I was able to hold back most of the negative emotions brought on by having to describe the trauma of the accident, and it enabled me to create an essay unlike anything I have ever written. Music made my writing experience unlike any other and has aided me in creating and using a broader vocabulary and extensive use of detail. This shows how music has a heavy impact on my ability to think “outside of the box” and become more inspired. Being a music student I have found a lot of inspiration in music and it has made me a better writer. A specific instance where I
There were a few times when I actually had to choose a different day because I kind of subconsciously listened to music without even thinking about it. I love all different types of music; so I guess one could call me an eclectic. Although I love all different types of music my usual genres would be R&B and Pop. Music is like a gateway to escape from boredom's and/or daily stresses such as, arguments, overwhelming schoolwork, anger, and due-dates. That just goes to show that music is a huge part of me and a part of my life.
As Mr. Holland discovers, “Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans”, and as the years unfold the joy of sharing his contagious passion for music with his students becomes his new definition of success. During his 31 years as a high school music teacher, Mr. Holland encounters many obstacles, one of which was the birth of his deaf son, Cole Holland. Mr. Holland, whose world revolves around his love of music, feels he can't connect with his son if his son can't hear music. He uses his music to hide from facing the reality of the situation with his son and other issues in his life. The experiences he has because of his music, guide him to a place of understanding towards the end of his career about his life and his son--this is his opus or greatest work.
Also committed and steady in meeting their obligations, thorough, painstaking, accurate, loyal, considerate, notice and remember specifics about people who are important to them, concerned with how others feel. Last but not least strive to create and orderly and harmonious environment at work and home. Honestly this describes me as a person to the fullest. Furthermore my Myer-Briggs and Communication Quadrant result is very similar, pertaining to personality traits. This week evaluation I scored all fours in the four groupings which make a lot of senses because I carry a share of every single one.
The habits include 1: Being proactive, 2: Beginning with end in mind, 3: Putting First Things First, 4: Thinking win-win 5: seeking first to understand, Then to be Understood, 6: Synergizing, And last 7: Sharpening the saw. The topics discussed in this book are all true to life and have real life examples. All these habits provide many helpful tools and solutions in a fun and new way. The first habit from the 7 habits I would like to discuss is Habit 1: Being Proactive. This was the most challenging habit for me to personally work on.
The more I concentrated on my studies, the more I felt my passion slip out of my fingers. And before I knew it I had to leave my music school. There grew a distance I could not cross, a barrier that made my dreams seem far-fetched for lack of practice made matters worse. The ease with which I could sing seemed to have evaporated into thin air....But like they say, "When fate closes one door, it opens countless others'. I am overwhelmed to be able to realize that music is and has always been an indispensable
Music transcends time, it lasts forever. Given that sometimes the most oppressed and disenfranchised people are usually silenced when they need to be heard the most. Through music, these people can be heard well into the future. No other topic has created more tension among the people of a nation than its politics. This is why studying the representation of politics in music very important when looking at any nation through a cultural perspective.
In the ring, you need every edge you can get. Guardian’s health and happiness has been the most vital factor all these years. I have had to pay studious attention to, how hard he can pushed and when not to push him. Similar to human athletes, they get fatigued, and they can only do so much per training session. As my teammate, I want him to be compliant and enthusiastic about his job.
In my life music acts as a way to relieve my built up stress and feelings without having to physically take it out on someone else. I listen to music and I also write my own music, personally writing music is a much better way to express myself than I could possibly write about in this essay. Writing music to me is literally an entire different world where all that flows through my head is the musical piece I am currently working on, the chord progression, the verses, the lead, the background beat, the secret meaning to the lyrics that flow perfectly together like water over a two hundred foot drop all to land in a pool that supplies the most satisfying quench for my imaginative thirst. There is not a more rewarding feeling in my life than completing a song and owning my very own work of art that I composed.
In the middle ages workmen used songs, poems and even rhymes to ease the work and be able to build all the great medieval cathedrals (MacDonald). One can use music to energize, focus, inspire and to create other positive states of mind that will facilitate learning. The ability of taking one self to the right state of mind for learning and doing work is very scarce between students. Most students would agree that a big part of academic failure is because they are not able to use their abilities in an efficient way and not because they don’t have the capacity. According to scientists the alpha brain wave state is a perfect learning state for taking in information through auditory channels (Brewer).