Knowing the definitions of pitch, timbre, meter and loudness, to name a few, do not help me enjoy music more than what I already do. Even though Levitin defined music as sound reverberations striking the hearing mechanisms of the ear, he goes too into detail when he further describes music. Levitin also stated that the expert language is too complicated and creates a separation between musicians and other people, which is not justified by the writer in my opinion. If the expert language is too enigmatic, then why go into descriptive definitions? I believe that the writer should have started the book by not defining the countless list of musical terms, but rather, he should have answered his question to the title of the first chapter: What is Music?
For times when I am saddened, I find that classical or soft rock music, music with a melancholy tone, often matches my mood and works to lift my spirits. At times when I am tremendously frustrated and stressed, I prefer to listen to the hardest rock & roll or heaviest metal that I can lay my hands on. While some may prefer a relaxing type of music to mellow out their emotions, I prefer music that matches my mentality. I feel this enables me to identify with the music in a direct manner and filter my emotions through the
Karillys Peralta Professor Kessler Eng. 02- 1812 CATW #3 Listen At Your Own Risk In “Hearing Loss from Music Players” Stephen Castle discusses how music player affect you hearing. Music players are not the main problem that is making people loss their hearing. It’s the high-volume and base on the speakers and headphones that the young adults are using that cause hearing loss. According to Castle, young people who listen to music on high-volumes would not have an immediate effect in their hearing, but will probably have a result of hearing lost later on in life.
Sure, the idea of learning something new seems cool and fun at first, but later on, you start to get bored because you’re not so good at it. b. Learning how to play the violin, or any instrument for that matter is never easy at first. c. It takes practice, practice, and more practice to get to the level where you won’t be hearing noise, but melody. II.
I listen to music to enjoy the way it sounds. I listen to escape the daily annoyances and stresses of life and I also listen to music in an analytical way when I DJ. All three examples here target the sensuous plane, the expressive plane, and the sheerly musical plane. Now, some may say that listening does not fall into these planes at all, or that there are more planes to listening than the ones listed above. The argument is not about whether or not there
As a society, we strive for “perfection,” but nowadays that’s all we hear; songs have gotten to be all to similar and fake. True, lyrics still hold value, but they aren’t sung with passion, although some may argue that. Personally, I find Auto Tune to be a disease that has spread like an epidemic in our culture. When you turn on the radio to a station such as B96, it is almost impossible to find a song that hasn't been altered by auto correlation. To me, artists who create songs completely in Auto Tune deserve less
In fact, I would have liked hearing about the studies in more detail. I liked the author’s use of the example of learning to play an instrument because I could relate to it (pathos = emotional appeal) and it made the argument more “real” for me. Perhaps, for the same reason, the article might be less interesting and compelling to someone without any formal musical experience. Discussion questions: • Have you found focusing on correcting errors to be a more effective
However, the fact that college students take the medication to help them focus and pull all-nighters is an unethical attempt to hide laziness. Unfortunately the drug is readily available from friends who have a legitimate prescription. Students that abuse this medication should consider that some students with under-developed brains really it to stimulate the dopamine part of their brain. In most competitive college majors, some students perceive that there is no way they can keep up with the ambitious nature of other classmates. They turn to ADHD medication to help them write more, remember more material, and study for a longer period of time, giving them the advantage over their medication -free classmates.
Giving students an opportunity to create every day will keep them engaged in learning, keep frustration at bay, and lead to happier, more fulfilled children. Also, art and music stress cooperation much more than math an reading do. Students can learn to work together, plan together, and create together in these classes, whereas in a math or reading class they may be competing, or simply not interacting at
Music is a unique and irreplaceable art form and it conveys and expresses beautiful emotions of people. Many people cherish various types and genres of music and consider it an important trait of their everyday life. Not everyone appreciates and loves the same type of music. I listen to rock because I get a sense of relaxation, it has a positive influence on me, and it tightens my connection with my friends, while I avoid listening to country music because I find it very depressing. Music, like any other art, is a way of relaxing after a person’s regular hard day at work.