how music is used within the two. Music is something that transcends people’s preconceived notions, cultural differences and personal schemas; and for those reasons can be very beneficial to use as a literary device. While the two short stories have more similarities in how they use music, they are not without their differences. “Sonny’s Blues” and “How it feels to be Colored Me” both use music similarly in that they both use music to convey certain elements, albeit how the authors used music differed
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Music is a powerful thing, it creates emotions, it brings people together, it can even make a bad time feel like a good time. Music is everywhere, whether it be someone listening to it on their phone or a toddler banging pots and pans with a spoon like he is a professional drummer. Although music brings joy and happiness to many people it can also affect people in an unpleasant way. This is because of earworms or brainworms as some call them, these are catchy pieces of music that continually repeats
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Today marked the day of Howard University’s 149th Opening Convocation. When I entered Cramton Auditorium, I was uncertain about what to expect. I had never been to convocation at a HBCU. I entered Cramton auditorium with my School of Business team and we took our seats. We didn’t know what to expect, so we decided to sit in seats in the back of the auditorium. Later, I would come to realize that sitting in these seats would be to my advantage. There were many musical performances. However
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My love for music has been apparent for as long as I can remember. Whether it be jamming to “High School Musical” on repeat, or begging my mom to turn on the radio so I could sing along, there never was a moment I thought I could exist without music as a companion by my side. That’s why as a high school student it was crucial that I have a teacher who will not only further my understanding of music, but support me in my musical endeavors. I have been so fortunate to have Mrs. Sandy Elliott as my
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Is marching band a sport? Many people reject the idea of marching band being a sport, but A sport is any “activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment”. Marching band requires lots of physical exertion, especially in certain schools’ marching styles. One might argue that rolled step is just like walking and takes little to no effort, but Olentangy Orange High School’s band partakes in high step, similar to that
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At the turn of the 20th century, Jazz music began to take shape. Intrigued, Louis Armstrong took interest to the new genre and wanted to be a part of the movement. He received opportunity and encouragement by his peers to begin playing music. Loyal to his instrument, Armstrong was depicted as independent when it came to his music, as he had turned down opportunities and people to prioritize his music. Yet, the people that had the greatest impact on his life played a major role in inspiring him to
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ambassador of the jazz bassists, played with his quartet: Renee Rosnes on piano, Payton Crossley on drums, and Rolando Morales-Matos on percussion. They opened with a long medley that combined bossanova/samba flavors, empathic bop, and glowing modal music. I was able to identify a few tunes such as Miles Davis’ “Flamenco Sketches” and “7 Steps to Heaven”, and Luiz Bonfa’s “Samba de Orfeu”, in which Carter delighted us with his innate slides and grooves during an expressive bass solo.
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I’ve never struggled with music theory, but I have struggled vocally. I’ve always found that there is room for improvement as a vocalist. I had the privilege of learning under the teachings of two different directors this year. I started middle school choir at Western. Our director, Janel Baker, is a remarkable woman. She is kind-hearted, and is undoubtedly one of the most talented and intelligent women I know. She has taught me almost everything that I know about music theory, and almost everything
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Composition 8 is a painting by Kandinsky, completed in 1923. It is part of a series of compositions by the artist, yet creates a very different mood from the pieces before it; the work is less chaotic, and presents an overall calmer image to the viewer. ‘Composition 8’ shows a change in Kandinsky’s painting; it is free and more relaxed than the previous compositions, with more focus of the layout and overall presentation. It was painted while Kandinsky was teaching art in Germany, and is representative
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window. As I was observing the music playing in the background, the first thing I notice was that, it was played at a lower volume. It was a much softer kind of music, the music was slower and relaxing. I didn’t know the song that was playing but it was definitely a song that fit the atmosphere in the shop. It was nice and quiet in there. There weren’t many people there, but the ones who were there, they were reading or was on their laptop working on stuff. The music in the background brings a nice
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