Music Appreciation Essay

Music Appreciation Research Paper
Horace Chin
Professor David Kellogg
Music Appreciation
17 November 2016
Popular Music of The Last 100 years (20th and 21st Centuries)
Have you ever wondered who were the most popular artists in the past 100 years? From the 50s,
60s, 70s, 80s, 90s in addition to the 2000s each decade birthed many talented artists whose music
has lived on and will live on many years after their time. I have checked the billboard top 100
singles charts of each decade and chose artists who I think best represent the most popular music of
each respective era. Join me as I take you on a trip through years of popular top charting music!
Let's start with the fifties. This is an exciting time for American pop culture in my opinion. War has
ended and most of the world...show more content...
She even has two other singles that are in top 20 for the 1990s which are "Fantasy" and
"Dreamlover". Carey continued to top the charts in the 2000s with "We Belong Together". "We
Belong Together" is number one on the Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 Hits of the 2000s. Carey has sold
over 200 million records worldwide to date. Mariah Carey has also won many awards. Her most
notable awards were in 1991 and 2006. In 1991 she won a Grammy Award for "Best New Artist"
thanks to "One Sweet Day". In 2006 she won a Grammy Award for "Best R&B Song" with "We
Belong Together".
Each decade birthed many more talented artists than I could have possibly listed. The artists listed
were top selling and great representations of each decade's popular mainstream culture. They have
and will stand the test of time. Their music will continue to live on forever even after they retire or
cease to remain on this
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My Favorite Music Essay
Teenage years are the times for new experiences and music was no different as the experience
marked with great memories of music that is very nostalgic and can be attached to moments
good or bad that make us reminisce when we hear the music of our child hood. I am Mexican and
my teenage years I spent in Mexico until I was sixteen when my family migrated to the united
states however I didn't really understood English I can honestly say that I like Rock En Espanol
and would not hesitate to say that it is my favorite genre of music when I was a teenager, I will
try my best to share my favorite music as I reminisce on some great music in my past. As a
teenager growing up in Mexico I wasn't really interested in listening to music, as my interest were
sports and television. The musical influences that I can recall in my early childhood, were those
of my parents. Who would listen to Corridos and Rancheras, which were a type of folk Mexican
revolutionary music, they would sing about the struggles in life during the Mexican civil war. As
I grew up the type of music my friends listen to were Cumbias Colombianas and Rock En Espanol
those were my early memories of music which I still listen and enjoy today. I would listen to Rock
En Espanol artist like CafГ© Tacuba, Caifanes, Mana, Maldita Vecindad, Enanitos Verdes, and
Fabulosos Cadillacs. I began listening more to the lyrics and the sound of the music for example,
Maldita Vecindad has a Rock sound that evolved into a Ska sound.

Music : My Perception Of Music
Music: My perception
It was my first orchestra concert. Tons of questions are going on in my mind as I am completely
nervous. At the signal of the music teacher, I start moving the bow on the strings of my cello. A
beautiful sound flows in the hall and soon, we all were in sync. The concert ended with applause and
standing ovations. I was happy with the success but still tons of questions in my mind, though a very
different set this time.
My left and right brain started quarrelling to find the rationality behind the art of music and to find
the mathematical reasoning behind the sounds produced by musical instruments.
I continued with orchestra as music is big part of my life, and I jumped on the opportunity of
exploring the relationship between math and music, to put silence to the long lasting questions.
Music is any sound that is produced on purpose to form beauty or harmony. It is used to express
emotion. Music comes from many things, like voice and instruments or a combination of both. Each
instrument plays different sounds and pitches. Depending on the wave lengths that the instruments
produce, different sounds will be heard. Pitch is a perceptual property that allows the ordering of
sounds on a frequency–related scale. Pitches are compared as "higher" and "lower" in the sense
associated with musical melodies.
Depending on the location of a person in a hall or room, they hear different frequencies and sounds.
The wavelengths bounce off from various things, altering

Crystal Timberlake
November 13, 2017
Music Appreciation
Analysis Paper
Beethoven– Fur Elise
Biography:
Dear My beloved, I, Ludwig van Beethoven want to thank you for being a part of my life. Thank
you for watching me grow musically and personally. My life has been fun of musical highs and
success and I appreciate you for allowing me to be me. I was born on or about December 16, 1770
in the city of Bonn in the Electorate of Cologne, a principality of the Holy Roman Empire.
Although the exact date of birth is uncertain, I was baptized on December 17, 1770. I had two
younger brothers Caspar, born in 1774, and Johann, born in 1776. My mother, Maria Magdalena van
Beethoven, was slender, genteel, and deeply moralistic woman. My father, Johann van Beethoven,
was a mediocre court singer was an alcoholic with not much music success or ability. However, my
grandfather, godfather and namesake, Kapellmeister Ludwig van Beethoven, was Bonn's most
prosperous and eminent musician, a source of endless pride for me. My father began teaching me
music with an extraordinary rigor and brutality that affected me for the rest of his life. Neighbors
witness me as a small boy weeping while I played the clavier, standing on top of a footstool to reach
the keys. My father beat me for each hesitation or mistake I made. He hoped that I would be
recognized as a musical prodigy Г la Mozart. My father arranged my first public recital for March
26, 1778. I played my best and was most impressive, but

Personal Narrative: Music Appreciation Class
I was enrolled in a Music Appreciation class over the summer and had a final grade of a 97. The
first semester of school I was enrolled in American History; Found Principles, Civics and
Economics Honors (90), Symphonic Band (100), Honors Biology (94) and Microsoft Word and
Powerpoint (96). During second semester I have been enrolled in North Carolina Math II Honors
(90), Symphonic Band (100), Health Science I (96) and Honors English II

Descriptive Essay On Music
The piano is one of my favorite musical instruments. It is a great instrument because of how easy
it is to pick up on it. Unlike other instruments like the violin and guitar, you always know what
you are going to get when you attempt to play a note. It also sounds amazing and it is very
relaxing to the ear. Pianos are played in many styles but the two most popular styles would probably
be classical and jazz. Jazz styled music is most focused on improvisation while classically styled
music requires you to master many skills from the keyboard. Classical is known to be the hardest
style to learn. I tried to play a few classical pieces on my piano but each hand is playing completely
different notes at different times and it's hard because the notes are played so fast. If you
accidentally play a wrong note, it doesn't sound right. My favorite genres of the piano are classical
and light jazz. There are many singer–songwriters who play piano that inspire me to play. The sound
of the piano is very unique and I like how you can combine many keys to make cool melodies. The
piano has evolved over the years from the harpsichord to the grand piano to digital keyboards. In
1700, the piano was born thanks to Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori. The piano is a fascinating
instrument that has changed over time and continues to be an important instrument in the music
industry.
The first piano was created by, Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori. There isn't any detail about

Music Appreciation Course Analysis
Unfortunately, I personally think that some of the course is not necessary for some majors. For
my own experience, I have to take Music Appreciation for Art and I learned nothing from that
class. There are some advisors just did not care what could you learn from that class will help for
your major or not. They provided you a list of course that you can get an easy A or maybe they
needed you to take the class just to fill it up. So, after talking to my advisor, I took Music
Appreciation. In that class, I learned so many things about music history, types of music and so
much more. However, none of that information is helpful for my career. I believe engineer will
never be asked for music knowledge, especially its history from decade ago. And

Descriptive Essay About Music
I grab the white headphones and put the EarPods into my ears. Then, I go through a variety of
songs until my thumb lingers over the song "You Know Me" by a band named Thunder Dreamer.
Quickly, I click play and the world around me stops as the music enters my ears. The soft guitar
strums put an end to my over thinking and suppresses my feelings of sadness. By the time the vocals
appear in the song, I can only think about music and how happy I am in this moment. By this I mean
that hearing music is the equivalent of being at peace. To be more specific, music puts me in every
place I've ever felt happiness, tastes as sweet as it sounds and relaxes my overwhelming thoughts.
With this said, I am on top of the world when I have the headphones in my ears. I feel as though I
can do anything when I am blasting a song by Cage the Elephant on my speaker. Whether I am
listening through my headphones or on a speaker, the volume is always the highest it can be.
This way, the music penetrates through the walls and through every layer of skin on my body. I
know this high level of noise is not good for me, but the music is. Uniquely, music places me back
into every dream I've ever forgotten. I am suddenly placed into the dream where I'm a kid and I
am laughing as my friends try to catch me in a game of tag. In a matter of three beats, I am a child
again and I can only thank music for this. Moreover, when I hear Frank Sinatra's voice playing from
my "Classics" playlist, I am put back into the

Music Appreciation Essay
I find myself in a constant state of appreciation. I worship hot coffee every morning and recently,
every night. I keep in touch with my small group of friends hourly through texting or Skype,
usually, and always make time to see them on the weekends. I remind myself to thank my parents
for everything they've done for me, never taking my life or experiences for granted. I am madly in
love with music as a result of playing guitar for almost seven years. My love doesn't lie with a
specific genre or style, although I am very partial to progressive rock (Genesis, Van Der Graaf
Generator, Yes). I crave a good melody. If a song has a melody that pulls me into a different reality, I
immediately add it to my ever–growing Spotify playlist and enjoy

Music Appreciation
Music Appreciation Report The concert, "Masterpieces by American Women Composers!," was
held in the Horace C. Cabe Great Hall Regional Arts Center. The concert was a semiformal event
with about 30 people in attendance. The pianist who performed that night was Dr. Linda Holzer,
who is a professor of music at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and she performed on a
baby grand piano. She is from Chicago and has many degrees in piano performance from three
different University's, the Northwestern University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
and Florida State University. Dr. Holzer has performed in many different countries including China,
Slovakia, Australia, and New York. The pieces that Dr. Holzer performed that night
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McPartland was born in 1918 in England. She showed musical talent when she was young,
because of this McPartland began to take violin lessons; she also studied the piano on her own.
McPartland went to the London's Guildhall school of music to train classically. Once she
graduated, she went on to have an international career as a jazz pianist and as a composer. Later in
her life, McPartland began a record company which was named Halcyon Records. To write
Twilight World, McPartland partnered with Jonny Mercer, which became a hit. She died when
she was 95 in 2013. I personally enjoyed Twilight World. Margaret Bonds, who was trained in
piano classically and was a composer, composed Troubled Water. Bonds was born in 1913 in
Chicago and she studied at two colleges, Northwestern University and Juilliard, after which she
moved to Los Angeles during the 60s. Shortly after she moved, Bonds began to work as the music
director at the Inner City Repertory Theatre. All the while she kept up her solo and duo–pianist
career. Bonds piece, Troubled Water, was based upon the spiritual 'Wade in the Water.' I like Troubled

Reflective Essay About Music
So, the Element of culture that I find myself the most passionate about is Music. I say music
because music I found in every culture. Music is what I believe in being part of human. There
are literally hundreds different types of genres of music people listen to and millions of songs to
listen to. A little about me, I personally find myself listen to rap music and old Rhythm and Blues.
I come for a strong African American background family, where we have family get together,
cookouts and just being close to your family. Most of the R&B songs tell a story. They talk about
the black culture in good and also in bad ways. The R&B music I find myself listen to is more
from my parent's time. The music back during my parent's child hood is a lot different than music
today. One Major different is music back then had people playing the real instruments and sounds. I
hear lectures from people from my parents' generation how music today is terrible compared to their
upcoming music. I personally feel music just changes because it adapts to people's lifestyle and
what they are going through. The Music Industry have always been dominant in society. If you think
about every generation can remember listen to their favorite song growing up, and music can
sometimes tell you all about yourself. Music can also be influenced in politically also. For example,
the government regulated explicated music because they use profanity words etc. I remember I
watch a documentary on how the government

Music Appreciation
Music AppreciationRadio Report
Instead of attending a concert and writing a concert report, I decided to do the radio report. On
April 24, 2007, I listened to the station WWOZ 90.7 FM from seven to eight p.m. It was hosted by
Jivin Jean and Neal. The theme of that session was the 50's Rhythm and Blues. Because the Jazz
Fest is approaching, they decided to feature some of the artists that would be performing. In
which they varied from Percy Sledge to the Fister Sisters. The first song that they played was no
other than, Jazz Fest in New Orleans by the Fister Sisters. The lead vocalist of the group was
basically singing about the Jazz Fest. The lyrics of the song featured a lot of history about New
Orleans' night...show more content...
The next song was Golden Eagles' Indian Red. It began with an Indian chant with other Indians
pledging in the background. They were saying how they were the Indians of the Nation. It had a
live feeling to it because you could hear the tambourines, Indian drums, and the Indians yelling in
the background. Charlie Miller's Piano Night 2003 featured only a piano and a saxophone. It was
very boring and off tempo to me. It didn't have a melody or much of a beat that you could follow. It
was just thrown together. Check Mr. Popeye by Eddie Bo was very outdoorsy to me. It had a live
music fest type mood to me. The man was singing about meeting up with Popeye and telling him
to check his spinach. The song didn't make much sense to me, but I enjoyed it. I liked Sea Cruise
by Johnny Rivers a lot. The man was singing/begging to take a girl on a sea cruise. It reminded me
of the movie Cry Baby a little, which is one of my favorites. I enjoyed doing the radio report, but
I'd rather do a concert report. It was difficult trying to keep up with the names of the songs when
they would announce it. At a concert I would be given a program to follow. But my overall
experience with it

Music Appreciation Letter
Hello Numi,
I am doing well Numi!! I am alright musically to be honest lol, I have been producing well making
beats since the sixth grade, but became really a music producer in like the 10 grade. I listen to
tons of variety of old music daily, study the greats, so I am always working on my craft. I cannot
play the piano like you by any means. I just know how to put things together and know what need to
be done lol. I am planning to transfer to another school, so I am finishing my last term at my current
school hopefully. Transferring to University of Arkansas which is like 20 minutes away from me. I
spent two years or three years getting my basics done at a community college and online school
(Currently) to save mad money and to gather myself

Music Appreciation
Tiffin University
Jennifer Morrison
August 2nd, 2015
MUS223
The age of Romanticism was from 1820 to 1910. During the long and glorious Age of
Romanticism, artists of this time would approach their paintings, literature as well as their music
with deep passion. The passion was so great, it was the same type of feelings that religious, social,
and political partisans applied to their individual causes (Ferris & Worster, 2014, p. 175). "As newly
restored kings and prelates repressed freedom of expression in politics and the arts, artists and
intellectuals increasingly sought one another's company, sharing among themselves the
revolutionary sentiments they dared not express in public" (Ferris & Worster,...show more content...
74 opens beautifully with just the piano playing. The singer soon chimes in and essentially
overtakes the song, forcing the piano to take a back seat throughout most of the performance. The
song is Polish, and it actually reminds me of music that gets played in the back ground of World
War II movies,.
Chopin is known for writing his songs casually, same as his piano works were. He would write
them in the event he came across a poem which described his mood and feeling at any given
moment in time. Chopin often wrote to satisfy the social needs of a friendship, and some songs
were even considered an intimate diary of some sort. More than most composers, his songs and
music betray his dynamic states of mind as well as his personal and historical contexts
(hyperion–records.co.uk/dc.asp).
`His music has been described as 'the epitome of the very soul of the piano', 'the piano brought to
life', 'winged keys'. Indeed, FrГ©dГ©ric Chopin is usually associated with his piano ballades and
nocturnes, mazurkas and polonaises, Г©tudes and preludes, sonatas and scherzos. And yet,
alongside that great road, there was a small path, modest but noteworthy: his songs both great and
small

Essay on Music Appreciate Study Guide
Romantic вЂЁDates: 1800–1900вЂЁ вЂЁ1. What was going on historically during this era? What
was life like? Profound Political and Social changes going on; many moving into cities for work.
Renewed interested in expressing emotion through music. вЂЁ2. Does romantic music continue to
use the same forms used in the classical era? NoвЂЁ3. Explain the Individuality of style. Composers
wanted their music to be uniquely identifiable to them. They worked hard on self–expression.вЂЁ4.
What are the expressive aims and subjects of the pieces? How is this different than in the classical
era? Flamboyance, Intimacy, Unpredictability, Melancholy, Rapture, Longing etc..., Classical Era
did not experiment with so many aims.вЂЁ5. What is musical nationalism?...show more content...
15. What is a nocturne? French for "night piece" usually slow and intimate in character.
16. What is a music drama? Large, Full Blown musical affairs. вЂЁ17. What is a leitmotif? short
musical idea associated with person, object or thought.
18. What is verismo? Type of Italian opera.
Composers: Please include the following for each (I need to be able to tell that you read about
them and did not just google them or use wikiepedia, etc. and copied and pasted–read your textbook
please)
Dates
Nationality
Importance/major contribution
Types of compositions
Extra little tidbit
19. Franz Schubert. Born in 1797, died in 1828 from Vienna. Wrote well over 600 works. Was the
Master of the Art Song. He wasn't financially successful and his symphonies were performed after
he died. вЂЁ20. Robert Schumann. Born in 1810, died in 1856 from Germany. Wrote piano pieces
and symphonies. Known for his gift of melody. Eventually was committed and later died. вЂЁ21.
Clara Schumann. Born in 1819, died in 1896 from Germany. First well known female composer.
Married to Robert Schumann. Stop composing at age 36. Mainly wrote piano pieces. After husbands
death she dedicated the rest of her career to promoting her husbands work. вЂЁ22. Frederic Chopin.
Born in 1811, died in 1849 from Poland. Came to Paris at age 21, wrote exclusively for piano.
Wrote free form preludes, nocturnes etudes and impromptus. Composed mainly chamber music. Had
and affair

Essay: Music Appreciation
The Musical Composition that has changed my life to how I see music is the song The Stroke
from Billy Squier. I did not really know the meaning of the song, but it really Widened my Horizon
in terms of music from only before listening to The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and The Monkeys.
Then later being able to listen to Rush, AC/DC, Aerosmith And Other Really good rock bands that I
still love today. Then I started collecting Records then I started collecting CDs, the first album I
bought for myself is the majestic Black Sabbath Album "Paranoid" The album with the musical
compositions Paranoid, Iron Man, War Pigs/Luke's Wall, Planet Caravan, Rat Salad, Electric
Funeral, And Fairies Wear Boots. This album was such an amazing introduction to Black...show more
content...
Listening to all these music has introduced me to Playing guitar, Bass, listening for the melody,
Taking a close observation of songs that interest me, look for interesting techniques, and listen for the
complexity of the musical composition. My Introduction to rock music was actually the Beatles, but
they really kept me in a little box when it came to what I wanted to hear besides the pop songs
that I used to listen to as a child, who was mostly only exposed to rap and Hip Hop until the age of
8. Though the Beatles were really my first introduction to rock music, Billy Squier was the one
that really gave me chance to break out of the little bubble I was in and explore more genres which I
now have grown to love which are Rock, Metal, Blues, Alternative, Indie, Punk, Folk, Jazz, And If
Played by the Fantastic Johnny Cash, Country. I have grown different views Than I had previously
before when I've listened to music, now I tie it into more complex

Music Appreciation: Music Concert Review
Kha Tran
Music Appreciation
HUM 1113
Second Concert Review
A Night of "Guitars" Not like a first concert I attended, this show named "a night of Blues" had a
little bit small and less impressive. It was not because the show was boring, but just a few people
joined this show, the theater is also smaller, too. It was a Tuesday evening of April 12, me and
my sister knew that there also had another concert held on the VPA, but still decided to go to this
concert because we all love guitar. We headed to school at 6: 45 pm, took the seats opposite to the
theater and looked around. There was two kids coming with his father, they looked so happy.
After a while, there was some of their friends joined. We bought a coke and some snack before go
inside. Like the first one, we found our seats perfectly in the middle of the theater. The concert
began at 7:06 pm instead of 7:00 pm as it was supposed to be opened. I guess because just only five
people (also five members of a music group) prepared for this show so they did not manage their
time well. Anyway, the concert began...show more content...
Actually, this song was not bad, I just do not like this kind of music, rock music made me dizzy.
The next song also brought a rock style, "Whiskey on The Mountain". The same girl played for this
two songs. Still, very high and strong voice. "He Calls that Religion – Mississippi Sheiks" was the
next piece, arranged by an old man. The time and space seemed to be back in early 1970s. This
song was still perfect for all those "holier than thou" types. Although the meaning of this piece
contain a little sadness, I still felt joyful because of its style. The whole room was soundless except
the singer voice. Now I hear this song again and realize that this song was also an amazing pieces
with smooth, soft rhythm and consonant harmony. Especially, the melody of the guitar was so

This was the day I had been dreading. I was participating in the Seattle Young Artists Music
Festival, an event where students share their music with a small class and receive a lesson from the
teacher. My violin teacher and my parents decided that this event would develop my musical skills,
so they registered me with enthusiasm. I, on the other hand, was not so enthusiastic. I had never
honestly enjoyed performing in the past and I was especially nervous about this event knowing that
I would receive a music lesson from an expert violinist after my performance. It did not help to
hear stories of strict, criticizing, and rude teachers from my siblings who had previously done
this event either. I wondered how any good could come from this event. Though only flippantly, I
even considered what would happen if I pretended to be ill or purposely injured my finger. However,
before I knew it, the dreadful day arrived and I realized I would just have to go for it.
I woke up before the sun and groggily prepared to leave. My Mom and my two siblings, Amy and
Aaron, got ready to leave too since Aaron was also performing and Mom and Amy would be
accompanying both of us on the piano. While it was still dark, we boarded a ferry headed for
Seattle as I tried not to think...show more content...
Trembling, I began my first piece, "Romance in G" by Beethoven, and she quickly began to jot
down comments. After I had finished my three pieces, my teacher exclaimed, "Bravo!" and
everyone gave a loud applause. She proceeded to give me encouraging feedback as well as ways I
could improve my technique. Surprisingly, the lesson seemed to pass quickly and when it had
ended, I received a sheet of paper with my teacher's written comments and signature. At the bottom
of the paper, I noted my teacher's signature, Mimi Zweig, but did not think much of it. Breathing a
sigh of relief, I went back to my seat. That was not as bad as I expected, I thought to

Claude Debussy: Music Appreciation
Claude Debussy's gift in playing the piano and producing opera has touched not just composers, but
music lovers around the world. Without the music of Debussy, so many influential artists would
lack knowledge in classical music. His piece, "Clair de lune", (defined as moonlight) is considered
one of his more favored musical compositions. The Oxford Dictionary of Music states that this is the,
"third movement of Debussy's Suite bergamasque". The compositions importance music wise has to
do with more than just those who enjoy the classical genre; Thousands of responses from everyday
people on youtube prove this. Individuals have shown their love for this song by commenting things
such as, "I'm not a fan of classical music, but I love this". Another

Classical Music Appreciation Essay
One thing I'm grateful for in my life is growing up with a background in classical music
appreciation. I remember my parents had a record of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf at home, and I
would listen to it all the time. The depth of the music was fascinating to my little brain, especially
compared to the childish Disney songs and bubblegum–pop hits of the 90's that I'd otherwise hear on
the radio. But the reason why this work helped me with understanding music was that it was
specifically aimed at kids in order to teach them how to pick out leitmotifs, or unique, repeated
phrases in the songs. Leitmotifs are often used in classical works to tell a story, and certain
instruments or melodies can represent people, emotions, events, and other parts...show more content...
However, as the game continues, instead of making him less intimidating, his nuttiness makes him
even scarier as his behavior becomes even more erratic and malevolent. This is all compounded in
the World of Ruin where he spends his time using his ultimate power to pick off the lonely
survivors for no other reason than he likes killing them. Some people argue that the best villains are
ones that have sympathetic backstories, tragic heroes that made a mistake and fell from grace. Kefka
is not sympathetic. He is not a tragic hero. He doesn't care for any notion of honor, loyalty, or
goodness. He's a villain because it's fun, and this movement takes a sharp turn into a sinister,
disjointedly dissonant tune to signify the further descent into madness that ultimate power has
brought

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