“Music is the universal language of mankind.”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The first time I read this quote I was in my 8th grade English class. At the time the class was reading and analyzing Longfellow’s famous poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” and my teacher had written a few famous quotes by Longfellow on the board. The same year in a music history course my teacher discussed the evolution of music. From Gregorian chant until the Romantic Era of Chopin. My teacher discussed the changes in the music not only in the sense of notation but in the sense of culture. The culture formed the music of that era. When these two things happened my fourteen-year-old brain made a connection that changed my view of music and people forever. I thought that if music is the universal language of the world then each composer has his own voice. Each composer has his own story to tell. This insight gave me the knowledge and the motivation to tell my own story and soon my desire to create and write my own story began.
My desire to create and express eventually lead me to a group of kids that shared that same desire. In 10th grade my friends and I formed a metal band. We spent months writing songs and eventually reached a point where we were ready to record them. The drummer of the band owned a pair of drum microphones, a few condenser microphones and a vocal microphone so we immediately got to work. This is where my love for Music Technology began. After months of trial and error recording sessions in our drummer’s basement we finally finished a six song EP. Although it wasn’t the most well produced recording, the experience opened my eyes to the world of Audio Production, and from then on my goal was to explore the world of Music Technology.
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After graduating, from your university I have many goals that I set for myself. I’d like to start a record label in order to promote and help overlooked, talented artists. I have witnessed many talented artists and musicians give up on their passions because they believed that they weren’t good enough. Also, upon graduating I strive to open a recording studio and provide a place for musicians to go to create great recordings that will accurately represent them as artists.
Music is the key to all of this. Considering all I have done and all I plan on doing, music is what is giving me the drive to move forward and act on my passions. Music is what broke me out of my shell in junior high and gave me the ability to communicate with so many people in the past five years. I’m looking forward to the connections I will make in the future through my love of music.
Classical music can be best summed by Mr. Dan Romano who said, “Music is the hardest kind of art. It doesn't hang up on a wall and wait to be stared at and enjoyed by passersby. It's communication. Its hours and hours being put into a work of art that may only last, in reality, for a few moments...but if done well and truly appreciated, it lasts in our hearts forever. That's art, speaking with your heart to the hearts of others.” Starting at a young age Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven have done just that with their musical compositions. Both musical composers changed the world of music and captivated the hearts of many. Their love of composing shared many similar traits, though their musical styles were much different.
Music is a large consumption of my daily life and the artists I listen to have shaped me in some way. Listening to music is one of my most time
To start analyzing this quote by Frith, a rephrase of it is necessary: “Music is the reflection of both the individual and the social persona”. This clear reformulation of Simon Frith’s, a sociomusicologist (a musical sociologist), quote from his essay Music and Identity, can help us understand to get the meaning behind this thoughtful quote. By linking music and identity, Frith describes a way of perceiving identity and the social context
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...he connection between the composer and the music. Since composers generally write about events that had an impact in their lives, this analysis receives support.
music on. Art relates to me because I like to paint. My children and I paint together all the time.
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Music is the third most important thing to me in life outside of god and my mom. Music keeps me balanced. Every since I was a baby music was played around me. Jazz was always played around me to soothe me. There would be times when I would be really hyper acting like I couldn't sleep, my mom would put on some jazz and I would be fine. A lot of times I can have a long chore and I say to my self how can I accomplish this, Knowing it will take me forever. So I'll put on some jazz music and in twenty-five minutes I'm finished.
Music is one of the most fantastical forms of entertainment. Its history stretches all the way from the primitive polyrhythmic drums in Africa to our modern day pop music we listen to on our phones. It has the ability to amaze us, to capture our attention and leave us in awe. It soothes the hearts of billions, and it is so deeply rooted in my life that it has touched my heart as well. Everyday I walk to the beat of the song stuck in my head and hum along to the melody. For me, to listen to music be lifted into the air by the hands of your imagination and float around for a while. You forget about your worries, your troubles and find peace within the sound. Every chapter in my life is attached with a song. Every time I listen to a certain song, thoughts of my past come flooding back
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Although money isn’t everything, being financially secure is very important. Money can’t buy love or happiness, but it makes life easier knowing you have a house to go home to, food in your fridge, and clothes to put on your back. My family had a hard time when I was growing up with making ends meet and I want to make sure that I do everything in my power to keep that from happening to my future family. If I apply myself in college and strive for knowledge, I will have the potential to become very adept in my field which will help me achieve my goal of financial stability because I’ll be able to keep a job. I also hope for my future that I stay open to new experiences, whatever the world may throw at me. I want to be able to travel and see new cultures, societies, and people. Hand-in-hand with traveling, I would love to volunteer all over the world, as well. I take great pride in doing volunteer work and it would be an enlightening experience to be able to help out around the world. Something else I am passionate about is music. I hope that I have the time and ability to continue on with my music career as my life progresses. Doing bands and music things at UWEC will help me to achieve this goal because I will learn immensely under great instruction. Going to UW Eau Claire will aid me in reaching all of these goals I have set myself. I am excited to see what my future holds for me
Music has always been a big part of my life. Music is not just a bunch of melodies, rhythms, and vibrant sounds. It is a comfort to me. The lyrics of a song challenge my intellect and the rhythms and beats affect my emotions. Music understands me when people don’t. At times it takes me back to an event in my life or even in history. Both consciously and subconsciously my mind remembers the emotions that are attached to a certain song. It can make me feel on top of the world or the complete opposite; music can change the atmosphere and also set the mood. Music has power over my human soul. It soothes it. I cannot imagine not having music to listen to. It is a powerful force and my love for it is incredible.
Signs. They're everywhere. Though this statement is in no way enlightening, it is none the less very true. Within our culture, we are so completely surrounded by signs of all types that they become nearly invisible unless they are looked for. Though this likely seems true to you upon some reflection, it is just as likely that you have only considered "signs" in the most basic literal sense, that is, signs such as those that offer directions to the nearest parking lot or those denoting street names. However, semiologists1 consider signs in a much more broad manner. To semiologists, signs include both verbal and non-verbal2 communications, as well as objects or phenomenon taken as signs by their viewer. In fact, road signs and their ilk make up only a very small part of what semiologists study. Other signs, non-verbal communications for instance, tend to make for more interesting subjects of study as they are much more dynamic in both their use and perception. However, not to ignore the road signs, I will take up the ever-present stop sign as an example throughout this piece, as both a sign that demands our immediate attention and yet goes by almost unnoticed.