Our free music essays cover a range of topics and themes including music history, education, the music business, songwriting, audio recording and production, composition and technology, sound engineering and more.
Journal #4 Aotearoa Sound ‘Rua Kenana’ By Survival/David Grace The song ‘Rua Kenana’ is an interesting piece to explore in relevance to New Zealand Music. The song is written by David Grace and Survival (his band at the time). The rest of the song’s creative history is a mystery though; the composition of the song … Read more
The impact on society becomes very visible upon the examination of computers and music. For many years people thought technology and music had no link to each other until the 1951. Music became mainstream and by the year 2017, people could listen to it on their hand-held devices most notably, Walkman, cellphones, iPods, or any … Read more
There are multiple types of string from different brands for a acoustic guitar. Each string plays a different note. As the size of the string changes the pitch, the string becomes lower and the quality of the string will vary. The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the size gauge of the strings … Read more
The 1960s was a period of political and social upheaval. In the midst of a time of war in Vietnam, the assassination of president John F. Kennedy, a new era of Civil Rights with the continuing escalation of the Civil Rights Movement, and several other social movements that began to blossom, the 60s were a … Read more
“The most disrespected woman in America, is the black woman. The most un-protected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America, is the black woman.” (Malcom X) This quote from Malcom X’s famous speech ‘Who Taught You to Hate Yourself’, is featured in Beyoncé’s song ‘Don’t Hurt Yourself’ from her … Read more
John Francis Bongiovi Jr. was born March 2nd, 1962 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He has raised by his parents Carol and John Bongiovi. By his early teen years he knew that one day he would become a rock star. Following the footsteps of rising stars Bruce Springsteen and the Ausbury Jukes, Jon began playing … Read more
Bob Dylan: The Anti-War movement and Civil Rights influenced “Masters of war”, “Blowin in the wind” and “The times they are a-changing” Throughout different encounters in one’s life, a person may meet different people and experience a multitude of events that can affect their character or behavior. Car accidents, death, or even getting a new … Read more
There is no dominant cultural stabilizer or one ruling ideal across the world. We are able to exchange ideas and share information instantaneously through social media. We are by nature relativists; society is easily prone to continually change. Music is an expression of culture, and an important one at that. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said that … Read more
John Lennon was a complex creative who fronted the biggest band of all time, The Beatles. He, along with The Beatles shaped and defined the pop culture and pop music, not only of their time, but even of today. While The Beatles entered the music industry as a pop group singing love songs, aimed to … Read more
Ludwig van Beethoven was an influential composer and pianist of the Classical period and left a mark on the world with his complex works. He was born in Germany in 1770. Beethoven composed a multitude of compositions, and many composers after his time period were influenced by him, especially during the period of Romanticism. However, … 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
Music, something that is in our daily lives. Music is one of the best things out there. You’ll catch yourself listening to music on the way to school, while you’re doing homework, exercising and the list can go on and on and on. Music excites us, it brings back memories and even make us cry. … Read more
Music changes meaning. Music impacts, curves—potentially even undermines—how we understand words. People assume that all meaning is carried by the lyrics, and therefore, so long as the words are the same, the song “says” the same thing. For this paper, I used two versions of “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic,” one the hit … Read more
