Music
What music do you associate with childhood? How did/does this music make you feel? How do your choices reflect your childhood experiences?

Music that is associated with childhood has special significance as it not only contributes to the mental development of the child but also reminds one of the happy memories of the childhood. Even the research shows that the music that a child hears has influence on him throughout his life and introducing children to various rhythms can make their experiences positive. (ilhartz, ruhn and Olson, 1999) The music that we hear mostly during our childhood is rhymes and lullabies. The one lullaby with which I associate my childhood is "Twinkle Little Star." Its music sounded very sweet and always cheered me up and still brings back memories of the happy days of my childhood. One important part of my childhood involves getting introduced to the stars in the sky.…...

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Bibliography

Bilhartz, Terry D., Rick A. Bruhn, and Judith E. Olson. (1999) "The Effect of Early Music Training on Child Cognitive Development." Science Direct 20.4: 616-36. Elsevier. Web. 24 July 2012.

Kemper, Kaithi J., and Suzanne C. Danhuer. (2012). "Music as Therapy." Southern Medical Journal 98.3 (2005): 282-88. Web. 24 July.

Wells, Alan, and Earnest A. Hanaken. (1991) "The Emotional Use of Popular Music by Adolescents." Journalism and Mass Communications 68.3: 445-54. Sage Publications. Web.

In other words each music performance is different and the impulsiveness of each performance confirms the concept of indeterminate music.
6) Describe an Indonesian Gamelan. (Textbook p. 282-283)

It said that Debussy, when he heard the Indonesian ensemble called gamelan was surprisingly delighted at its diverse and delicate timbers, and decided to use the elements in the impressionistic sound which he was working at developing.

The gamelan, a distinctive Indonesian orchestra consisting mainly of percussion instruments, primarily metallophones (metal keys suspended over a bronze or wooden frame and struck with a mallet) gongs and drums. Accompanied by string and wind instruments for good effect is a widely respected theme. With drums regulating the tempo and rhythm, while a part of the instruments engage in playing melody, others add finesse and the gongs intervene methodically at phrase and section endings to notify the formal structures of a composition. The visually spectacular effects of…...

Music & Cognition
Music is a fundamental element of human culture that has been in existence nearly as long as humans have existed. Most people who listen to and appreciate music can personally attest to the power or influence music has. We listen to certain songs or types of music to reinforce or change our moods. Each person knows what songs will bring on a rush of memories or sensations that are unique to that person's life and experience. What many people may not be aware of is that the influence and power of music is more than affective; the effects of music on the brain and on people generally have been proven to be scientific. There is substantial scientific research, both from the social sciences and the hard sciences that clearly demonstrate the power of music on the brain, with specific respect to cognition. The paper will explore and analyze…...

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References:

Harmon, L., Troester, K., Pickwick, T., & Pelosi, G. (2008) The Effects of Different Types of Music on Cognitive Abilities. Journal for Undergraduate Psychological Research, 3, 41 -- 46.

Krumshansl, C.L. (2000) Rhythm and Pitch in Music Cognition. Psychological Bulletin, 126(1), 159 -- 179.

Patel, A.D. (2003) Language, music, syntax, and the brain. Nature Neuroscience, 6(7), 674 -- 681.

Sohn, E. (2012) How Music Helped Gabrielle Giffords Heal. Discovery News, Available from:   1 July 2012.http://news.discovery.com/human/gabrielle-giffords-photos-111116.html .

Music
Anastasia

The Music in "Anastasia"

Movies are remembered either for their stories, plot, characters or music. It is the challenge for the director and producer of the movie to make effective use of as many aspects of the movie as he can. The cartoon and animated movies normally are remembered for their graphics and fantasy. Music adds to the fantasy of a movie. Anastasia is one such movie that offers a complete entertainment to children. While some think that the movie did not end well (Anastasia (1997) plot summary, 2012) others believe that despite the fact that the movie fantasizes life a lot, it can be recommended to the children so that they can differentiate between life and a movie.

Anastasia

Anastasia is a fantasy as a princess as well as the movie. Her story has a great impact on the movies as well as the ussian culture. Although the records were opened decades…...

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References

Anastasia (1997) plot summary, (2012), retrieved from:

 http://www.ruinedendings.com/film62plot 

What is the function of film music? (2011), Retrieved from:

 http://www.robin-hoffmann.com/tutorials/guide-to-working-with-a-film-composer/12-what-is-the-function-of-film-music/

Music has always been an important part of my life. From the time I was a little boy into my adolescence and through my teenage years, music was my companion whenever I could put my headset on and not get in trouble for listening to music. My good times were accompanied by music and just like my friends, music was there when I wasn't doing so well. In fact music does connect a time and a place for me in my life.
Music I associate with my childhood: Mostly I was into hip hop as a kid. My parents were into various music, some standards like Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, and they were into some rock music from the sixties and seventies. But when I was nine years old I remember listening to a hip hop tune by 2 Pac called "Keep Your Head Up." The beat of course was…...

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Works Cited

Lyrics Freak. (2009). Wyclef Jean / Boyz II Men / Jay-Z / Lenny Kravitz. Retrieved May 2,

2013, from  http://www.lyricsfreak.com .

Music Voice Borders
John Coltrane's Innovation Exemplified in the piece "In a Sentimental Mood"

"John Coltrane's brief career was one of constant evolution and the innovations of each period of his development have had ramifications for the playing of virtually every contemporary jazz player;" Coltrane's level of innovation was unprecedented, and still is to this day (Baker 1990 p 11). He is now one of the most well-known artists in Jazz music in general, yet he did not always embody the traditional styles of his day. Although there are some clear similarities between "In A Sentimental Mood" and the overall genre, the piece most often stands out as one of great innovation and change; Coltrane's implementation of complex chord changes and progressions, along with incorporating international themes within the piece, prove the song to be incredibly unique when compared to the overall genre in general.

The song itself is am impressive piece of…...

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References

Baker, David. (1990). The Jazz Style of John Coltrane: A Musical and Historical Perspective. Alfred Music Publishing.

Giddins, Gary. (2000). Riding on a Blue Note: Jazz and American Pop. Da Capo Press.

Ratcliff, Ben. (2008). Coltrane: The Story of a Sound. MacMillan Publishing.

Music therapy as a formal discipline emerged soon after the Second World War, when veteran's hospitals across the United States started to host musicians to improve quality of life of patients. Since then, a wealth of scientific literature has emerged about the efficacy of music therapy. Nearly every patient population seems to respond to music therapy, including animals. Music has been shown to have anti-anxiety, pro-immunity properties and can raise dopamine levels in the brain (Landau, 2013). Moreover, music therapy is a tool that also can be used with patient populations from different age groups and cultural backgrounds. Music therapy has proven especially promising in helping children with autism because of the way music transcends language and enables a more direct and authentic expression of emotional and psychological content (Laudau, 2013). The elderly have responded well to music therapy, too, and so too have patients with Alzheimer's disease. Music therapy…...

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References

American Music Therapy Association (2013). What is music therapy. Retrieved online:  http://www.musictherapy.org/about/musictherapy/ 

Baker, F. & Roth, E.A. (2004). Neuroplasticity and Functional Recovery: Training Models and Compensatory Strategies in Music Therapy. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy 13(1): 20-32.

Campbell, D. & Doman, A. (2012). Healing at the Speed of Sound. New York: Plume.

deDreu et al. (2012). Rehabilitation, exercise therapy and music in patients with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 18(1): 114-119.

In his book Lynskey notes that during George . Bush's administration, when Bush made anti-war people angry by invading Iraq, Neil Young sand "Let's Impeach the President." Earlier in his career Neil Young responded to the killing of four students (by the National Guard) in Kent State in 1970 by writing the protest song, "Ohio," which was performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Lynskey called it a "masterpiece" or protest that was full of "…fury, grief, and topical precision" (ilentz, p. 3).

Lynskey contrasts the protest songs of Bob Dylan with Phil Ochs, which involves a massive amount of lyrics and music from the Sixties and Seventies. The author explains that Ochs was more of an in-person activist than Dylan, showing up at various anti-war rallies, and while Dylan's classic protest songs like "Masters of ar" and "Only a Pawn in Their Game" far surpassed Ochs' "preachier material," Ochs made…...

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Works Cited

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust. (2005). Nazi Approved Music. Retrieved June 3, 2012,

From  http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/arts/musreich.htm .

Brainz. (2008). 10 Most Evil Propaganda Techniques Used by the Nazis. Retrieved June 3,

2012, from  http://brainz.org .

Music
A pioneer of electronic music and the godfather of ambient, Brian Eno has always recognized the importance of the studio as a compositional tool. In 1979, Eno delivered a lecture entitled, "The Studio as Compositional Tool" at the New Music America Festival in New York City. Since then, Eno has written about the subject of the role of the studio in musical composition as well as recording. For Eno, the studio is not necessarily a static entity. Eno reportedly set to sell his studio in 2005, because he was "fed up" with it because, in his words, "all this equipment is sitting around looking at me and expecting me to use it," (Eno, cited by Tingen, 2005). The statement may seem ironic, given Eno's celebration of the studio as a compositional tool. However, taken in context of Eno's career and his being influenced by minimalist composition, Eno's assertion that the…...

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References

Bass, D. (1979). ProSession: The studio as a compositional tool. Retrieved online:  http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/brian_eno/interviews/downbeat79.htm 

Dayal, G. (2009). Brian Eno's Another Green World. Continuum.

Eno, B. (1996). A Year with Swollen Appendices. Faber & Faber.

Eno, B. (2004). Ambient Music. Chapter 17 in Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music. By C. Cox and D. Warner. Continuum.

Music or Musical Theatre
Like the Rising Sun

Although in conventional times and among younger people jazz music is disparaged as boring 'elevator music', true jazz music is anything but. I reached this conclusion after listening to some excellent concert jazz albums of live music. The work of jazz that I am largely basing the aforementioned thesis on is Charles Lloyd's Forest Flower, which was released in 1966 when jazz music was at the height of its popularity, and before it became diluted into the Kenny G, elevator music that it is largely known as today. Therefore, this paper will largely explain how true jazz music is raucous, "improvisational" (Baraka 262), even revolutionary music -- before it was tamed and delivered to the mass media for safe consumption. I will explore this theme by presenting a response to Forest Flower, as well as an interpretation and an evaluation of this musical recording.…...

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Works Cited

Baraka, Amiri. The LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka Reader. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. 1991. Print.

Baraka, Amiri. The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones. Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books. 1984. Print.

Music
In early childhood, I watched the shows on PBS like Sesame Street. I can still remember the songs that permeated my living room, teaching me how to count and spell. I do not know all the formal titles of the songs, but I can sing them almost all by heart. Elmo's songs, the alphabet songs, songs about everyone making mistakes that is okay: Sesame Street taught me a lot about social norms, music, counting, spelling, and words in Spanish, too. These early childhood lessons were instrumental in helping me grow as a person. Although I rarely if ever hear these songs now, I feel warm and happy inside when they come to mind. The Sesame Street songs reflect my childhood experiences because I had a happy childhood, in which learning was encouraged by my parents. Watching educational shows was a big part of my childhood.

During adolescence, it was a time…...

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References

"100 Greatest Punk Rock Songs." Retrieved online:  http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs-punk.html 

Sesame Street Songs (n.d.). Retrieved online:  http://www.sesamestreet.org/songs

Lyrics like these could be depressing but are instead used to convey a strong message of personal growth and empowerment. The repetition of the title line, "I will survive" suggests increased self-esteem. Ultimately, the lyrics of "I Will Survive" encourage self-actualization, the peak of Maslow's needs hierarchy.
Getting out of an abusive relationship does require a great degree of courage. The individual had once invested his or her self-esteem into the relationship, depending on the other person not just to meet the needs of sexual intimacy but also love, approval, and even financial security. Breaking free from the bondage of abuse is a step towards self-actualization, an empowering moment that affirms independence and personal power. Beyond the theme of abusive relationships, "I Will Survive" can apply to almost any life situation, which is why the song has uplifted so many listeners. Even those who do not listen to all of…...

It has been established that in fact the infant is aware of sound from the 24th week. " in the sonic foreground of this sound environment is what has been described within the literature as a 'rhythmic "swooshing" of the blood as it rushes through the placental vessels" (Collins and Kuck, 1990, p.24).
Some of the most significant findings about the affect and importance of music on the human mind can be gleaned from research on early child development and the role of music. This can also be extended to research into the "... relationships between an adult's personal history and musical preferences" (unt, 1994, p. 131).

There are many studies in the field of child developmental psychology that link music to growth and development of the young mind. Van Der Linde, (1999) notes that "Plato remarked as early as 300 C that music was the most powerful educational aid... Children…...

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Bibliography on Musician Wellness. American Music Teacher, 56, 28+. Retrieved July 18, 2008, from Questia database:  http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5022394746 

Collins, S. And K. Kuck. (1990). 'Music Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit', Neonatal Network 9(6):23-6.

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Cook, N. (1992). Music, Imagination, and Culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved July 18, 2008, from Questia database:   www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5014180370http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=28069251 

Cook-Cottone, C.P. (2004). Using Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development to Understand the Construction of Healing Narratives. Journal of College Counseling, 7(2), 177+. Retrieved July 18, 2008, from Questia database:   www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=105487873http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5014180370 

Music & Pesonality
Music has been acknowledged to be a univesal fom of communication. Even with the baies of language, music allows the shaing of feelings, thoughts, and meanings. Reseach is finding that it can be an invaluable tool of communication, education and theapy fo those with special needs o disodes. Music is ecognized to be able to evoke pofound emotions, but moden technology is only just discoveing how many of these esponses ae actually a esult of poweful physical and physiological effects vaious aspects of music has on the human body. (Hageaves, 1997, 1999)

The impotance of music also stems fom the fact that it plays an inceasingly significant ole in the lives of the aveage moden individual. Each of us is suounded by music tageted at us fom adio, television, films, advetisements, the intenet, and vaious othe commecial devices poduced by technology. It is no longe a distinct aspect of…...

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references, Personality Style, and Developmental Issues of Adolescents." Journal of Youth and Adolescence 32.3(June 2003): 205-213.

The two aspects that were least convincing were: one, the highly technical passages (241) that explained in esoteric narrative how the brain functions (e.g., it didn't offer coherence to the study at hand to learn that "…the general neurobiological centers for sensory pain are the sensory cortex and the thalamus"); and two, explaining that because only 52% used music to both relax and distract themselves from the pain it must be because "most participants had developed their own ways of listening to music" was a very obvious and simplistic statement (everyone everywhere has his or her own style of listening to music).
This research article relates well with Oliver Sacks' story of Dr. Tony Cicoria (pp. 3-6) who began craving piano music following the lightning attack he had endured. The power of music to heal people -- and move people into new and friendlier consciousness -- is not a new…...

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Works Cited

Good, Marion, Anderson, Gene Cranston, Ahn, Sukhee, Cong, Xiaomei, and Stanton-

Hicks. "Relaxation and Music Reduce Pain Following Intestinal Surgery."

Research In Nursing & Health 28, no. 3 (June, 2005) 240-251.

Levitin, Daniel J. This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession. New York:

Ballet is a classical form of dance that originated in the 15th century during the Italian Renaissance. It is a highly technical and artistic dance style that emphasizes precise movements, grace, and elegance. Ballet dancers undergo rigorous training and follow a structured technique that includes specific positions of the arms and feet, intricate footwork, and fluid body movements. The dancers often wear pointe shoes to perform on their toes and create an illusion of weightlessness. Ballet includes various styles, such as classical ballet, neoclassical ballet, and contemporary ballet, each showcasing different choreography and music. It is widely performed in professional....

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Certainly! Here are some essay topic ideas for the movie "A Beautiful Mind":

1. Analyzing John Nash's character development throughout the film.
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