Leonardo of Pisa or Leonardo Pisano was born in Pisa, Italy (yes, the city of the Leaning Tower) in about 1175 AD. His father was Guglielmo Bonacci, a customs officer in a town called Béjaïa. Béjaïa was known then as Bougie or Bogia, a town where candles made of wax were exported to France. Leonardo grew up with a North African education and traveled around the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This means he would have interacted with many different kinds of merchants and learned their mathematical
Students in fifth grade need to be taught how to round with mixed decimals to the nearest tenth. The prerequisites that students need before learning this concept are an understanding of place value and how to round whole numbers. There may be conceptual and procedural errors that students may have when rounding decimals to the nearest tenth. Some of these errors are that students may round the whole numbers to the nearest ten instead of the decimal portion of the problem. Another misconception is
The Different Names of Fibonacci In 1175 AD, one of the greatest European mathematicians was born. His birth name was Leonardo Pisano. Pisano is Italian for the city of Pisa, which is where Leonardo was born. Leonardo wanted to carry his family name so he called himself Fibonacci, which is pronounced fib-on-arch-ee. Guglielmo Bonnacio was Leonardo's father. Fibonacci is a nickname, which comes from filius Bonacci, meaning son of Bonacci. However, occasionally Leonardo would us Bigollo
Do you remember watching the movie, The Matrix? Do you remember the green columns of zeroes and ones that were streaming down the screen? Those ones and zeros are part of a numbering system called Binary. Binary is a simple system that only utilizes two character symbols but accomplishes large counting tasks. Binary is not a number system you would want to use for everyday tasks because there are no shortcuts, you have to do the equation the same way every time and it takes a long time to do most
In modern day mathematics, the use of decimals to determine accurate calculations is used in almost every situation. It is used so often that we forget that decimals haven’t always been around. They had to have come from somewhere, but where did they come from? The origination of the decimal system is often overlooked and undervalued, but the importance of decimals in modern mathematics is extremely significant. This is why Simon Stevin’s work on decimal arithmetic was such a huge impact on the advancement
Claude Debussy is one of my favorite composers of all time. Claude Debussy’s music has had the ability to alter how I perceive music and, has made me gain a greater appreciation for all types of music. Growing up playing piano my entire life it was always hard for me as a child to follow all of the “rules” of what traditional classic music was interpreted as. Sheet music seemed so dull and boring to me, because I would be playing the piece but certain parts just did not sound appealing to my ear
Before actually going into the analysis of the actual piece itself, background information would be helpful. The composition was written by Bach, and it is part of the sonatas and partitas for solo violin. For this example, Partita II in d minor, movement I, Allemanda, will be discussed. Allemanda, sometimes spelled allemande, derives from German and simply means “dance.” While there are various tempos used, this movement is usually fast, around 120 beats per minute. Strip all the decorations and
Analysis of Musical Piece I decided to use this piece for my appraisal for a number of reasons. This piece was released in 2004 by a band called Keane; it was the first single by this band, and the single that made them famous. This song is typical for Keane. It has block chords to create a pulsing beat. This seems to be a trademark for Keane’s music. The pianist uses mainly block chords, to create the feeling that the song is pulsing, and I decided I could do this easily with my left
The University of South Alabama hosted a faculty recital where Robert Holm played the piano very beautifully. Mr. Holm played six different types of piece which you can read about on the program stapled to the back. Each composer was from the Classical era with the exception of Johann Bach. Each piece of music had a contrast of ranges, which created beautiful masterpieces. This recital was done extraordinarily well. The first piece performed was French Suite No. 6 in E major by J.S. Bach. Mr. Holm’s
When one hears of György Ligeti’s Atmosphéres, one would immediately think of the 1968 cult film favourite, 2001: Space Odyssey. Atmosphéres’ appearance in the film gained itself widespread recognition and exposure, and this was definitely for a good reason. In Atmosphéres, Ligeti explored unprecedented paradigms of texture, structure, and rhythm that would eventually render this piece to be the avant-garde of the avant-garde. As such, this essay aims to explore Ligeti’s historical background and
“You gotta play this piece like an English military band would,” said Jules during band one day while rehearsing the first movement of Gustav Holst’s Second Suite in F. “1. March” begins with four notes played by the low brass which is then echoed by the upper woodwinds. The trumpets have a noble melody which broadens when the entire ensemble joins in. Next, the piece lightens up with an upper woodwind melody. Later on there is a euphonium solo, and following that is a grand theme with an extremely
“Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb; Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow.” For centuries “Mary had a little lamb” has become one of the most universally recognized nursery rhythms since being published in 1830. Centuries later it is still one of the most popular songs of the world. Merriam Dictionary defines music as “the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and
In Cage’s poem the use of no words is the language he develops, which includes the silence of blank spaces, sentence gaps or fragmentation, and the flow or continuity of the entire piece, is as critical as the use and placement of actual words. Together, in balance with each other (not with words in a more exalted position than no words), they form what he wishes to say in a manner similar to a musical composition. And what he wishes to say is there is nothing to say - there is no one phrase of words
Educators are set in place to guide us through a thorough understanding of a subject, and give us enough information to suffice without their immediate guidance. In piano class, our Professors have been taught to use specific methods on breaking down the skills to becoming a pianist. From scales to score reading, all of the lessons are used to gain a sustainable amount of self knowledge to plunk out notes for our future choirs or assist our own rehearsals in a practice room. Guido of Arezzo, musical
Before the time of the "talking picture," all movies were completely silent. The majority of silent films were accompanied by anything from full orchestras to organists and pianists to add movement and feelings to the film. Music was used to create suspense, symbolise moments and add a voice to the film without actually speaking. And with time even as movies advanced to have speaking music was continued to be used as a part of movies carrying from the 1930’s to today. Today I will be addressing two
The classroom embodied the stereotypical music classroom with its various instruments scattered around the room. Every inch of the wall and door was covered with music notes while chairs encircled the room. Besides the teacher’s desk, there were no other desks in sight. The students had to sit on the ground in the center of the room away from the instruments. Even when playing instruments, the students sat on the ground. Although the setup was very different from a general classroom, it was appropriate
Music Concerts I went to my first classical concert which was performed by Benjamin Pila. Honestly, I did not expect too much on this concert, because I had thought all the classical styles of music is boring. I just wanted to go to the concert to get my credits and go home. However, contrasting with my former thought, I was amazed with the music of artist Pila. That was the reason why I could not wait to attend the second concert, which is perform by the artist from Thailand Ekschai Jearakul. The
struggle with forms of communication, whether it be written or oral. Mathematics has its own register of signs and symbols that students will need to interpret. Unfortunately, these signs and symbols come about differently when it comes to symbolic notation, oral language, written language and visual displays such as shapes and graphs (Meiers & Trevitt, 2010). O’Halloran (2000) highlights the importance of the teacher’s role in guiding students to understand this language, and suggest the use of oral
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument, or a sound recording in a different song or piece. This process, while relatively new in terms of technology, stems from the long practice of musical appropriation. First, this paper will look at musical appropriation and then explore sampling specifically. Musical Appropriation The act of creating art is rarely, if ever, a truly original action. The literary scholar Harold Bloom
“Okay, now I want you to add vibrato to those notes.” Mr. Gutaskus, the music instructor at Jordan Intermediate, introduced to the Intermediate Strings. My mind soon began wondering what is this “vibrato.” Was it a bow technique or musical term I have not learned yet? “Vibrato is when you move your wrist and it creates an oscillating sound.” Mr. G added. This could make the intermediate strings actually sound “mature.” We could sound like a mature middle school group rather than an elementary school