1.What types of musical instruments are made in your culture?
Stringed instruments, drums, and flutes are all made in my culture. Many variations and combinations of instruments were made in the Naturenian culture.
2. Who uses these instruments?
Kids are taught in the ways of one musical instrument. This means almost everyone in the culture is capable of performing music.
3.When are they used?
Musical instruments are used as at festivals almost exclusively. Kids also use musical instruments as things to play with.
Interesting Things About Music in the Naturenian Culture
Music is almost always created on the spot. Meaning every time someone plays at a festival, it is unique because they create as they are playing it. This is the same
culture is rampant among children, who are learning to pout and thrust by watching music
Music has been around since the dawn of time, ever since man first inhabited this planet we have learned to communicate in ways other then conventional speaking. Different Cultures all have there own specific way of communicating through music. Music is basically broken into two specific groups Eastern Music and Western Music. Eastern music is mainly derived from the orient and India. While, Western music first emerged from Europe. Western music has developed in many ways since the middle ages through its form, sound, and message.
Steven, Kelly, N. (2002). A Sociological Basis For Music Education. International Journal of Music Education. 43. Pp. 40-49
To fully understand any musical style, one must be able to analyze the various elements of music as they exist in that particular style. In this first musical close-up, we shall briefly describe these elements of music. In subsequent musical close-ups, we shall examine one or another of these elements in greater detail as it pertains to a given style or topic.
Students need to be introduced to the power that music has on people. Music allows students to find a whole new confidence when it comes to interaction with other people. Students, especially in the earlier years of education, need to be able to advance these skills in order to make sustainable relationships. These skills can be translated to skills that society uses everyday. Therefore, students must be able to have access to musical
Tying music into education has found to be most effective with young elementary aged children and those with disabilities. Music has had extreme positive influence on school-aged and non-English speaking children learning to read, write, and remember. It is sort of a motivation to learn and do well in school. Music in the classroom must begin with the teacher and end with the student. If teachers plan to integrate their teaching with music, they must find an effective way to do so.
Modern flutes are not usually made of wood, instead they are made of metal because it helps in making the sound of the instrument louder in a big hall. Flutes come in different sizes and the smallest one is the piccolo. It has a high and shrill sound. The next in size is the flute which is what most people prefer to
In contemporary society, musical instruments are perceived by most of people as an instrument which play graceful music or something can help us relax. As a result, there is a trend is appearing during the whole world especially in China which is there are more and more children want to learn musical instrument. According to the survey which held by Sina news in China “Nowadays, there are approximately 50 million children are learning musical instrument in China.” (Han Hongsheng)(citation 1) The number have raised dramatically since 2 years ago. The news also mentioned that “The number of the children who are learning musical instrument become almost twice times larger than one and half years ago.” (Han Hongsheng) (The news was reported in Chinese and I transferred it to English.) (citation 1)We can learn the thing from the news which is children in China are more willing to learn musical instrument in recent years. I think the three main reasons are the awareness of importance of music, the better education system all over the world and more children get interested in learning musical instrument.
With music, there are two sides of the musical education of secondary school students. There are many
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Mainly the West Africans used percussive instruments. These drums came in all sizes ranging from ten to twelve inches to ten to twelve feet. Their drums were made out of hollowed out logs and gourds with a tight skin over the hollow. They also used idiophones to make music. They used a variety of bells, castanets, gongs, and sometimes they made small xylophones or small pianos. Aerophones weren't as prevalent as the percussions or idiophones. Some explorers made small flutes, horns and trumpets from elephant tusks.
There are so many different kinds of music, and thanks to the variety of instruments the combinations of sounds that we can make are limitless. Before we look at musical instruments we have to look at music itself. We need to know what it is made of and learn some basic terms.
Music also helps to develop skills that will help children in their every day lives and into adulthood. Areas like coordination, concentration, relaxation, patience, and self-confidence can all benefit from introducing music into a child’s life (Borgese 2). When a child is encouraged to learn how to play a musical instrument, concentration and self-confidence can easily be boosted. Concentration is likely to be improved because learning how to play an instrument demands determination and attenti...
Music is the art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous melody, harmony, rhythm and timbre (American Heritage). Music is important for children due to it helps develop a child’s language skills, self-esteem, listening skills, math skills and brain connections. By using different instruments we as teachers and parents are helping our children to grow and become more active, also helps them with rhythm and develop motor coordination. Early childhood is also the time when children learn about their world, primarily through the magical process of play. The substance of play in young children is usually comprised of the environmental objects and experiences to which they have been exposed (Importance of Music).
Playing a musical instrument as a hobby, gives an immense sense of achievement and true satisfaction, in that one can never feel like playing difficult songs or playing it flawlessly. This boosts the ego and enforces sense of self-achievement, which accomplish more in other aspects of life. Playing instrument as a hobby, require regular practice and dedication. Allotting time to practice daily develops discipline in a person. This can be very advantageous to children who, research shows that everything else fails, but music disciplines children-when they are naturally curious and excited about it.