s much more than a melody in my ear. It’s the movement of my body, ease of my mind, and thoughts I can only express through sweet, therapeutic sounds. Music is that “feeling” I get when I hear it. Through my childhood to adulthood, it still lives in me. Various genres of music have played
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As a child my mother would always play 90’s R&B or rap in the house all hours of the day. Most would say you enjoy it because you grew up on it. That’s not the case I ventured out into other types of music and always came back. My querencia would have to be music. The genre that I enjoy the most and I have never lost interest in is Rap/Hip-Hop. I mostly listen to underground Rap/Hip-Hop. Most people immediately ask if I listen to the stuff rap that is played on the radio. I always have to explain
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Sandra Hunt My Life and Music HU 300-10 Professor Robert Vaughan Week 7 Assignment My Life and Music From the very beginning of my life (born in 1970) music has always been a prevalent part. Once I can relish in the joys of remembering when. Music has been a constant source in recalling happy moments. Music is a current source of preference when I’m sad or content. And just knowing the comforts of music will always be a part of my future I hold as a treasure.
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