The Art of MUSIC & DANCE A type of Human Expression that Moves you

The History of MUSIC MUSIC is a part of every culture varying in tone, rhythm & depth. Its start cannot be traced to any one point in time but is believed to have originated in Africa where the first humans are known to have emerged from, thus it has been in existence for some 50, 000+ years. Think about your culture, does the music differ from other cultures? Each cultures music is influenced by many aspects of their social life including access to technology & religion. In the western world we strongly depend it for different types of entertainment purposes; we listen to the radio while in the car or in our room, we go dancing & buy tickets for concerts among other things. Music can also be a type of healing process for some; listening to music while falling asleep or listening to music that strongly affects our feelings at a given moment. Music is thus not only used for entertainment but for healing and religious purposes as well. 1 2

MUSIC is a part of every culture varying in tone, rhythm & depth. Its start cannot be traced to any one point in time but is believed to have originated in Africa where the first humans are known to have emerged from, thus it has been in existence for some 50, 000+ years. Think about your culture, does the music differ from other cultures? Each cultures music is influenced by many aspects of their social life including access to technology & religion. In the western world we strongly depend it for different types of entertainment purposes; we listen to the radio while in the car or in our room, we go dancing & buy tickets for concerts among other things. Music can also be a type of healing process for some; listening to music while falling asleep or listening to music that strongly affects our feelings at a given moment. Music is thus not only used for entertainment but for healing and religious purposes as well.

Music as therapy

MUSIC as healing

The History of DANCE Dance is a part of every culture varying in its style. Its start cannot be traced back to any one point in time partly because it does not leave any traces behind although with today’s modern technology we are able to do so through recording using digital cameras & film. Dance is an important aspect of life, one which we may not necessarily realize in our western culture. In many cultures and their religions, dance has been & still is an important part of ceremonies & rituals & celebrations such as in weddings. To us in the western world, we strongly depend on it for entertainment. 3

Dance is a part of every culture varying in its style. Its start cannot be traced back to any one point in time partly because it does not leave any traces behind although with today’s modern technology we are able to do so through recording using digital cameras & film. Dance is an important aspect of life, one which we may not necessarily realize in our western culture. In many cultures and their religions, dance has been & still is an important part of ceremonies & rituals & celebrations such as in weddings. To us in the western world, we strongly depend on it for entertainment.

Research Findings MUSIC as HEALING Out of the 10 people that I surveyed for this chart my findings were as follows; -8 believed that music can be a healing tool -1 believed that it cannot be - 2 (including one that said can be) said possibly depending on religion, culture and a persons feelings. Out of the 10 people that I surveyed for this chart, my findings were as follows; -8 said they listened to music that corresponds with their emotions/feelings -3 said they do not listen to music that corresponds with their emotions/feelings Out of the 5 people that I surveyed for this chart, my findings were as follows: -1 listens to music to help them fall asleep -3 do not listen to music to help them fall asleep -2 (incl.the one that does listen to music & one that does not listen to music to help them fall asleep) sometimes listen to music to help them fall asleep . MUSIC as THERAPY

MUSIC as HEALING Out of the 10 people that I surveyed for this chart my findings were as follows; -8 believed that music can be a healing tool -1 believed that it cannot be - 2 (including one that said can be) said possibly depending on religion, culture and a persons feelings.

What is Dance without Music?

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Sources 1 sizzlenights.ca 2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music 3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_dance 4 http://synergy.ralf.netmindz.net/_inline-images/bike_boy_small-4718b6dab8db5.JPG 5 http://epicself.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/ipod_ad_by_gigi_fenixphoenix.jpg

1 sizzlenights.ca

2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music

3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_dance

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