Notes, abstracts, papers, exams and problems of Music

Notes: represent duration. Although rests have no sound, they do have a duration. Each note type has a corresponding rest

Beats: basic rhythm, persistent and continuous

Staff/Staves: group of 5 lines and 4 spaces an it called musical sings

Time signature: division of musical times into equal parts based on accents that create tension and let-up

* Duple time (2/4), Triple time (3/4), Quadruple time (4/4): each part consists of notes or rests equivalent to the time value of a crotchet=1beat

Pitch: quality of sound that distinguises between treble and bassnts of music: it organises sounds within the tempo and combines different durations of sounds

Rhythm: is one of the most important elements of music: it organises sounds within the tempo and combines... Continue reading "Pitch" »

Intro to Entertainment Management

ENTERTAINMENT AND POPULAR CULTURE - The impact of pop icons and performers in music, dance, and theatre combined with social media has made the entertainment industry a rave for popular culture to thrive. Pop culture is entertainment, music, and sports. Popular culture is distributed across many forms of mass communication.

MUSIC AND POP CULTURE - It contrasts with high cultural art forms, such as opera, classical music, and artworks, magazines, radio, television, movies, music, books, cheap novels, comics, cartoons, and advertising. After the Industrial Revolution, people had increased leisure time. This led to a demand for amusement and entertainment, which also prompted the growth of mass media.

ENTERTAINMENT... Continue reading "Exploring Entertainment Management and Popular Culture" »

My composition is going to be about the music in thesecond half of the 20th Century. Music has changed abruptly from the 50’s to the 90’s, and these Changes are amazing: The growth of music styles and appearance of some new Ones.

The world audience for music in the 1950s was the Largest in history. Rock and Roll was just in its infancy, but LOTS of it was Created. Classical music was still very popular. Blues, swing and jazz were Easily accessible.

            The 1960s were one of the most creative periods in modern man’s history. Sex, Love, (drugs) and rock & roll was a way of life. Think of all the Unbelievable musicians in this decade: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix … It was by far the most influential... Continue reading "I choose to live" »

Renaissance Architecture

Stone was the main material for building. Greek and Roman architecture orders in the columns, flat and vaulted. Churches with a Latin or Greek cross ground plan.

Quattrocento: Florence was the main city. Brunelleschi's dome of Florence Cathedral covered the space of 417 meters by building a double dome. Leon Battista Alberti: Santa Maria Novella and Rucellai Palace and Sant'Andrea. Block of stone, several floors, windows are formed by Greek columns.

Cinquecento: Rome was the main city. The popes commissioned lots of buildings.

Renaissance Painting

Quattrocento: Influenced by classical art. They were interested in the human body. Main subjects were mythology, religion, and portraits. Boticelli: Mythological paintings with... Continue reading "Renaissance Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, and Influence in Europe" »

Folk Music and Ethnomusicology

Folklore encompasses the traditional beliefs, stories, customs, and art of a community. Ethnomusicology is the study of traditional music, dance, and instruments, with Béla Bartók as one of its founders.

Examples of folk music include:

• Lullabies
• Love songs (serenades)
• Music for festivities and rituals (Christmas, Easter, funerals)
• Work songs
• Play songs
• Dance music

Musical Phrases and Repetition

A musical phrase is a meaningful segment of a melody. Repetition is common in music, such as:

• Canon: A composition with several parts repeating the same melody.
• Ostinato: A repeated accompanying pattern.

Call and response is a participatory pattern found in various African cultures, involving a leader and a group response.

Traditional

“Morning Song” is Sylvia Plath’s tribute to her newborn daughter, Frieda. Composed early in 1961 when the baby was eight months old, it expresses the ambivalence of new motherhood – the joy, the optimism, the wistfulness, the uncertainty. Plath’s view is beautiful and relatable, though not without its anxieties. Structure:

The poem comprises six stanzas of three non-rhyming lines each. It is a first person monologue in free verse with run-on lines, enjambment, reflecting the meaning and emotions of the poet. It seems strange that a song wouldn't have a rhythmic structure.  the poem is divided into six three-line stanzas, but even the stanzas don't have any rhyme scheme or distinct patterns. Even the line breaks seem to follow regular

When I was three years old, my parents took me to see my first classic, I do not remember the title very well, but I think it was a Beethoven piano sonata. I was impressed to see how the pianist played, and I told my parents that I wanted to learn to play the piano.
At the age of four, I began to take the first steps in an academy, and at seven I entered the conservatory (two years earlier than usual, in order to do so I had to request an extraordinary examination request).
Today I wonder what would have happened if I had not listened to that play, if I had not played the piano ...
I can not imagine life without making music, honestly, I do not know where I would be right now.

Musicians

They have a maximum play time & minimum fees for different types & length of performance.

Set times

When you plan an event/entertainment you must know that the standard play time is 40 mins before taking a break. Breaks should last no longer than 15-20mins. It also depends on the vibrancy of the preceding performance.

Cover bands

What is a dance band? Dance bands are otherwise known as variety bands/cover bands. They perform top dance hits that your wedding party guests/corporate event audience will enjoy.

Musicians & vocalists

Versatile & play everything from jazz, soul, motown, disco, R&B, blues, pop, contemporary, swing, to current dance music hits. A dance band will typically include male and female vocalists, a saxophone,... Continue reading "Musicians, Set Times, Cover Bands, and Variety Entertainment" »