Essays on Drumming

Music might be different. Many people believe that music means an obligatory presence of a melodic line or voice. However, some musical ensembles destroy this stereotype by offering their own vision of music. And USA Percussion Ensemble did it on their performance on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 in terms of Musical Arts Concert Series 2015-2016. First of all it must be said that USA Percussion Ensemble plays unusual music. Their music consists of different percussion sounds. This ensemble consists of a group of percussionists, who performed with Oliver Molina, who is famous for being an active percussion performer. The ...

Over the years, the music has been an integral part of human culture. The number of musical genres is difficult to count, and sub-genres is and even more. Every continent, every country, every nation has its own unique authentic sound that the master holding musical instruments, warmed the hearts of his listeners. Sometimes it happens that neighboring states (in a variety of historical processes) affect the neighboring countries, thus bringing something new to the culture of the people and the music in particular. A striking example of this influence can be called the influence of African music on the ...

Religion is an organized system of practices and behaviors, ceremonies, world views, mythologies, ethics, holy place, and sacred tests that relate to humanity. Different religious groups are made up of various elements. The elements may differ on grounds of what is being worshiped, sacred things, and divinity. All religions have their practices, and these may include sermons, sacrifices, festivals, rituals, initiations, matrimonial services, prayer, music, and dance (Doyle 107). In most instances, religious groups will always have sacred history and narratives, which tend to be preserved in sacred books, and holy place (Jung 112). Through religion, the origin of ...

Abstract

This paper proposes that The Clean Indoor Act must be amended to ensure that there are no exceptions and that all public places are tobacco-free. This amendment will help further reduce the effects of secondhand tobacco smoke. Smoking in the public subjects passersby to second hand or passive tobacco smoke. Passive smoking is an act of an individual inhaling in other people’s smoke. Second hand smoke has many effects on the health of non-smokers. Therefore, it is vital to safeguard their health. Since this is a statutory law, the changes can only be made by the state’s legislature. ...

Lord Byron also known as Lord George Gordon Byron is arguably one of the greatest poets ever. He was born in 1788 and lived for thirty-six years before his death in 1824 (Byron, George Gordon Byron 57). Despite the fact that he lived for a short time, he left a legacy like no other. He wrote many poems and other literary genres before his demise. He was arguably the greatest poet from the United Kingdom by then. His legacy in the world of poetry has found no match to date. One of his most famous poems is ‘the ocean’ the use ...

Introduction:

Military music has always been an important part of any army but today’s changes in the science of battle have relegated the role of the musical band very much into the background. Can one imagine the changes which have been wrought by shock and awe campaigns and how this lightning quick battle scenario has changed everything with regards to military music? In today’s day and age, the military band is nothing more than a showpiece as everything has changed in battle. Gone are the days when such situations such as The Charge of the Light Brigade ...

Section one: Your experience

For this part of the paper, I want you to reflect on your growth as a musician over the course of the semester. Consider some of your goals from the beginning, and consider the following: - How do you feel our method of using free sources worked for you as a learning tool? - Considering our readings and class projects, how do some of your opinions about rock differ from when the semester started. If they haven't changed at all, please elaborate as to why. - Reflecting on your goals for musical growth, how do you or don't you ...

Styles of Rock

The era of the late 90s on a musical perspective was filled with a wide variety of rock and alternative music artists. Musical taste over that era was as varied these resulted to many rock events organized over that period. Although early in the decade, techno and hip-hop dominated on-air and music on demand airwaves, rock was noticeable. The new styles of the rock music were attracting much attention and gaining popularity. The songs contained catchy lyrics on the lifestyles of teenagers and this fact had an impact on my way of thinking (Books, LLC 56). Songs done by rock ...