Music Essays

Change is difficult to acknowledge, but on the other hand it’s difficult to bring. Change can be acquired various diverse ways; it tends to be brought through savagery, talks or words. Wars constrained change through brutality, Gandhi brought it through addresses and Hughes caused it by his lyrics. Winston Churchill once stated, “There is nothing … Read more

The album good kid, m.A.A.d city, a literary epic by Kendrick Lamar, holds many elements of epic poetry. The story of this album surrounds K dot, a troubled teen growing up in Compton. It follows his troubles with characters like Sherane, and conflicts like getting jumped, getting in trouble for borrowing his mothers van, or … Read more

We wake up to different music every day, whether its waking up to an alarm clock or tuning into Spotify on the way to work. Music is beautiful to listen daily, it helps us develop mental energy to keep us motivated and happy. Music is an extraordinary type of articulation and can be utilized to … Read more

Over the many years of David Bowie’s astounding career, he has inspired millions of people with his eccentric style and dramatic music transformations. Bowie’s strong art sensibility helped make his music and live performances extremely visual and artistic. He is celebrated for blurring genres and opening minds around the globe and he has influenced more music … Read more

Romanticism is a term that often causes quite a lot of conflict between music historians, musicologists and other researchers of this era of music. The Romantic period of music roughly spans between 1830-1900. Due to its time frame many people use the term synonymously with 19th century music, however this would disregard many other movements … Read more

“You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.” (Chapter 18 verse 22) “If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.” (Chapter 20 verse 13) These 2 … Read more

Music in education is essential to our children because it increases their listening skills and is a common method of communication for cultures worldwide. Music is Education There are schools attempting to eliminate teaching musical arts to our children. The board of education claims they must provide education by concentrating on the basic academic courses, … Read more

The term, ‘Classical Music’ is, in fact, very broad in relation to its age, due to its large scale, its roots of foundations covering music from the medieval through the present day. However, it would be more precise to define the term as a genre of music written in European style, during a time frame … Read more

Synopsis Act I J. Pierrepont Finch, a young window washer in New York City with large ambitions, reads the book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The “Book Voice” tells him that he will be successful in the business world if he follows the book’s advice. Excited, Finch enters the World Wide Wicket … Read more

Much of the analytical research of Shostakovich’s works during the era of the Second World War has focused primarily on his symphonies composed at this time. The research done pinpoints many distinct passages within his symphonies that show how he protested the Russian State and specifically Joseph Stalin. I will focus my analysis on the … Read more

Music is a basic human experience which addresses unique and fundamental needs, and has been upheld as an essential part of every human culture for thousands of years. In ancient Greece, music was considered one of the seven liberal arts, along with grammar, rhetoric, logic, geometry, arithmetic, and astronomy. A holistic approach to education should … Read more

Introduction In 1968 in Birmingham the band Polka Tulk Blues Company was established by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, and Geezer Butler. After they were established they changed their band name to Earth, and then in 1969 they changed their name one more time which became Black Sabbath. Since Black Sabbath has been created … Read more

Nowadays, hip hop is part of one of the most influential music type around the world.  As one of the most influential rapper called JAY-Z said: «Hip-hop gave a generation a common ground that didn’t require either race to lose anything everyone gained hip hop”. Indeed hip-hop has brought many positive changes nowadays, especially for … Read more

“… We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections …”  John Lennon spoke these words after his success with The Beatles, but it shows that he had figured out how important failures and self-love can be on the road to success.  We are all familiar with songs like … Read more

The brief for this final project set a number of options for students to choose from. The option which I have chosen to carry out is a research paper on a selected topic which is relevant to our study of sound synthesis over the last 12 weeks. Within this module, we have reached a number … Read more

Korean pop culture is spreading not only within Korea but also slowly into the whole world. K-pop originally targeted the Korean music market, but now it has gained popularity all over the world. Social media and streaming have helped K-pop reach larger audiences. K-pop uses more than just music to create an audience—it also uses … Read more

Although the evidence may be few and far between on the topic, in contemporary music there appears to be a huge trend towards guitarists, as opposed to bassists (and other instruments). From this thought, a question naturally arises ‘is it because of their personality?’. Anecdotal evidence on bassists and guitarists made it clear that the … Read more

Music plays an integral role in the modern society as it did in the past. Music allows the people to communicate their beliefs, their values, and culture in an entertaining way. Virtually everybody is influenced by a particular type of music depending on their tastes and the aspects of the music that they love. In … Read more

In September 2004, Green Day released American Idiot, a politically fueled concept album, that became a huge commercial success and sparked an international tour. What set this album apart from others was its timely release before the upcoming election and its theme as a whole. In the midst of the election and the wake of … Read more