Music revolution

The notion of technology has become a ubiquitous force is modern day society, where its rapid advancement has revolutionised all aspects of life. Undoubtedly, the progression of technology has had a profound influence on the art of music. The way music is now transmitted, performed, and composed has evolved in accordance with the physical and stylistic components of particular musical instruments. Radical technological developments throughout time has provided the piano with a long and diverse history

had with one statement. It was forever something I loved watching other people doing and wished I could do. Music is a predominant voice in my life. Since I have always had an avid interest in music, my tastes and collections are ever-growing and changing. I have several influences in music, which I put into my performances, the paramount influence in music for me is particularly the music genres throughout the sixties and seventies, rock, pop,

jazz). Their music was out in the light and loved by many people. When the white people were able to come out of the dark and play, it made jazz much more famous and sought after. No longer considered the Devil’s music, whites accepted jazz and the popularity exploded among blacks as well as whites. Society was changing the people and the people were changing society. The Roaring Twenties roared right along in the new industrial age also known as The Jazz Age. Previously

the Earth, Stravinsky brought music back to the origins of dance. Born on June 17, 1882 in Oranienbaum, Russia, Igor Stravinsky was raised in St. Petersburg by his father and mother. The family already with a musical background, Stravinsky did not want to pursue the same career as his father and mother. While attending the University of St. Petersburg, Stravinsky met the son of the composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov who changed his mind from studying law to become a music composer. After the arrival

I started playing music when I was seven and music has been an essential influence in my life for nearly a decade. My brother influenced me into playing the fiddle; the musicians and the sounds it produced amazed me. By the time I was nine I had chose to pursue a path in music, my mother supported this and signed me up for lessons at the Irish American Heritage Center. I remember walking into room 302 for the first time. On the center of the ceiling is a coke stain, I’m guessing from children before

Music is very potent, and can often transform lives. This is the case in Venezuela, where a musical revolution is taking place. A program called El Sistema was started in Venezuela in 1975, by Jose Antonio Abreu. He started El Sistema as a way to fight poverty, by introducing excluded children to a musical education. The purpose of El Sistema is to help fight poverty, keep children off the streets - away from drugs and gangs, and to help raise childrens’ confidence, esteem, and aspirations. Gustavo

of “crude oil and the sound of gunfire from nearby Iraq” (31). The band members, including Gillespie, were weary of the predicaments present in Iran nevertheless they were eager to mingle and jam with foreign musicians to spread the word about jazz music. Gillespie wired over to President Eisenhower, “our trip through the Middle East proved that our

Influence of Technology The way that technology has changed the music we listen to as well as the way we listen to is phenomenal. Technology has brought many advantages and opportunities in the music industry in the area of production and distribution. Besides the advancement of equipment such as the electric guitar and synthesizer, technology has brought us new production equipment such as high tech microphones, re-mastering equipments and CD-ROMS. This influence of technology has developed in ways

I quickly found a seat with a good view of the stage and sat down with anticipation for the concert to begin. After waiting for around 45 minutes my excitement began to fade and I soon grew impatient and tiered of listening to strange trance music that was played over the speakers throughout the venue. After waiting further 20 minutes the supporting act came out to play their set. This act comprised of Mama Kin, who is John Butler’s wife, and some other musicians that were not introduced

Topic #1 Development of Jazz music in New Orleans Jazz music was originated from African American communities. The African American community is responsible for developing jazz as they used their culture as an influence in it. In the nineteenth century, jazz music had reached New Orleans. The history of the music can be traced back to the slave trading. In Africa, Slaves used music as a means of entertainment just as they did and the music was also affected by the new culture that they found in