... us to burst into song, send us into deep reverie, initiate recall of a specific experience, induce a deep emotional state, or produce an almost infinite number of mental and behavioral effects. Music and its role in the fields of learning and memory is of widespread interest, from the normal development and education of the young, through maturity, into problems of learning and ... the community and to earn more support from our school. We made presentations around the community emphasizing the importance of music in education. This spurred my desire to research music's affects in educa...

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... them the possibilities that lie within the human spirit? enable them to see visions and dream dreams." This quote relates perfectly with how music teachers feel about teaching the future musicians and teachers themselves. This quote also deals with how it is the teacher's responsibility to open ... more with articles and editorials about the need to get back to "basics"in the schools, basics that eliminate time for the arts and music. Today, the elementary classroom teachers are being held accountable of the academic progress of their students. "Teachers" evaluations are being based in ....

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... , rather than suffer as a result of reduced budgets. Elementary education is a building block that develops a child's skills to perform in real life situations. Studies show that participation in music programs at an early age increases ones self-esteem, critical thinking skills, and reasoning skills (National Arts Education Research Center, New York University, 1990). Other studies have shown that children ... schools promotes social well-being and gives children a sense of belonging to a group. The feeling of importance and inclusion is vital to a child's development and self-esteem. ...

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... babies to soothe and calm them, children are taught short songs and rhymes which helps strengthen their memorization skills. Roy M. Legette makes a valid point in his article "Social Context and Music Learning". He states, "Students must be able to relate what they learn in school to how they live and what they do outside of school" (1). He believes this is very ... component for all people to possess in their lives. It is a part of who we are, it can be a reflection of personality, and more important, a healthy way to express yourself. Music can also contribute to students" mastery of ...

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... had enough to have one technical assistant per instrument section, as opposed to other programs where they only had enough for one technical assistant in total. Music programs across Houston are closing due to a lack of support from the school board and the community. The sad truth is that a program of ... 's not a nursing program, that will allow her to transfer into the medical school in UT after three years here. During middle school and high school music was a large part of her life. She was not only a member of the marching band, but she was also part of the leadership team for ... ...

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... was "Thanks to you, Mrs. Feazell!" My second thought was,"I want to inspire and help others this same way." The music theory class in my freshman year was very difficult because of all the chromatic and diminished scales we had to know every week and sing them as ... . Soon my overall grade started to stabilize. I realized that in order to get the grade I want, I had to be consistent with every test given. Music Theory will be the main thing I will teach students before we travel anywhere to compete! Mrs. Feazell was my choral teacher in that ninth grade year. Despite ... in the hallway,...

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I have been involved with solos and ensembles from when I began playing flute in elementary school. Every year of high school I prepared a solo and ensemble to take to District Music Contest. I have also had the honor of being a flute accompaniment/descant to my school's choir and swing choir - the choir director calls me the "best flute in the school's history" ( ... to performing at school. During my senior year, I have performed with the Doane College Honor band where I placed first chair of all flutes selected for any of the bands. I attended Music Camp at Concordia in 2003 and am perform...

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... up on old relationships, making new ones, it was all working out perfectly. It wasn't altogether smooth sailing, as again I had to learn a new language Sanskrit and brush up on Hindi, a language I hadn't used for almost four years. I had to do all this in only four months since it was mid-semester when I joined but did manage to rise up to ... ...

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... attention. Inner City broadcasting one of the largest black owned broadcasting firms in the country, announced that its stations would not play music that is profane or advocates violence, particularly against women or homosexuals. They announced they would not air songs with the word's "bitch ... grass-roots anti-censorship organization". Woods and Payton started their organization in 1989 and took up the battle against the Industry-watchdog group, Parents Music Resource Center. What started as a local organization soon branched out, ROC now has chapters in 19 states, as well as in Engl...

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... class. Duke was given his nickname by his friends and family, and it stuck with him throughout his life. As a child Duke's family listened to music that had black roots such as ragtime. The family considered jazz something to radical, new and vulgar though for there sophistication so it did not have a ... house where he would give him lessons and teach him so of the tricks of playing excellent piano. Another influential pianist in Dukes learning experience was the music teacher at his high school Harry Grant. Duke's first success as a musician came at a high school dance where he took ...

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... rock lyrics. Although the theme of Bob Dylan's work is depressing, it is necessary to consider how the events in his life affected his music. Background: Bob Dylan was born as Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth Minnesota on the date of May 24th 1941. His father Abraham owned an ... Suze Rotolo , and got involved with the world famous folk singer-songwriter Joan Baez. Both fed off of each other with Baez using Dylan's music for her own albums while he got the publicity at her concerts. In 1965 Bob Dylan married Sara Lowndes and later had four children together. ... debut album, simply call...

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... to be incapable of holding a tune. Now I have found my niche and where I belong; I am forever in the clutches of this awesome genre of music in which the shredding guitar and crashing drums contrast with the rhythmic bass guitar and flowing keyboard. Having lived in the presence of the amazing sounds that seem ... the masterpieces that many groups put out has helped me as a person all over. The intensity and unity that I have found in certain types of music have helped me to find some truly loyal friends. Furthermore, it has helped me to become more open minded about many controversial su...

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... end of this period. One of the best composers of this time was Antonio Vivaldi. Vivaldi was an Italian music composer who lived from 1678 to 1741. He lived in Venice and taught music at an all-girls orphanage for most of his life. He was a master of the violin and is ... and lightning. Spring is divided into three movements where sections are noticeably distinct. The first movement is Allegro, this is where the motive of the music is introduced. Following the motive is the solo violin with birdlike trills and high running scales, accompanied by the rest of the orchestra. Vivaldi had made...

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... to prepare people for more intellectual jobs. Primary Education Japanese elementary and junior high school students study such subjects as art, homemaking, the japanese language, mathematics, moral education, music, physical education, science and social studies. In addition, many junior high school students study English or another foreign language. Students spend much time learning to read and write ... Shinto-95.8% Buddhist-76.3% Christian-1.4% Other-12% Aesthetics Visual Arts The major Japanese visual arts are Sculpture and painting. Music Traditional Japanese music may sound thin co...

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... I developed a talent, I discovered how great it felt to be able to produce beautiful music. Music is an expression of feelings and emotions; having the ability to personally convey the emotions through an instrument is priceless. I love music because of how satisfying and rewarding it is. Music is my inspiration and performing is the greatest feeling in the world. Through the years I have ... gained a great appreciation for music theory, history, and composition. I also have widely expanded my instrumentation to flute, piccolo, euphonium, trombone, and some percussion. Through music I h...

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... required. Every morning, each member must wake up early to come to school and begin practice by 7:00 a.m. The musicians practice their formations and music until it is ready to present to an audience. They accomplish this through any weather condition, as well. The marching season spans from early August ... hundreds of shouting fans at football games and for a quiet audience at formal concerts. Adding to the work the band members must complete, all the music must be memorized and often played while moving in a choreographed sequence. Although being a musician is hard work, it obviously ...

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... rock, which he played all through college with various musicians. Leroi Moore the horn player also grew up in Charlottesville and was exposed to jazz music at a very young age, his father and friends would play lots of jazz gigs for there church, and also for themselves at home Leroi quickly ... playing violin and piano when he was very young, in his early teens he took up bass. He played and experiment with many different types of music, and was soon also considered a child prodigy. Lead singer and guitarist Dave Matthews spend most of his childhood growing up in South Africa, but also ...

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... school. A school superintendent in Portsmouth, New Hampshire forbid his students from wearing Marilyn Manson tee shirts or other "Goth" attires. If expression in music and dress are protected by the first amendment, then why are there constantly people out to label anything different than the norm as deviant? Persecuting ... parent's support in fostering a healthy teenager? Diversity is constantly being preached up and down the block when it comes to racial acceptance. However when music and forms of dress are concerned it becomes a potent question of morality and calls into question if ...

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Many people have things in their lives that they cherish and can't see themselves living without, like in the essay "Music," by Louis Gonzalez. He had an obsession for music and an intimate kind of relationship formed with the every sounds of music. "(Music's) weight was a lover's hand upon my shoulder, and its hourglass body was a pleasure to hold. It whispered sweet kisses in my ... something that you enjoy, like lifting weights and running laps, helps that person get better at whatever they are working out for. In Louis Gonzalez" case he practiced with the music and joined a band, the same...

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... reason. Rich yet talentless snobby cowards. Those kids who live off of their parents money and think they can just be famous because they have money. Those girls who make music videos and post them on youtube and auto tune the (please excuse my language) crap out of their voices and act like they know how to sing. It annoys me ... with my coffee at Dunkins for $5 so there's that. I have extremely strong feelings for country music. I want to laugh in the faces of those who hate on country music for no reason. I have no problem with people not being into certain music but for people to st...

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... not repeat them in the future. After realizing all this, I started to change my life around. I decided that I wanted to do music and make music a part of my life. Music makes me happy and I would enjoy my life if I could involve music into my everyday life. In making this decision, I moved out to California all by myself because I knew that Colorado was not the ... ideal place to be in order for me to do music. I enrolled in school and set high goals once again and feel really good in doing so. I am willing to give it everything I have so that I may excel in school again ... questions,...

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... not repeat them in the future. After realizing all this, I started to change my life around. I decided that I wanted to do music and make music a part of my life. Music makes me happy and I would enjoy my life if I could involve music into my everyday life. In making this decision, I moved out to California all by myself because I knew that Colorado was not the ... ideal place to be in order for me to do music. I enrolled in school and set high goals once again and feel really good in doing so. I am willing to give it everything I have so that I may excel in school again ... questions,...

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... core curriculum. I have always wondered what the reasoning behind all of these art classes was. I used to think that students were made to take art and music classes in elementary school so that they could work on and fine-tune their abilities. It is true that it is much easier to learn and remember things ... to think more when we hear a song or look at a certain piece of artwork. Instead of just listening to the words of a song, people that have studied music think about the tone, pitch, style, and rhythm that a particular song has. Or instead of just seeing a piece of artwork for what ...

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... reason St. Cecilia appears widely on many artworks is because artists like to work the "rapt expression" associated with her facial expressions. Before her association with music, she was portrayed with a palm in one hand and the gospel in the other. Pope Paschal I built or designed St. Cecilia's basilica. The discovery ... . He was also very loyal to her because he converted into a Christian, as did his brother, Tiburtius. Many other saints are considered patrons of music, poetry and art, but Cecilia is the queen of them. In the Middle Ages, during the top of the pilgrimage, Chaucer al...

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... their youth. Thus, they thought it appropriate that they could live as musicians, vicariously, through me. They planted the idea of music when I was in the third grade, but I did not express any desire to have anything to do with the school's orchestra. In the end, they persuaded me, and I was forced ... the arts. I feel a pleasure beyond description when listening to individuals like Yo-Yo Ma. I am able to just sit there and think about my life, and Yo-Yo Ma's commanding music can make me feel ebullience or rage. Not even the hectic schedule during junior year of high school has dulle...

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