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Tupac Shakur: One of the Most Popular Artists Ever

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Tupac Shakur: One of the Most Popular Artists Ever

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My project is a short essay on the artist Tupac Shakur. I chose to write about Shakur because he is one of my favorite artist. While writing this project I encountered the challenge of making the article brief but with just enough content to inform readers on Tupac Shakur. If I could write this paper again, I would probably talk about his mysterious death.

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Who would ever expect Tupac Shakur to have such a significant impact on the world? He grew up in the rough city of Oakland, California. Unlike many of his peers, Shakur decided to stay away from negativity and pursue a career in rap. His ambitions as a rapper would eventually help him get discovered by the rap group Digital Underground. After his time with Digital Underground, Shakur eventually left the group to begin a solo career that would place him amongst the most popular artists of all time. He used his voice to enlighten his fans to social injustices and to tell inspirational stories.

A key force behind Shakur's popularity was his ability to enlighten his fans towards social injustices. He kept his listeners aware of social injustices through his lyrics. Creating songs such as "Changes", Shakur addressed poverty and police brutality using verses such as "Instead of war on poverty/They got a war on drugs so the police can bother me." Shakur also enlightened his fans through the movement Thug Life. Often misunderstood for a gang affiliation term, Thug Life was an acronym that stood for, The Hate U Give Little Infants F*#ks Everybody. The movement stood for a person that overcomes every obstacle in their life despite the odds placed against them. Shakur's ability to educate his fans towards social injustices separated him from many artists and made him very popular.

Another key component to Shakur's popularity was his ability to stay true to his self. Unlike other artists of his time, rather than say what people wanted to hear, Shakur would often speak of what he believed to be true. In an interview with MTV News in 1992, Shakur spoke on poverty, "Nobody should be hitting the Lotto for $36 million when we got people starving in the streets. That is not idealistic. That's just real." When asked about statements such as these, Shakur would often say that he was just saying what he believed. Shakur would also stay true to his self by staying accessible to his fans. When Shakur would finish his performances, he would often go into the crowd and watch other artist perform. Despite his great success, he inspired his fans by frequently reminding them that he was only human.

All in all, Even though Shakur has died, his popularity still resonates. He was a talented artist that was ahead of his time and a legend that will live forever.

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Tupac Shakur: One of the Most Popular Artists Ever - Lavelle Oloye - Medium

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Who would ever expect Tupac Shakur to have such a significant impact on the world? He grew up in the rough city of Oakland, California. Unlike many of his peers, Shakur decided to stay away from negativity and pursue a career in rap.

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I came up with a listicle naming the top collaborations in music this year based on popularity, musical production & vocals, lyrical content, originality, and ability to mix genres well.

I wanted to do this project because I believe the best songs come from collaboration. Even when only one artist is listed on a song, there are many others behind the scenes making that song great. My list will consist of at least two artist to narrow down the selection.

The biggest challenge was the process of elimination. There are so many good songs that come out every year.

I might go even more specific in my research to be able to pin down the best of a genre rather that the best of all genres.

I wanted to make the project more creative but had trouble doing complicated things using Adobe Spark. Also, because I did a video, it didn't leave me much space for an explanation of my lengthy analysis.

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Woodkid's The Golden Age - An Analysis of an Audiovisual Experience

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Woodkid's The Golden Age - An Analysis of an Audiovisual Experience

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For the World Music & Cultures Final Project, I did a analysis and review of Woodkid's The Golden Age (2013).

I wanted to do this project because I believe that Woodkid (Yoann Lemoine) is a drastically underrated artist, and I wish to spread awareness of his incredibly heart-wrenching, moving, and unique style of music.

One of the most significant challenges I had on this project was trying to come up with different ways to descript the 'symphonic pop' style of music used by Woodkid.

If I could do the project again, I would most likely get deeper into my analysis of the musician's music videos and visuals, are they are a significant factor in the work

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"The golden age is over..." laments Woodkid in the first track of his debut album, The Golden Age. As the stability of the song's piano notes are gradually usurped by the distant sound of brass, the hammering of drums, and the swelling of violins, one cannot help but feel overcome by the same sense of wistful nostalgia that inspired Yoann Lemoine, a director and graphic designer, to begin creating music as Woodkid.

Born on March 16, 1983, in Lyon, France, Lemoine looks back on his childhood in the countryside with great fondness. "I grew up part of my life in Poland with my mother," he states in an interview with Interview Magazine 's Gerry Visco, "We moved to the countryside of France when the Wall of Berlin fell. My memories of childhood are of trees, fields, and the river, not being in the city." However, he continues, "I've always looked for something exotic, so living in the countryside, I wanted to go into the city. Because I grew up as a gay kid, I wanted to find people like me. It was easier to go to the city."

"Run boy run! This world is not made for you / Run boy run! They're trying to catch you / Run boy run! Running is a victory / Run boy run! Beauty lays behind the hills!" Woodkid chants in The Golden Age's frantic and frenzied second track, " Run Boy Run", which has since become the musician's highest-charting single, and has appeared everywhere from films, television shows, and trailers, to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Lemoine, an acclaimed director, whose music videography includes Lana Del Rey's " Born to Die" (2011), Drake and Rihanna's " Take Care" (2012), and Harry Styles' " Sign of the Times " (2017), personally undertook the direction of "Run Boy Run" (2013). Nominated for the Best Short Form Music Video at the 2013 Grammy Awards, the video depicts a young boy, charging towards paradisiacal city of white marble, surrounded by beasts (visually reminiscent of the costumes worn during the Germanic Krampusnacht), who pick him up when he falls, and him a wooden helmet and sword.

"I like to translate sounds into images and images into sounds" Lemoine states in an interview with Normal Fleischer of NBHAP, "I call that system 'translations'. I often compose a track based on visions that I have, like references that I found in books, or on the internet, and I just work around these feelings that these images create. I can't see visuals not being linked to sound and sound not being linked to visuals. It has to come together." Lemoine's use of 'translations' is extremely evident in the next track of The Golden Age - " The Great Escape ". Through the careful manipulation of percussion instruments, Lemoine and his thirty-piece orchestra mimic the sound of hoofbeats, creating a sense of true optimism and excitement, free from the frightful and ominous undertones of "Run Boy Run". "The Great Escape" is also the album's first song to contain a romantic element, with the opening line, "Tell me that we'll always be together / We'll be riding horses all the way / Cause boy I feel that men are meant to be / More than the shadows of each other".

However, the romance is short-lived. After "The Great Escape" is " Boat Song", an agonizingly beautiful and melancholic song that pairs the sorrowful notes of the piano with wind-like electronic elements, eventually transitioning into a balladlike, brassy lamentation. Although Lemoine has stated "I don't want people to look at my project and feel they're reading my autobiography" ( Fleischer), it becomes clear that The Golden Age contains elements of a narrative. " I Love You " follows, and the album's central character continues to struggle with the loss of their love, and, despite the song's powerful opening of unintelligible shouting and heavy drums, the lyrics continue to mourn "Is there anything I could do / Just to get some attention from you? / In the waves I've lost every trace of you / Where are you?"

"Boat Song" and "I Love You" both contain numerous references to waves, water, and the ocean, which is furthered in the latter song's music video, also directed by Lemoine. It begins cruelly, depicting the boy from the "Run Boy Run" music video, apparently deceased or unconscious. However, the story continues, following a priest as he mournfully wanders the frozen landscapes of Iceland, eventually submerging himself in its coastal waters, drowning, and turning into stone. Despite its inherently dark themes, it is a beautiful video, oftentimes drawing upon the Romantic Era's themes of 'isolation in nature', with Lemoine going as far as to recreate the iconic German Romanticist Caspar David Fredrich's Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog (1818). "I've been diving for quote some time now so I was very much inspired by my underwater adventures," Lemoine reveals, "There is something very deep in doing this. Deep in the real sense, but also in the emotional sense... I feel very disconnected when I'm down there. It somehow visually really influenced me. You get very close to something that is somehow death and that's very fascinating. So I had to pay tribute to that in a song, and visually, it's the same" ( Fleischer).

However, after "Boat Song", "I Love You", and the equally melancholic and sentimental " The Shore", comes " Ghost Lights". Although it opens with the familiar, funerary sound of an organ, it is quickly transformed by the hollering of brass and energizing drums. "However fast I dance to make the sun shine / I will never fall down! / No matter what it takes, I'll try to save the ghost lights! / However hard I pray to remake you mind / I will never feel down! / No matter what it takes, I'll try to save the ghost lights!" Woodkid sings as the song ascends, becoming determined and triumphant, while still maintaining its core feeling of futility, in a way that is beautiful and poignant, if not difficult to describe through language. " Shadows", the first instrumental track of The Golden Age, follows "Ghost Lights". It is calm, motherly, and soothing, granting the album's listeners the necessary respite to prepare for, perhaps, the most powerful, imposing song of The Golden Age.

" Stabat Mater" derives its name from a 13th Century Catholic hymn, depicting the suffering of Mary as she witnessed the torture and crucifixion of Jesus. "I'm not religious, not in a dogmatic way, I mean," States Lemoine, "I was raised in a Catholic institution and had to pray every night. But this was bullshit. I'm very spiritual and I pray in my own way, because I do believe in something bigger. I just don't like to think that this very intimate and crucial metaphysical question - the meaning of life - has to be answered the same way for every human on this planet" ( Electronic Beats). "Stabat Mater" is imperial and warlike. In a narrative sense, the song is reminiscent of a historical story, with lyrics such as "The train whistles and blows all sounds away / Hey, how could we be close again?" and "Comes the sound of boots and metal chains / Hey, will the perfume of the daisies remain?" According to Lemoine, the association between religion and war runs as deep as his blood, "I actually went back to Poland, that's where my roots are, with my cousin. She is a writer in literature and a teacher at the Princeton University in the U.S. We came back to the family house and start to dig up a little bit of the past and understand about the Jewish and the past of our family. How the religion got forgotten by my grandmother when the war happened, and how the scars were so deep in my family that it had to be a part of me today, even two generations afterwards" ( Fleischer).

Lemoine and his cousin, Katarzyna Jerzak, eventually created a book to accompany The Golden Age. In an interview with Cedar Pasori of Complex, he stated, "There's a whole religious thing with the record, so I wanted to make a book that would look like a Bible." Woodkid's symbol, two crossed, antique keys, reminiscent of the Keys of Heaven on the Vatican City's coat of arms and flag, is indicative of this aesthetic. They appear frequently in merchandise and music videos, and the musician himself has the keys tattooed onto his forearms. However, instead of a symbol of papal righteousness and supremacy, Lemoine subverts the symbol, stating "when put together, [they] represent my family" ( Electronic Beats). In an interview with Nicole Lopez of Trendland, Lemoine reveals some of his reasonings for the subversion; "When you're an artist, you need to have a Trojan Horse in your music: it looks beautiful, people love it, but inside you can have something that is even more insidious, indicating, and a sense of death, that's how you change things. I have an audience of kids who love video games, they like my music, because it has that aesthetic. In the middle of it, I try to give the message that it's okay to be gay, or a sense of tolerance. They don't even think about these questions in these communities. Lady Gaga defending gays to an audience that are just gays doesn't change anything, of course they are going to agree with her. If you do Catholic music and have a massive Catholic audience and bring the message there, that's how you bomb the system."

" Conquest of Spaces" is a far cry from the oppressive and imposing aesthetic, lyrics, and sound of "Stabat Mater". It is a flighty, optimistic song, reminiscent of the Byron Haskin's 1955 science-fiction film of the same name, perhaps indicative of Lemoine's interest in "[translating] sounds into images and images into sounds" ( Fleischer). " Falling", The Golden Age's ominous and grim final instrumental track, leading directly into " Where I Live". "I've never seen the northern lights", laments the musician, implying the impending death of the central character of the album's narrative, "I've never seen the snow / I never walked across the ice / I ignore the ocean's flow / Where I'm born is where I'll die / Where I live is where I cry / My children left on a cold night / My husband said it's how things go" It is a profoundly personal piece, containing relatively simple violin, piano, and brass arrangements, allowing Woodkid's vocals - quaking, pained, and distinctly human - to stand on their own. Accentuating the humanity of the song is its violins. During the chorus of "Where I Live", they repeatedly fluctuate, descend, and ascended in a manner strikingly similar to the iconic, famous compositions of Philip Glass for Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi(1982). According to Lemoine in an interview with Zing Tsjeng of Wonderland, "When I was younger, I'd listen to a lot of soundtracks and I randomly fell on Philip Glass' soundtrack for Koyaanisqatsi. The first time I listened to his music, I could feel emotions that were indescribable - it wasn't pain, it wasn't nostalgia, it wasn't uplifting - the emotion that came out was very alien, in a way."

At the climax of the album's narrative, comes " Iron". According to Lemoine himself, "Thematically, it's like a final sense of destruction that comes after you've been building up your character towards adulthood. It's about when you end up walking by yourself. It's a journey [you] make where memories become vague and you start developing your own personality" ( Electronic Beats). Apocalyptic lyrics, such as "The sound of iron shots is stuck in my head / The thunder of the drums, dictates / The rhythm of the falls, the number of deaths / The rising of the horns, ahead", accompanied by the ominous sounds of organs and drums, greatly reflect this theme. Lemoine additionally filmed a music video for "Iron", depicting a group of warriors, adorned in the crossed keys, being attacked by some sort of miasmic darkness. Returning is the young boy of "Run Boy Run", lying motionless on a marble slate, and the priest of "I Love You", giving a sermon, dressed in a marble-pattern suit. It is an aesthetically remarkable video, representing the final step in the journey to adulthood, or... "The Other Side".

" The Other Side", The Golden Age's final track, begins with the sound of marching drums and church bells. As they are accompanied by lyrics such as "Boy I was shaped for the fury / Now I pay the price / Of the human race's vice / And I was promised / The glorious ending of a knight / But the crown is out of sight", and a chant somehow simultaneously reminiscent of soldiers and monks, it becomes clear that the central character of the album's narrative has been hardened by their experiences in this world. Lemoine confirms this, stating "[Woodkid] is about the transition from childhood to adulthood. I decided to make the show very visual, and to create that transition through all kinds of materials in a symbolic way. I created an environment in the songs and the production that was very organic, emotional, that would be childhood - it was very wooden, because I come from the countryside. I made this slowly radiant transition within the songs, within the lyrics, towards something more mineral, something more digital with more heart. So it's the story of a kid who slowly turns to marble... he petrifies himself" ( Visco).

Woodkid's The Golden Age is baroque and grandiose, yet natural and romantic. It is imperial and imposing, yet personal and relatable. It is an ambitious work, and the only one in recent memory that so effortlessly weaves image into sound, telling the story of a human though the atmosphere and aesthetic of a religion. It is unique, profound, and certainly not to be missed.

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Woodkid's The Golden Age - An Analysis of an Audiovisual Experience

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"The golden age is over..." laments Woodkid in the first track of his debut album, The Golden Age. As the stability of the song's piano notes are gradually usurped by the distant sound of brass, the hammering of drums, and the swelling of violins, one cannot help but feel overcome by the same sense of wistful nostalgia that inspired Yoann Lemoine, a director and graphic designer, to begin creating music as Woodkid.

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My blog post is about the culture in the Philippines, specifically the traditional music and folk dances that are associated with it. I talk about the Rondalla in the Philippines as well as the Tinikling and Carinosa Folk Dances.
The reason why I wanted to do it is because the Filipino culture isn't as represented and talked about and creating this brief but informational post gave me a chance to educate those who never heard about the Filipino Culture.
The only obstacle I found is that there aren't many content to find about the folk dances and music. I wanted to record the dances myself but I didn't have enough time. If I could do it all over again and prepare for it the whole semester, I would definitely do a lecture on the dance and demonstrate myself.

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For my project, I wanted to do a fun personality-style quiz. The fashion industry relies heavily on music artists and popular trends, so it is common to see certain styles of clothing geared toward a group of people. Among millennials, especially, there many different styles that can be associated with the concerts they attend. I hoped to see if I could correlate these common styles with the music genre of the quiz-taker. This took a lot of research of the common clothing articles worn by specific groups of concert-goers (links in the slide show).

Originally, I made this quiz on Buzzfeed. Due to errors with the website and hours of troubleshooting, I had to make the quiz into a powerpoint presentation. When you open the powerpoint, go on "presentation" mode and follow the instructions on the slide.

If I could do anything differently, I would like to research the history of these fashion trends and learn where they stemmed from. Please know that this quiz was not meant to be 100% accurate, but is rather an interesting way to explore different genres of music.

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My project is a podcast about the local music scene specifically at Temple University. I wanted to do this project because the music scene is currently thriving at our school and many people don't know about it. This was a great opportunity to expose a band that I love. Some challenges that I faced during the project were cutting down our interview tape to be shorter because I had about 30 minutes of tape. If I could do it again, I would include an actual song from the band instead of them just rehearsing. Check out this band, Twin Beds! They're awesome.

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Music Final Project- The Local Music Scene by Allison Salmon

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Stream Music Final Project- The Local Music Scene by Allison Salmon from desktop or your mobile device

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I wanted to see if the results of a music preference study done by Peter Rentfrow and Samuel Gosling could accurately predict a person's taste in music by taking their personality into consideration. The main challenge I faced was trying to come up with questions that could highlight different aspects of a person's personality. If I could do it again, I would try using more than just the results of one study. https://www.buzzfeed.com/PranayAdavelly/musical-preference-quiz-39ar6?utm_term=.no4Rxmzda#.akww4M20k
This is a link to the study I used: http://www.stat.ufl.edu/STA%204702/Spring%2007/Rentfrow&Gosling.pdf

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1) My project goes through the various characteristics of pop music in various countries and that of folk music in various countries; it then tries to find ties between music and art.
2) I was intrigued by this concept after stumbling upon Bjork's work, which is said to not be a part of any genre.
3) I thought I would be able to compare my "artwork" with others' and see if there is any similarity or clear differences, but it turns out there is no other source of information on this topic.
4)  I wish I had researched this beforehand and hence gotten a few of my friends to carry out the same task of drawing whatever comes to one's mind when listening to these songs.
5) It was a really nice experience for me to listen to the same genre of music, but from different parts of the world. If anyone ever has any free time, then I highly recommend they try this out. Just listen to one genre of music, but from several different parts of the world and we can see a different take on it and this sometimes gives us an insight on the kind of country/state/city we are looking into.

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"The Point of It All" by Ayala // Analysis

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"The Point of It All" by Ayala // Analysis

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1. My project focuses on Ayala High School's 2017 WGI program "The point of it all." Here I discuss how Ayala's framework directly challenges the judging standards of the activity. I also attempt to explain the love and passion that participants have for the activity.
2. I wanted to do this because there is so much to take in from the show, even seeing it live 2 times was not enough to fully comprehend their genius. I also once was in their shoes, I understand the disconnect between the community and performers over the passion involved in the activity.
3. The biggest challenge I faced was trying to take a show that holds so many minute details that even judges missed things, and breaking it down to an audience that likely has no experience with the activity. Aside from that, I also struggled to pick apart all the details myself.
4. I would do Chino Hills show from 2017 because its another fantastic show that a wider audience would be able to comprehend with little understanding of the activity.
5. I love and have participated in this activity, so I am fluent the on goings that occur. I apologize if there is anything lost in translation, but I feel I have it simplified enough. I enjoyed this project, gave me an excuse to watch WGI videos during study time.

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Every time I enter the University of Dayton Arena I get the chills. The spring of 2015 was my first ever experience in Dayton, as I prepared myself and 31 others to walk on to the arena floor to perform in front of thousands. Since then I've watch countless groups of students, music majors, and every day people with a passion for music walk across that arena floor. After hours of watching groups perform, none had given me the chills quite like Ayala High School did in April 2017 when they performed their program "The Point of It All."

To best understand this article, I highly suggest you watch Ayala's 2017 program " The Point of It All." I understand, 8 minutes of masterful visuals and music must've been hard to watch! But did you know that group you just watched likely spent a minimum of 10 hours a week for 5 months practicing their program to put on the exact show you just watched? Two-hundred hours of work to play just 8 minutes and 5 seconds, and that's not even an exact figure!

Done watching? Let's begin!
Did Ayala just Challenge the Founders of Indoor Percussion?
Yes. Through and through Ayala purposefully challenged the creators rule over the activity. From the start of the show, Ayala questions the judging framework of Winter Guard International (WGI). The vocal entrance asks "How do you create something that has yet to be seen or heard if you have never experienced it?" ending their intro monologue with the question "can you see it?" The question is repeated throughout the performance, challenging the judges to search for a new and creative detail developed by Ayala. While creativity is a driving factor in determining scores, an aspect Ayala surges forward in, being to creative can prove hurtful. This problem was personified by WGI judges. Ayala's show was took creativity to a new level, and did not fit the predetermined judging sheets WGI distributes. The sheets indirectly awarded less creative shows and hurts 'outside the box' shows. This is why, as those who follow the activity know, WGI champions year to year often have a similar design's as those previous.

Ayala's program proves WGI is administering judging materials that objectively measure a subjective activity, forcing a vigorous job onto judges when attempting to fairly evaluate a show. This is fully displayed when we compare the scoring placements of judges amongst Ayala's performances, most notably their final performance. Judges threw up a wide spread of placements. Judges within the same caption placed Ayala as far as 4 places apart. There were judges who even placed Ayala in a different box, which is best explained as overall mastering of the caption, much like the difference between an A or a B. These scoring patterns, displaying great variation of scores amongst an equally qualified group of judges, fronts the problem with the WGI judging standards. The given WGI framework did not fit the construction of Ayala's program, causing impassable hurdles for judges when attempting to fairly judge Ayala.
The Point of It All? Well, what's the point?
Ayala High School constructed a program that projected a message of passion within each on of the performers you see move across the floor. This show was not a collective slap to the audience and judges, nor was the show a display of pure superiority among other groups. Ayala's show is an admission of love from the performers to the activity, an admission of passion, and a celebration of the activity. Ayala's odd construction of "The Point of It All" does not spell out the mentality of "win, win, win" but rather an idea that performers have ingrained into their head from a young age: "At the end of the day, scores don't matter. What matters is if you had your best performance. Did you leave everything you had in you on that floor?" Every musician I know has heard some variation of this phrase before, I know I did for months leading up to my performance in the same Dayton Arena. Developing a program that challenges the framework of WGI's performance evaluations shows Ayala did not intend to win awards. Rather, Ayala intended to expose how the judging framework is constricting creative work, while communicating the love and passion the performers have for the activity.

A resounding theme of Ayala's 2017 program is the idea of "can you see it?" Ayala does this to showcase all of the small events that go into making a show of this caliber; often with heavily enforced practices going ignored by the audience. The question calls the viewers attention to different aspects of the show asking if they saw the dance behind the key boards, or whether they could still hear the music despite none being played. These two simple questions are often answered by enthusiasts saying, "Of course I saw their movement, every pit does it to keep in unison!" or "Yeah, of course I can hear the music!" Realistically, a regular audience would only see roughly half of what is occurring on the floor. You may see the pit dancing, but now you aren't watching the battery's visual impacts. You might hear the music, but do you really see how the body movements intertwine with the music? Performers throughout the activity hold themselves to high standards to ensure every little detail is clean, something their passion drives them to do, despite the entire audience not noticing the minute details. Another unique detail formulated into Ayala's program was through a block + block = block formula. The first block, a minute and forty-five seconds, features the battery marching and playing. The second block, another minute and forty seconds, features the front ensemble. If we add these two blocks together, we see and hear the end of the show. Ayala plays the same music and completes the same movements as they did earlier in the show, a detail missed by judges and the audience alike.

Ayala is not finished with the audience though, the audience is asked "can you see the intensity, and the love of what they do?" While the audience may respond "yes," this question is often overlooked or misunderstood by people new to the activity. So let me ask you, can you see the love and intensity that pours from those students? Do you see the hundreds of hours they spent learning music and movements only to change them the following week because a group of judges didn't like the show? Do you see students who have spent months perfecting their show, only to perform 8 minutes? Do you see the late nights, the bruised hands, the student working a job to afford the activity? All to perform 8 minutes in April for a crowd of thousands. Do you see the sacrifices they have made to follow their passion, to do what they love? Can you see it? Ayala has the audacity to use their allotted 8 minutes of playing time to not only challenge the WGI given percussive formula, but to create a new perspective of the love that flows from the performers unseen by viewers.

So remember, when Ayala asks " can you see it? " Just know if you respond "yes," you're lying to yourself.

Interested in more WGI videos? I've got a few for you here... Enjoy!

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An Analysis of "The Point of It All," by Ayala High School

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Every time I enter the University of Dayton Arena I get the chills. The spring of 2015 was my first ever experience in Dayton, as I prepared myself and 31 others to walk on to the arena floor to perform in front of thousands.

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My project is an article about my opinion on a way holograms were implemented in the music industry.
I wanted to do this project simply because holograms are mysterious, might as well look up some stuff
My main challenge is one I always have, going the distance and making it long, because I would always skip the details. Also I do not like sharing my opinions, my opinions are mine alone, would rather let people form their own opinion.
I would have probably chosen a different place to host my project. Medium looks too professional for me.

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As humanity continues to progress to the future, our technology continues to develop exponentially. With the available holographic technology, Japan was able to create their own fictional idols, like The Squid Sisters and Hatsune Miku.

On the other hand, here in the United States of America, there are people who were able to return from death back to the land of the living. For example the "performance that effectively set off the modern holographic gold rush" according to Billboard, Coachella 2012, When Tupac came back to perform along side Snoop Dogg and Dr.Dre. During the Billboard Music Award of 2014, they had a surprise performance from the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Another king, the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley also appeared on American Idol singing a duet with Celine Dion.

This is a just a small glimpse of what might happen in the future. Just like how going to a movie theater was once the only way to watch a screening, and a new way appeared to watch movie straight from the comfort of your own home. One day, when holographic technology is cheap enough for the common person to afford it, people can start having personal concerts in their own home.

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Some people might question how ethical is this. Has science gone too far? When people die, they are dead. They should be allowed to just rest in peace. They already did their time entertaining the masses. Given that these holograms are based on the stars who past away. They were unable to give consent for the hologram to use their likeness. Also, who gets the money from the holograms performance? If it is the people who produces the hologram, then they are just using someone else's name to generate a profit. At least with the virtual idols, their fame is something someone had to build up on their own. Also these performances contradicts themselves, It is called performing live for a reason. These performances are definitely prerecorded.

Legends Never Die

To those points that were raised, I have a comparison to make the basis of my counter argument. Holograms could be considered glorified movies. Just as people are allowed to make biographical films, like Michael Jackson's This is It, as tribute and such, the hologram people create is also a form of respect. As the saying goes, imitation is the highest form of flattery. And of course the people who made the hologram would be the one's who get paid. They worked hard to produce their product and people enjoyed it. The people who attends a performance by a hologram probably was not expecting a live person. That is like saying person who went to the movie theater was disappointed because it was not a play.

In conclusion, I believe that using a hologram is a perfectly valid form of entertainment. It is just another way we can preserve our culture, and let their legacy live on for the generations who has yet the chance to experience it. Just as we have been doing before, just the medium we use in doing so has change.

We can rebuild him we have the technology

-Oscar Goldman

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We Have the Technology... - William Bui - Medium

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As humanity continues to progress to the future, our technology continues to develop exponentially. With the available holographic technology, Japan was able to create their own fictional idols, like The Squid Sisters and Hatsune Miku. On the other hand, here in the United States of America, there are people who were able to return from death back to the land of the living.

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My project is an article that focuses on the art form of DJing. I decided to focus on this topic because I believe a lot of people don't appreciate this art form and skill that requires so much effort and love for music. Some obstacles I encountered was actually staying on point and focusing on the topic at hand and not get side tracked. If I were to do this differently I would make this assignment into a video that actually shows my friend, Skoob DJing and showing the viewers the amount of love and passion he puts into every mixset, even if its just me as his audience. I really enjoyed doing this assignment because I actually got to sit down with my friend and truly understand why he loves this art form so much and just listening to him speak about it, convinced me even more to appreciate this masterpiece.

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When one thinks of an artist, they automatically assume you're speaking of an actor, photographer, singer, painter etc. What one doesn't think about right away is a DJ and my question to you is, "Why not?" According to dictionary.com, the definition of an artist is "a person whose work exhibits exceptional skill." One may argue that DJing doesn't require any skill and that any "Joe Schmoe" can step up to a DJ board and do just as well as someone that calls him/herself a DJ. I once thought that way but a couple interactions completely changed my opinion on that statement.

A friend of mine, who goes by the DJ name Skoob, really changed my perception of the whole art form of DJing. Before he got into DJing I saw it as something that doesn't require skill and that I could easily do what they do if I was given the proper equipment. Boy was I wrong. One day Skoob decided that he wanted to learn how his role models Kygo and Max Vangeli do what they do and bought a full DJ set and started to experiment. I was there from day 1 and that day I learned there was such a thing as a bad DJ. But with time and constant practice, Skoob got better and better and learned to appreciate the skills it takes to truly DJ and so did I. Seeing the improvement he made with practice and the dedication he had truly made me believe that DJing is an art form. Watching him DJ and see how much love and effort he puts into every transition and song is what had me convinced. At first I would need to leave the room whenever he started DJing but now I'm dancing and singing along every time he brings that DJ board out.

Any artist's goal is to get a positive reaction out of their audience and fill them with emotion through their artistic talent. With a photographer or painter, they want their audience to be blown away when they reveal their photograph or painting. With a DJ, his/her main goal is to please the audience to the point where they are overwhelmed with happiness and begin to dance. In my opinion, to do this a DJ must have two main skills, song selection and transitions. Without being able to read the audience's mood and seeing what songs they want, you'll have a happy, dancing audience one song and then people awkwardly standing around for the next one. Once that skill is mastered, then the DJ still needs to be able to actually play the songs one after the other in an appeasing way. If there aren't skillful transitions being incorporated in a DJ mixset, then it might as well be someone playing music through their phone. There needs to be that flow from one song to the next to the point where people aren't waiting to see what the next song is and the dancing isn't stopping for even one second.

My whole point in taking the time to write this is to convince you that DJing doesn't get the appreciation and love it should. These artists have millions of songs to pick from and filter them down to about 20 songs and make a mixset that they think will please the audience and get them on their feet. And then that's just half of the skill. Once picking those songs, they have to preform this mixset where every single note matters. They need to know where to slow the beat down, where to turn the pitch up and when to transition smoothly onto the next song. All that requires so much skill, love, and passion, which is why I believe, makes DJing a true masterpiece.

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When one thinks of an artist, they automatically assume you're speaking of an actor, photographer, singer, painter etc. What one doesn't think about right away is a DJ and my question to you is, "Why not?" According to dictionary.com, the definition of an artist is "a person whose work exhibits exceptional skill."

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I focused more about South Indian Music in my project. I added the famous musicians, important instruments and the musical differences in each south indian religions. I wanted to do this because we talked about north indian music more on lectures and didn't talk more about south indian music. As a south indian I want my classmates to know more about south indian music. Also people talked about south indian music more in our language so I want to do in English so my everyone can read and understand it. The main challenges were submitting it in medium.com and figuring out how the padlet works because this is the first time I am using it. If I can do it again I will definitely add some more informations and picture that relavent to my topic. I just want to let the reader know that I got the definition for music from online and I tried my best to paraphrase it.

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South Indian Music

What is music? Music is vocal or instrumental sounds that combines to form a beautiful harmony and expression of emotions. In each culture has their own musical features that has their identity. Indian music also has their own cultural musics and identities. Indian music is divided into two different parts; North Indian music and South Indian music. North Indian music is mainly in Hindi (north Indian language). South Indian music is more on the language in each states. For example, in Kerala (one of the states in South India) the music is in Malayalam. The music in South Indian is different than North India not only in language but also in every aspects like musicians, musical instruments and the music in each situations.

Indian musical industry has playback singers than stage performers. The most famous playback singer in South Indian music is K. J Yeshudas. He has recorded more than 100,000 songs not only in South Indian languages but also in many other languages. Also he received many awards as the Best Male Playback singer in Indian film industry. He is known as the "Gana Gandharvan" (best singer) of the south Indian musical world. The famous female singer is K.S Chithra also known as the nightingale of South India. She has recorded more than 25,000 songs in various languages and received many different awards from differents places. These two singers were came in from a musical family also their next generation is also in musical industry.

South Indian music has their own musical instruments for Carnatic music performances. Among the musical instruments Veena is the most famous one in carnatic music. Veena is the oldest instrument in Indian music. Another famous instrument in carnatic music is mridangam, which is an ancient indian musical instrument that sound represents the movement and dance of Gods. The udukkai is another famous instrument looks like an hourglass shaped drum. These instruments are played with hands and also plays mostly devotional songs.

In south Indian religions music has a special place in daily religious services. They use music to worship god and use some musical instruments to make it more presentable. In each religion the music and instrument is different. In Hinduism, veena, udukkai and mridangam are the famous ones. Also the music is more based on traditional carnatic music that praise god or goddesses. In churches, they use different instruments and different musics. The churches uses some new instruments like violin and Pianos for their music.

India is a developing country with 28 states and 122 major languages. The culture and custom are different in each states. These diversity is also placed in the art culture. In South Indian music there are different musicians that sing different kinds of musics. Also the musical instrument is based upon the religion and what kind of music they sing. Carnatic music is starter for the beginners and it has a special place for south indian music.

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South Indian Music - Elso Johney - Medium

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South Indian Music What is music? Music is vocal or instrumental sounds that combines to form a beautiful harmony and expression of emotions. In each culture has their own musical features that has their identity. Indian music also has their own cultural musics and identities.

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Top 10 Movie Soundtracks in the 21st Century

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Top 10 Movie Soundtracks in the 21st Century

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1. My project focusing on top movie soundtracks in the 21st century. I did some research and picked my top 10 favorites.
2. I wanted to do this project because music in movies always catches my attention. A good soundtrack can either make or break a movie.
3. Some challenges I encountered was picking just 10. Also, trying to find videos from each movie to make sure you would get why I placed each soundtrack where they were.
4. If I could anything again, it would be taking more time to find better examples of videos in the movies and getting better chunks to represent the soundtracks.
5. I really enjoyed doing this project and I have seen every one of these movies in my top 10 and I really suggest watching them and listening to the soundtracks!

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Music Narrates a Film: A Review of Pink Floyd's "The Wall"

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Music Narrates a Film: A Review of Pink Floyd's "The Wall"

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1. My project is a movie review of Pink Floyd's "The Wall", a movie narrated through a musical album. The review I wrote summarizes how music plays a role in throughout the entirety of the film and enhances it.
2. I wanted to do this project because I am extremely passionate about "The Wall" and take any excuse I can get to analyze and explain it to other people.
3. I didn't encounter any real challenges as I am a huge nerd on the subject and actually had a great amount of fun completing it. My biggest issue was accessing Padlet!
4. If I could do the project again, I would have taken more specific examples of how a song narrates a specific scene but I was cautious about not giving away any spoilers!
5. The only thing that I would like my classmates and instructor to know is that I did not realize another student picked this as their topic. Additionally, if anyone ever wants to talk about The Wall, reach out!

https://medium.com/@madisonreiver/music-narrates-a-film-a-review-of-pink-floyds-the-wall-d2fd404e9048

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How much does the music we listen to affect our personalities?

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How much does the music we listen to affect our personalities?

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My project focused on comparing the stereotypes of the past with those of now, specifically, the relationship between people’s personalities and the type of music they listen to. I wanted to do this project because I personally feel that a lot of people are too quick to judge someone simply based on his or her musical preferences. In terms of challenges, the only significant issue was finding people to fill out my surveys, but I was ultimately successful with obtaining the amount of feedback I originally desired. With that being said, if  I were to do things differently, I would probably try to collect more responses as well as give more options for characteristics in the survey. Also, it has come to my understanding that other students in the class did very similar projects to my own. I was completely unaware of this, so I apologize to those students if they feel that their works have been plagiarized.

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My project is a lesson plan teaching middle schoolers about musical texture. I was driven to do this project because I felt that texture would be an easy concept for middle schoolers to learn if it were presented in an accessible way. Additionally, I looked at some other lesson plans on this subject and there were not very many engaging and thorough ones. While working on this, I found many things to be difficult. First of all, the examples for each type of texture were fairly hard to come by.  Beyond that, it took a lot of creativity to think of different ways to explore this material so that different types of learners could engage with it. If I could do the project differently, I would probably want to create more materials to go along with the basic lesson plan that I provided. Additionally, I would prefer that Medium.com worked, because I think that is a more appropriate platform for this project, but unfortunately it wasn't working.
https://spark.adobe.com/page/HFnifTjkqhlaM/

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Brazilian Samba Schools’ Ties to Drug Trafficking

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Brazilian Samba Schools’ Ties to Drug Trafficking

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1. My project is an article that describes the influence drug trafficking has on Brazilian samba schools, while also providing a deeper insight into the importance of samba schools to the community.
2. When people think of Brazil, they think of Carnival celebrations, energetic citizens, and maybe even samba, but they are ignorant to the presence of drug lords who have control over many aspects of Brazilian culture. Americans and other cultures of the world need to know what goes on behind the scenes and not just look at Brazil’s celebratory nationalism as a sign that they’re a community without imperfections.
3. It was challenging to find a balance between giving the reader enough background information so they are not confused, but not too much as to bore them .
4. If this were a larger project, one thing I would do differently would be to include a visual multimedia source/video, because seeing Brazilian culture is much more impactful than reading about it.

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Every year, the festivities of Carnival bring to life Brazil's nationalism and enthusiasm for their culture. The colorful costumes, elaborate floats, and perfectly rehearsed samba school songs show the dedication Brazilians have towards carrying on their traditions. Outsiders think of these celebrations as a representation of Brazilian life, but when Carnival ends, the society's corrupt nature is no longer obscured by the festival.

Despite the schools focusing on the same dance - samba, they each have their own unique style. They are all annually tasked with the responsibility of creating a song to represent their school in Carnival. These schools are supposed to be a haven for students to further their musical talents and advance their samba skills; instead, the schools, music, and students are being corrupted by the infiltration of drug trafficking. In Brazil, the illicit drug trade is taking advantage of easily influenced students and using the samba schools as a means of carrying out illegal activities.

For instance, the president of the samba school Mangueira was videotaped conversing with the wife of a drug trafficker at the drug lord's wedding (Phillips). Personal connections like this could potentially provide routes for money laundering and fronts for illicit actions (Phillips). An additional connection between drug trafficking and samba schools was discovered when the composer of the school's 2008 samba song was "wanted for drug trafficking charges" (Phillips). There is also the risk that these connections can prove to be fatal. One elite member of a samba school had been shot, decapitated and burned by traffickers, and a few years later, the president of another school had been shot and killed (Phillips). Outsiders should not blindly engage in the Carnival celebration without being cognizant of the illegal trafficking that uses the festival and the samba schools as a cover. However, they should also be aware of the benefits the samba schools provide the community.

Historically, Rio de Janeiro had a large influx of Africans, and these rather poor groups of people began to settle down in shantytowns called favelas (Alves). These close-knit communities provided a way for citizens to band together in times of need and act as a preservation of culture during the modernization of Rio de Janeiro. Additionally, "In the favelas, [...] the sense of community is reinforced by a strong local culture that includes [...] creating a community-supported escola de samba (samba schools)" (Alves). These schools provide a spirit of energy for the people, as well as entertainment for the youth, so that they are distracted from the problems with drug traffickers and their impoverished lifestyle. Favela inhabitants realize that, "It is unlikely that the escolas de samba would exist without the historical legacy brought by the slaves," and because of this, the Carnival celebration is such a large and important part of their lives (Alves).

Although it may be hard to accept, the drug trade and corruption is a large part of Brazilian politics. It is not something that can be stopped overnight. Abruptly purging Brazil of its drugs and drug lords would create economic turmoil and distress among the people. Instead, step by step measures should be taken to steadily decrease Brazil's dependence on - and its elected officials' corruption with - the illegal commerce taking place with the country. The amount of money behind Brazil's corruption is what, in part, allows Carnival to even take place. Shutting down the samba schools to prevent any illegal activities from taking place would prove more harmful to the life of the community than beneficial. Samba schools are a way for the community to connect and express its culture, and governmental action should be taken to prevent their corruption.

Works Cited

Phillips, Tom. "Drugs, guns and secret passage: samba school in crisis." The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 19 Jan. 2008, www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/19/brazil.intern ational.

Alves, Maria Helena Moreira, et al. "Living in the Favelas in the Twenty-First Century." Living in the Crossfire: Favela Residents, Drug Dealers, and Police Violence in Rio De Janeiro, Temple University Press, 2011, pp. 21-32. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt14bt4r0.6.

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Brazilian Samba Schools' Ties to Drug Trafficking - Jared McFerran - Medium

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Every year, the festivities of Carnival bring to life Brazil's nationalism and enthusiasm for their culture. The colorful costumes, elaborate floats, and perfectly rehearsed samba school songs show the dedication Brazilians have towards carrying on their traditions. Outsiders think of these celebrations as a representation of Brazilian life, but when Carnival ends, the society's corrupt nature is no longer obscured by the festival.

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10 Facts You Didn't Know About Capoeira. 

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10 Facts You Didn't Know About Capoeira. 

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1. My project gives you 10 facts about Capoeira, a Brazilian form of dance. This article gives you a better understanding of what Capoeira is all about and what makes it unique.
2. For my concert review I went to the Brazilian Festival and wanted to learn more about this form of music and dance. It was difficult to find a good source that had all of the information I needed so I decided to make one myself.
3. I found it difficult to condense the information into something that was easy and enjoyable to read.
4. I originally wanted to use BuzzFeed to do this project, but I ran into some technically difficulties. If I were to do this again I would like to use that website rather than Medium.
5. The video I used for fact #3 I recorded while I was at the Brazilian Festival.

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1. What Is Capoeira?

Capoeira is a martial arts dance in which performers infuse music, gymnastics, strength, and flexibility to mimic the movements of a fight.

2. The Origin and History

Capoeira is based off of means of self defense used by early western Africans. The African slaves used capoeira to mask their fighting moves as a form of dance by accompanying the movements to music. This form of defense became a crucial tool when the slaves in Brazil were told that if they fought on the front line in the War of Paraguay and returned back alive, they would be given freedom. At this time guns were not as common as hand-to-hand fighting therefore the slaves, who were skilled in martial arts, defeated the Paraguayans because of capoeira.

3. Where It Is Performed

Capoeira can be performed in a more casual setting such as outside with a smaller group or it can be performed on a stage in front of a larger crowd.

4. The Type Of Instruments Used

The ensemble of instruments used to play Capoeira is called a Bateria. There are five main instruments used: berimbau, pandeiro, atabaque, agogo, and reco-reco. The berimbau is a musical bow with a woven rattle attached to the end called a caxixi. The caxixi is filled with seeds or beads to produce a sound. The pandeiro is a type of tambourine that is originally from East Africa. The atabaque is a hand drum that can come in different sizes but is typically tall. The agogo is made up of a smaller bell attached to a larger bell. These bells are typically made from iron. The reco-reco is a piece of bamboo or other type of wood that has ridges/grooves which produce sound when another wooden stick is rubbed over the grooves.

5. How To Play A Berimbau

The berimbau is played by holding the bow upright in your non-dominant hand. The hollow gourd which is located at the end of the instrument is pressed against your stomach with the hollow end facing toward you. The hollow gourd allows you to change the resonance and timbre of the sound by pressing the gourd toward or away from your stomach. While holding the berimbau you also use the thumb and index finger to hold the dobrão. This is a disc made of metal or stone that is placed between the wire and the frame of the berimbau. This also creates a different sound during the performance. In your dominant hand a stick and the caxixí are held. The stick is used to strike the wire and while doing this the rattle shakes producing another layer of sound.

6. The Characteristics of the Music

Capoeira uses traditional percussion instruments to produce beautiful, Brazillian rhythms and melodies.The berimbau's role is to improvise, embellish, and play variations on the rhythm. The atabaque maintains the beat and pace of the piece. The sizes of the bells of the agogo correlate to the overall sound because they are typically tuned a fourth or a fifth apart. The movements of the performers are influenced by the songs sung and the music played. The tempo of the music and rhythm determine how the performers dance.

7. The Songs

There are four main categories that capoeira songs can be apart of: ladainhas, chulas, corridos, and quadras. There are many songs that could be sung during the performance. A traditional song that could be sung, for example, is called "Paraná ê, Paraná ê, Paraná". This song uses a call and response method which means that typically, the crowd will join in the song by singing the phrases marked in red.

8. There Are Three Different Styles: Regional, Angola, and Contemporânea

Capoeira regional was introduced by Mestre (Master) Bimba and showcases the physical benefits of the dance. The music in capoeira regional is usually played by using one berimbau and two pandeiros but is played at a faster pace than capoeira angola. The dance usually lasts about two to three minutes and emphasis technique. Capoeira regional typically uses the song categories of quadras and corridos.

Capoeira angola was organized by Mestre Pastinha who created a more traditional style. Capoeira Angola is considered as the oldest rhythm because it brought over from West Africa. This style can be played at different speeds and usually lasts ten minutes. This style also uses the full bacteria which includes: three berimbaus, panders, agogo, reco-reco and atabaque. Capoeira angola typically uses the song categories of ladainhas, chulas, and corridos.

Capoeira contemporânea Grupo Senzala in Rio de Janeiro during the 1960s. This style uses different amounts of instruments depending on whether it is influenced more by regional or angola. Capoeira contemporânea uses primarily the song category of corridos.

9. How It Has Changed

In the late 20th century capoeira started to become more popular with the younger generation. In the 21st century clubs, organizations, and schools devoted to capoeira started. Women also became more included and welcomed into the organizations. These women became highly skilled and have increased in population in the performances.

10. Where It's Found Today

Capoeira has spread throughout the world and can be watch in many large cities in addition to Brazil. Philadelphia, for example, recently had a Brazillian Festival which featured this traditional art form.

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10 Facts You Didn't Know About Capoeira - Rachel Olson - Medium

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Capoeira is a martial arts dance in which performers infuse music, gymnastics, strength, and flexibility to mimic the movements of a fight. Capoeira is based off of means of self defense used by early western Africans. The African slaves used capoeira to mask their fighting moves as a form of dance by accompanying the movements to music.

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Quiz: 5 Quick Questions to Help You Find your Perfect Samba Song. 

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1. My Project is a Samba Song Workout Quiz. It may sound very confusing but I swear it is simple. Essentially when I run or do other accessory workouts I NEED good rhythmic music to keep me moving. So when we covered Brazilian Music and Culture in class I immediately thought about how I could run better than ever to these songs.
2.I choose to do a quiz format because when I think about the kinds of music people listen to while they work out two options come to my mind. Either people listen to slower lyrical based music or they jam out to bass and percussion based music. Usually the easiest example I can think of are either Classical music or Hard Rap music.
3.All of the music is phenomenal. The areas in which I struggled the most was narrowing down the Samba schools into the categories of what I was going to use for this project and what to add to my personal playlist. Also when I was searching the archives of the Samba school songs I hit a lot of brick walls. It seems that nobody like to keep these songs around on the internet.
4.I love the idea of taking a quiz to find a specific groups that would make a group of songs I could listen to while I run to motivate me. I think I choose a difficult topic to cover this. Simply because every year there is a general theme that all songs have to fit so finding different songs within the same year singing the same thing was hard. If I had to do something over I would choose two different genres of music from different places.
5. KEEP IN MIND! Samba schools have themes every year and they create their songs accordingly. So if the music may sound similar or they do not fit into the categories I place them try and imagine working out this music. Do not compare it the music you usually listen to harshly and keep in mind that the theme changes every year and the specific year does matter when looking for the particular music.You do not have to specifically workout to these songs. You can do cleaning around the house. You can ride bikes with friends and still listen to this music. It is quality music that I think can be listened to as long as you are busy and would usually listen to music.
And Finally. YOU NEED TO DO MY QUIZ ONLINE. THE SONGS I USED FOR THE QUIZ ARE FOUND IN THE LINKS. DO NOT GOOGLE YOUR SONGS AND CLICK THE FIRST ONE THAT POPS UP. THE LINKS DO NOT WORK ON MOBILE DEVICES.
5 Quick Question To Help Find Your Perfect Samba Workout Song! https://www.buzzfeed.com/lilafinley/5-quick-question-to-help-find-your-perfect-samba-w-38zf8?utm_term=.kmzWgDBBEj

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Quiz: Empathizer Vs. Systemizer: What Does Your Taste In Music Say About Your Personality?

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Quiz: Empathizer Vs. Systemizer: What Does Your Taste In Music Say About Your Personality?

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1) My project is a BuzzFeed quiz that tests what a person’s favorite music says about his/her personality. This is based on a study by Cambridge psychologist David Greenberg about whether a person is an "empathizer" or a "systemizer."
2) I wanted to do this because I am the type of person who takes Buzzfeed quizzes and I love learning about myself.
3) I encountered technical difficulties with the Buzzfeed website so I could not upload the quiz on the official website. Another challenge I faced when I was working on the quiz on Buzzfeed was that Greenberg also said a person could be "balanced" but I could not create this as a result since Buzzfeed did not allow an option where the answers were evenly split.
4) If I could do this differently, I would try finding a different quiz platform than Buzzfeed but I would keep the questions the same and the study that I based my quiz off of too. Trying to solve the technical difficulties took up a lot of my time.
5) I spent almost 2 hours trying to upload my quiz on Buzzfeed, switching between internet platforms, using a PC instead of a MacBook, creating different Buzzfeed accounts, and even having to copy everything I had as an email to myself. The website constantly logged me out and would freeze so that when I refreshed it, all my work would disappear.

Full study here: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0131151

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English Influence on Other Cultures' Music

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English Influence on Other Cultures' Music

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My project talks about the why other cultures would use a couple English words in their lyrics instead of having the songs in one language. Also I addressed why the composers prefer English over other languages. I wanted to do this project because Americans do not realize the influence they have on other cultures since they don’t really care about the world around them. Through music, they could learn about how influential and important English could be to music, as well as spark their interest on foreign cultures.
A challenge I encountered while working on the project was the reasoning behind why English was used in general. I found resources of why it was used with certain cultures but the reasoning could have been different for other cultures.
If I were to be able to do this project again, I might have focused on a certain culture and go into further details on how English would affect the musical texture of the song and the impact it would have compared the words in the native language. As you read this, you may not be familiar enough with foreign songs, but it’s alright because we all learn something new everyday. It could also be hard to look up songs that fit this category but it’s there.

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Have you ever listened to music in a foreign language, other than English? A language which you don't even understand? Have you ever realized that as you listen, you may hear a couple English words here and there in the lyrics that are full of foreign words?

A lot of us listen to songs in English, and rarely, do we ever hear the composer add foreign words into the lyrics. Try to listen to a popular song in a different language, you will most likely not understand anything but you will hear some English. Why is this you may ask?

The following music videos show foreign songs that have incorporated English into their lyrics.

As you can see from the music videos above, it is not just one culture that is incorporating English into their songs, but several of them.

Many years ago, different cultures kept to themselves and avoided influences from the outside world. Take Japan as an example, the country isolated itself from foreigners for about 200 years hoping to become self-sufficient and to not have any outside influences on their traditional culture. In the 19th century, Japan was forced to open up its borders to Westerners, especially the United States. (If you want to learn more about this, click on the links on the bottom.) While the Japanese isolated themselves from the rest of the world, they got rid of anything that could possibly bring over influences from the outside. In regards to music, there were very little, if any, Western influences to Japanese music in terms of additional English lyrics and musical texture. However, after the isolation period ended and the Japanese started modernizing their economy and technology, Japan's music started to see more Western influences. You can see as a result that Japanese music started to incorporate more Western elements.

But the question still remains, why do foreign cultures use English in their lyrics? There are many languages out there as an option for composers to use if they wanted to add in a foreign language to their lyrics, but most opted for English.

In other countries, English is not a first language and there are only a few places where English is actually taught. This means that only the younger generations who were educated are able to know enough English to possibly understand the lyrics.

The composers want their music to be exposed to international audiences, not just exposed locally. English can be considered as an international language. Although it is not the official language of many countries, numerous people have at least some basic understanding of the English language. Composers would therefore choose English as their first choice if they wanted to use a foreign language in their lyrics or they want to create a strong impact on the listeners.

In addition to using English to target international fans, English could be used as a type of ornamentation to the song. Some composers could just write the entire song in their native language, but it would not have a strong impact as it would have if one or several of the words were changed to English due to the way it might be sung or the fact that it would match the rhythm better.

You might question some people around you as to why they listen to a song in a language they don't know but the reasoning is simple - everyone has different taste in music. Even if they don't understand, they are pulled towards the song with its unique cultural style that they are unaware of and some Western elements that they are used to. They may not be able to sing along to the song as they do not know the foreign words, but as soon as there are English words, even if it's just one, they could be screaming in your ears.

Try to open up your perspective and listen to a pop song in a language you don't know. See how many songs you come across that has incorporated English into their lyrics. You may be surprised by how many you can find across the different cultures.

Most people are usually ignorant of the diversity cultures that surround their everyday life. If they were to expand their perspectives a little, even through music, they will come to know how much influence they have on other cultures. That in turn may even spark their curiosity of other cultures and plant in them a seed of tolerance and appreciation of cultural differences.
The Seclusion of Japan
The United States and the Opening to Japan, 1853 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/opening-to-japan http://users.wfu.edu/watts/w03_Japancl.html

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English Influence on Other Cultures' Music - Thuyvi Le - Medium

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Have you ever listened to music in a foreign language, other than English? A language which you don't even understand? Have you ever realized that as you listen, you may hear a couple English words here and there in the lyrics that are full of foreign words?

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1.  My project is about the correlation between music and mood, and the best songs that should be listened to dependent upon mood.
2. Although there are other articles out there that cover similar subject matter, the songs I have chosen contain no lyrics, and look at the music itself as a way to indicate mood. I think it is important for people to know the relation between the two, and I thought it would be nice to give them 7 different songs to listen to when they're in different moods.
3. My biggest challenge was finding songs for "Angry" and "Stressed" moods. I had to do some digging to find both of the songs I chose because I could not think of many "angry" lyrical-less songs. Same goes for "stressed".
4.  I would probably keep everything the same, including using Medium, because it was very simple to use and I appreciate that it tells you how long it will take to read your article.
5. I would like you to know that while I personally enjoy all the songs I chose to include in this article, that I only chose them based off of their musical features as they relate to certain moods, like dynamics, tempo, and overall feel. I also included 7 other songs to give more options, which also follow the same musical guidelines as the first 7.

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"Music can evoke the deepest emotions in people and help us process fear, grief, sadness, and resentment..." - Barry Goldstein

As human beings, we experience a range of moods each and every day. From happiness to sadness, anger to stress, we always find ourselves in some sort of mood. We often turn to music to find ways to express these emotions. Studies show that there is a direct correlation between music and mood and that " the music we listen to affects our psychology ". Knowing this, it becomes clear that music is the perfect way to demonstrate our feelings when we are in certain moods. To prove this point, I have compiled a list of 7 songs for 7 moods. However, these songs contain no lyrics, which further proves the powerful point that music, in and of itself, truly expresses and impacts mood. So without further ado, here is a list of 7 songs for 7 different moods:
1. Happy - "Toucans" by Tatono.
For those days when you are smiling ear to ear and need something to keep the positivity flowing, "Toucans" by Tatono is the song for you. The soft,"bouncy" sounds of the xylophone, calming background harmonies, and "easy to bop to" beat, all paint a picture of warmth and paradise, which heightens your sense of happiness. Also, the added layer of the shakers really enhances the fun and light undertones of the song. This song will have you imagining you are relaxing on the shores of Hawaii without a care in the world and a smile on your face.
2. Sad - "River Flows In You" by Yiruma
We all have our down days when things just don't seem to be going our way. It is during these times when we look to music to help express and deal with our sadness. The beautiful composition, "River Flows In You" by Yiruma helps us do just that. Yiruma's passion can be seen through the song's changing tempo and dynamic levels, from slow to quick, piano (soft) to forte (loud). Also, by having one instrument, the piano, there is a sense of intimacy, which better connects with listeners and their emotions. The overall slow tempo of the piece is also an indication of the song's more saddened feel. This song's beauty hits you right in the heart, and eliminates a degree of sadness.
3. Angry - "Look Down (from Les Miserable)" (Cover) by Ditto Orchestra
For those times when you are so angry with the world, and want to scream into a pillow, listening to some music might be more effective in improving your mood. The first minute and 51 seconds of this video shows the piece "Look Down" from the musical, Les Miserable. This piece includes many moments at forte dynamics and very staccato (strict, pointed, non-flowing) notes. The instrumentation emphasized - the brass section and heavy use of percussion - shows great intensity, which relates to anger. It is also very march like, in the way that the notes are played so sternly. Finally, at the end, when all the instruments play in unison (all together as one), with staccato notes, and forte level dynamics, you feel a sense of anger being released through the music. The short length of the piece also resembles somewhat of a "quick-tempered" frustration that the musicians are playing out. By listening to this song, your angered mood will have been expressed through the song, leaving you feeling more cooled off.
4. Stressed - "Vibes of the Harp" by Cameron, Yoga Music & Meditation Spa
Whether you are stressed out from work or school or life in general, "Vibes of the Harp" by Cameron, Yoga Music and Meditation Spa, will undoubtedly mellow you out. The very soothing, consistent bass line of the drone resembles the word "om", (the mantra that is chanted during yoga or meditation sessions), which paints a peaceful picture in the mind. The simple yet beautiful melody played by the slow, light plucking of the harp really puts the mind at ease and takes away stressful thoughts, even if for just that minute and 44 seconds. But hey, that's what replay is for, right?
5. Focused - "Nocturne op. 9 №2" by Frederic Chopin
Studies show that listening to classical music enhances concentration and focus, especially among students who are studying. "Researchers speculate that the music puts students in a heightened emotional state, making them more receptive to information." This shows that classical music can aid students with focusing. "Nocturne op. 9 №2" by Frederic Chopin is a prime example of classical music that can put truly help with concentration. While there is a great deal of syncopation (off-beat notes), there is still an overall flow from phrase to phrase, which keeps the song moving. Also with the tempo changing from sluggish to quick, it keeps us on our toes. The ornamentation, the trills, for example, enhances the music and keep us sharp. This great deal of movement - in tempo, octave (from low to high), and ornamented notes - all creates interest and excitement, putting us in a "heightened emotional state", which of course, allows for better focus.
6. Workout (Determined)- "Boomerang" by Brooks and GRX
Although "workout" is not technically a mood, there is absolutely no doubt that music still becomes a must-have as an expression of our feelings. "Boomerang" by Brooks and GRX is the perfect electronic, hard core beat to get you crushing your workout. It includes the necessary "beat drop" any good workout song must have. It elevates your heart rate and gets the blood pumping with its fast paced tempo. It is also at a forte dynamic, which drones out all other possible noises and distractions from your work out. Your mind will be solely focused on working out when listening to this fast, percussion heavy song.
7. Sleepy/Tired - "Starlight" by Michel Simone
When it's 2 am and you just can't seem to fall asleep, "Starlight" by Michel Simone will be sure to knock you right out. The piano's slow tempo combined with being played in a high octave is the perfect equation for sleep. Its soothing, soft, and peaceful qualities put you almost immediately in a trance. So beautiful and calming - this song will absolutely help you "chill out" when you're sleepy and exhausted. Lastly, the sounds of a drum brush lightly playing against a snare head, add another layer to this song that keeps it moving and flowing. For five minutes straight, your mind is will be completely entranced in the legato (flowing), lyrical music.

Music is related to mood and emotion, and certain songs better fit certain moods. If you would like to find other music that follows these same guidelines, here are an additional 7 songs!

Additional Recommendations:

1. Happy- "I Feel It Coming" (Cover) by DSharp

2. Sad- "9 Crimes" (Cover) by Jenny Kaufmann

3. Angry - "He's a Pirate" by Klaus Badelt

4. Stressed - "The Greenhouse" by Out Of Gravity

5. Focused - "Gymnopedie №1" by Erik Satie

6. Workout (Determined) - "Pizza" by Martin Garrix

7. Sleepy/Tired - "I See You From The Clouds" by Big Score Audio

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7 Songs for 7 Moods - Susan Scileppi - Medium

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"Music can evoke the deepest emotions in people and help us process fear, grief, sadness, and resentment..." - Barry Goldstein As human beings, we experience a range of moods each and every day. From happiness to sadness, anger to stress, we always find ourselves in some sort of mood.

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Quiz: What your personality says about your taste in music.

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Quiz: What your personality says about your taste in music.

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1. My project is a quiz that after you answer questions based off personality types, it tells you what music you like to listen to.
2. I wanted to do this type of quiz because most of the quizzes online are the opposite to what I did. In most of these types of quizzes, you answer questions about your music taste, and it tells you about your personality. I couldn't find many quizzes like this, so I thought I would do mine in this format.
3. One challenge I encountered was using Buzzfeed to make this quiz. It was being very glitchy and not allowing me to add picture or answers to the quiz.
4. Next time I would try to get Buzzfeed to work better because I really wanted to use that to upload my quiz.
https://uquiz.com/xgyoTQ

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1. My project is a blog post about one of my favorite DJs, Elephante.
2. I wanted to write this post because not many people have heard of this artist before and I would like for other people to hear his story and his music. He is an inspiring DJs who creates very upbeat and exciting music.
3. The only challenge I encountered when writing this blog post was explaining his style of music. It was hard for me at first to understand the difference between all the different styles of electronic music.
4. I don't believe I would do anything differently, I think I explained his music and message pretty well because I chose a topic that I am passionate about.
Link: https://medium.com/@moiranolan/age-of-elephante-edd823efb2f2

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1.) My project is about exploring the similarities and differences between Korean Pop music and Japanese Pop Music. Two booming music industries in Asia today.
2.) Often times these two music genres get mixed with each other and I just wanted to clear it up to people.
3.) Some challenges I encountered along the way was that it was the first time using Medium so I had to play around with it to understand how to use it.
4.) If there was something I would do differently, I think I would experiment with Buzzfeed or Adobe and see how those would work for this project.
Link: https://medium.com/p/54cb9bf2752a/edit

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My project is about the music that is involved in religions and cultures in India in the form of bhajans. Moreover, I have talked about modernized bhajans that have been created so that the younger generation get involved and give attention to their religions. I belive that the modern music in todays bhajan is very interesting and unique and that is why I chose this topic.  What I found challenging was to find examples of the same bhajan with a modernized and an old version. However, the much I could find are good examples that show how different and attractive the new versions are. If I got the chance to do this project again, I would definitely work harder to find other examples as well as find some reviews of the young generation on the modernized bhajans. I hope that you all listen to the examples so you can better understand this project.     Ashruti Patel                                          Link:                                           https://medium.com/@tug24005/modernized-bhajans-in-india-1854ba79720e

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I decided to analyze some of the musical elements used in SZA's "CTRL" in this album review. I chose this as my project because I am a huge fan of this rising artist, and she has recently become the most Grammy nominated woman this year so I thought she would be a good choice to talk about since she is getting more popular. I found it challenging to listen to the songs in search of certain elements that we learned about in class, but I ended up finding a lot more examples than I thought. If I were to do this project again I would maybe make a video or a presentation explaining my findings, because I am not the best at writing clearly.  I included some of her songs at the end of my article, so I hope some of you take a listen, especially if you haven't heard them yet!
https://medium.com/@tuf90371/album-analysis-ctrl-by-sza-c18f635bc061

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Reasons Why You Should Listen to Vocaloid

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Reasons Why You Should Listen to Vocaloid

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My project is about the singing software Vocaloid. In this blog, I argue against some of the problems with Vocaloid and why Vocaloid has a positive impact on me.

I wanted to write about Vocaloid because, in class, I felt like there was a stigma surrounding this topic. So, I want to defend why I enjoy listening to Vocaloid.

Some of the problems, I encountered was writing the blog. I had an idea of what to write but I had a hard time figuring out how to organize it.

If I could do this again, I would provide a non-bias essay on the different points of view of Vocaloid singers.

I hope you understand my point of view! Vocaloid holds a special place in my heart because I listened to it as I was growing up. Maybe you'll like some of the music too!
Link: https://medium.com/@iab.lo275/reasons-why-you-should-listen-to-vocaloid-160cd40e75e1

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the project is about the how the filmi music makes a great impact on its audiences and the success of the movie.

I love Bollywood movies and music and I wanted to the project on something that I already have knowledge about.

It was really hard to find the sources.

Maybe next time I might make a you tube video explaining filmi music instead of writing.

I just hope you guys learn something about Bollywood music through this blog.

Link:
https://medium.com/@tug38671/have-you-heard-of-filmi-music-before-bb52e9d72b83

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Quiz: What Does Your Music Taste Say About Your Personality

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Quiz: What Does Your Music Taste Say About Your Personality

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This is an online quiz, revealing people’s musical tastes and personalities based on their choices. Nowadays, many people make wrong decisions about picking their jobs because they can’t figure out what they really like, which cause them to have less motivation to do their future jobs. The reasons causing the situation are that they don’t understand their own personalities and can’t find what they are interested in. Therefore, understanding people’s inner worlds becomes an important thing. More and more research reveals that music preferences can tell people their personalities. Therefore, I want people to get to know some of their personalities by taking this quiz. The challenge I encountered while working on this project was I found that different research may expose slightly different results about personalities based on a same music taste, making it hard to say which one is more accurate. If I could do the project again, I would add more results from other research, which could help people pick the personality that most agrees with them.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/liichenyi/quiz-what-does-your-music-taste-say-about-your-pe-38nmt?utm_term=.dlDkOMp8p#.kj2E9WJZJ

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Top 5 Most Influential Chinese Mandopop Musicians

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Top 5 Most Influential Chinese Mandopop Musicians

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When I search “Top-5 most influential Chinese pop singers”, the answer is totally different from each website. Some of singers are not very popular in China who are in the top-5 list, it is not fair to some other singers who really did horrible contribution to Chinese pop music.

The information about Chinese pop music is not very much. When I google this topic, there are only four websites shows it. I think let people all over the world know more information about Chinese pop music is a meaningful thing to me. China changes so fast; the style of pop songs is always being change in China. I think this is an opportunity for me to do things for Chinese pop music.

The last thing which I think important is none of these four websites presents a clear example. Showing singers’ songs is the best way for people to know Chinese pop music. Thus, doing this project is meaningful and necessary to Chinese pop musical area.

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What is Mandopop?

The term Mandopop refers to Mandarin pop music, typically used to represents the Mandarin language songs. Mandopop also is the first kind of Chinese popular music, it started at Shanghai, later popular at Taipei, Hongkong. In the year 2000, Mandopop growth rapidly in mainland China, and become the mainstream at here.

Top-5# Liu Huang

Chinese singer and songwriter, he is one of China's pioneers in pop music and is regarded as China's King of Pop. Liu Huan is an all-rounder in the musical area, he is good at rock and roll, local operas and combines Chinese music with foreign music. On Aug. 8, 2008, Liu sang a duet "You and Me" with Sarah Brightman at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.

You and Me - Beijing Olympic Song 2008

Top-4# Faye Wong

Chinese singer, songwriter, and actress. She has a unique style and voice and is Mezzo-soprano. Due to a song of "Let's Meet in 1998", she referred to Chinese Music "diva".

She has known by "Eyes On Me" in her early musical career, this song also becomes the best-selling video game music disc and winning "Song of the Year" at the 14th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards.

Top-3# Lo Ta-yu

A Taiwanese singer and songwriter, he is good at making the connection of pop and rock music with his melodic lyrics. Lots of his songs became each younger' childhood memory. The most significant thing he shows to people is the positive attitude from his music.

Top-2# Jay Chou

A Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, film producer, actor, and director. His music has various types, rock, hip-hop, and blues, he also good at combining western music elements with Chinese culture. His songs do not like other pop music, he likes use songs to delivery a correct world value to people.

In 2000, his first album "Jay", which makes him gained praise throughout Asia and other Asian lives in western countries. He has sold more than 30 million albums and has various awards for his musical and movie's works, and won four World Music Awards. In 2003, he was the cover story of Time Magazine, named as New King of Asian Pop, which "acknowledging his influence on popular culture."

Top-1# Teresa Teng

A popular and influential Chinese pop singer, she's known for romantic ballads and folk songs. Her songs have been covered by lots of singers, including Faye Wong. She recorded many memorable songs, and singing by Mandarin, Taiwanese, Cantonese, Japanese, English and some few Indonesian, and the number of her songs up to 1000.

Teresa Teng-The Moon represents my heart

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Top 5 Most Influential Chinese Mandopop Musicians

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The term Mandopop refers to Mandarin pop music, typically used to represents the Mandarin language songs. Mandopop also is the first kind of Chinese popular music, it started at Shanghai, later popular at Taipei, Hongkong. In the year 2000, Mandopop growth rapidly in mainland China, and become the mainstream at here.

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Ken Sanderson's Final Project for World Musics and Cultures 

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Ken Sanderson's Final Project for World Musics and Cultures 

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I decided to do my project to further elaborate on my video glossary term. The term I had was Hocket and after viewing the feedback, I felt like people were still confused on the term. I made this project to help people better understand the term, so they can find it in the music they listen to. The project had some difficulties because it was hard to find a lot of information on the term, but that's why I did this as my final project, so people now have a place to go to learn about a hocket. when doing the project, I would not have done anything differently. I enjoyed working on it and had fun learning about the term. I hope this post gives anyone who reads it a better understand of what a hocket is and can aid them in finding it in music.

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Introduction

This article is going to be about the term Hocket. Hocket is a musical term that is used in a variety of musics around the world. I am currently in a World Musics and Culture class, therefore I am a credible source for this information. After reading this article, I hope you have a better understanding of the term and can now look for it in the music you listen to. In this article I will talk about the definition of the term, the history of the term, and some bands that currently use hocket in their songs.

Definition

A hocket is when a melody in a piece of music is shared by at least two different sounds of music. The sound can come from an instruments or someones voice. In the melody, one person will go while the other person is taking a rest. The people making the melody in a hocket are alternating between each other. The Hocket can have one person, two people, three people, etc. just as long as the music is alternating in the melody.

This is an example of one person performing a hocket. The saxophone is one part of the melody while his voice is the other. When the saxophone is making a sound, his voice is resting and when his voice is making the sound, the saxophone is resting.

By reading this sheet of music, you can see how the hocket melody works. In the first part, the just sung by voice one. Voice two does not come in until the next part. As you can see in the next part, the melody is alternating between two people. The symbol that first appears in voice one in the bottom half of the sheet is called a quarter rest. This means that that person is silent for a quarter of that note. Therefore, voice one is resting while voice two is singing the word but. After this the voice one is singing the word see, while voice two is resting. The same pattern goes continues to the end of the song with one person singing while the other person is resting. This is how a hocket melody is formed.

History and Cultural Usage of Hocket

The term hocket, comes from the french term hoquet. Hoquet means a sudden interruption or hiccup. A hocket can be seen as sudden interruption because one person involved in the melody is suddenly interrupted by another person who is involved in the melody. A Hocket was often used in 13th and 14th century Europe because instruments were hard to afford, so people would use their voices as the melody. Monks would often use hocket when performing music during this time period. The melody would be made with two people alternating the sound they are making while someone sang over them . Hocket can also be found in sub-Saharan African tribal music. In the African tribal music, hocket caused the music to be shared by everyone and represent a coming together of the community. A hocket can also be seen in Balinese Gamelan. Balinese Gamelan is a type of traditional music in Indonesia consisting of multiple instruments making an orchestra. Some of the instruments used are an ugal, gangsa, and kendang. These instruments are similar to xylophones, drums, and gongs. Balinese Galeman is is called Kebyar which means to flare up like the lighting of a match. The music is fast paced thus causing one part to be played by multiple people to make a hocket. The hocket is usually played on a ugal, which is similar to a xylophone. A hocket in Balinese gamelan is called kotekan. The kotekan is when a musical line is split between two musicians for one part of the music.

In this you can see two different people playing two different ugals. They are each playing a different part of a pitch. The tempo of Balinese Galeman is very quick, so it is hard to hear to kotekan (hocket) being played. It is easier to hear and better understand a hocket when it is performed by two voices than instruments.

Bands who use Hocket in their Music Today

The Dirty Projectors

The Dirty Projectors are a band that frequently use hocket in their music. The dirty projectors started their band in 2002 out of New York. The genre of music they play is rock and alternative R&B. They currently have eight albums out with the most recent this year.

This video is an interview that shows how the dirty projectors make the hocket melody for their music. In this video they talk about how they use hocket in their music to share the music between everyone in the band. In their song "Imagine It", the melody by the guitar is shared between two people and in their song "Gimme Gimme Gimme" the melody is shared and alternating between two peoples vocals.

This is a song by the Dirty Projectors titled, "When the World Comes to an End". In the first fifteen seconds of this song, you can here the alternating of two voices making the melody.

Two Door Cinema Club

Two Door Cinema Club is an Irish indie rock band that formed in 2007. The first started out in Northern Ireland and have three band members. The members of the band are Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird, and Sam Halliday. There song "I Can Talk" initial melody is a hocket, with each band member having their own part in the hocket.

In the first ten seconds of this song, each band member contributes a sound, while the other band members are resting to form a melody.

Concluding Statement

Throughout this post, the term hocket has been defined and explained through examples. Hocket is the sharing of a melody by at least two people. A hocket allows the music to be shared by everyone involved. It is a great way to bring people together. Bands like the Dirty Projectors and Two Door Cinema Club are not the only musicians to use this in their work. These are just good example to help better understand the term. Hopefully now, after reading this, you can find a hocket in the music you listen to everyday in your lives.

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My project is a synopsis/review of my experience at a The Used concert. I wanted to this as my project because they are  my favorite band, and information regarding what it is like to see them live in Philadelphia is not readily available on the internet. A challenge i faced while completeing this project was content- while writing, I felt I may not have enough content to write on. If I were to do this again, I'd like to make a video project, and take original footage of the band's performance. As you read, know that this band may not be for everyone, and if grunge rock isn't your thing, that's okay!
Link:
https://medium.com/@tuf43544/the-used-at-the-fillmore-11-10-92bb5e28ec14

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My project talks about the top five artists in the United States at the moment. It gives descriptions of the artists and what makes them one of the top five.I wanted to do this project because I thought it would be interesting to know what made them the one of the top five. Some challenges I encountered were trying to find the real reasons why they were the top five, but I wrote about what I got out of my research as to why they are. I found it shocking to see Post Malone as one of them because there were a lot of negative things said about him. If you're having trouble viewing my project, here's the link as well https://medium.com/@tug72971/2017-top-5-artists-in-the-united-states-b783ca9a38e0

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Does appearance influence an artist’s success in the music industry?

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Does appearance influence an artist’s success in the music industry?

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I want to write about a “hot topic” in music. The topic I want to focus on is does appearance help influence an artist’s success in the music industry? In other words, does being pretty or handsome elevate a person’s chance of becoming successful in the music career? I think this is an interesting topic and it is a topic I want to learn more about. I've always wonder if appearance plays a role when it comes to success. At first, I had trouble formatting my blog. I wasn't sure what I should include and how to make everything flow. I also had trouble finding the read time for my blog. If I could do this project again, I will probably consider making a video. I think it will be more fun to put together.

Link: https://medium.com/@tug57343/does-appearance-influence-an-artists-success-in-the-music-industry-8fea58998a19

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This project is a short video to introduce "Hangdang" (sheng, dan, jing, chou) in Peking opera in detail. I chose to do this topic because Peking Opera is a traditional art in China, and I want more people know it. To introduce "hangdang" is because that it is an interesting part that you can figure the character's personality before you watch the whole story. This is the first time that I try to post a video on Youtube. When I record my voice, there is sometime not as clear as I want. If I can do it once more, I will add more pictures in it.

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This is a video to introduce "Hangdang" in Peking Opera.

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Banned (or Censored) Songs From Movie Soundtracks

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Banned (or Censored) Songs From Movie Soundtracks

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I am a Film and Media Arts major so I decided to combine music and film for my project. My project is about what kind of songs from movie soundtracks were banned from public consumption. I wanted to do this because I have always found the topic of censorship to be very interesting. I also found it to be extremely difficult to find anything like this on the internet. The research for this project was very hard to do because of this. I found a lot of information on banned music, but not necessarily the banning of music from films. The only thing that I might have done differently would be to have used something other than BuzzFeed. I had some trouble creating an account. Other than that I don't think I would have changed anything.

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5 Songs From Movie Soundtracks That Were Banned (or Recieved Heavy Censorship).

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Since the early 1900s, there has been a large increase in censorship and regulation of media. This ranges from music, to television and films. Sometimes, there is a crossover between the censorship of

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The Story Behind Pink Floyd's "The Wall"

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The Story Behind Pink Floyd's "The Wall"

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My project is an article explaining what influenced Pink Floyd's album "The Wall" (1979). I chose to do this project because I really enjoy listening to Pink Floyd. Some of their songs can be hard to interpret at times. I would probably include more song analysis if I could do it again.

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Pink Floyd was an English rock band formed in the mid-1960's. During the band's early stages they were known for being quite existential and psychedelic where they gained popularity in the underground scene of London. While many popular bands in Rock n' Roll talk about sex, drugs, money, and of course the rock n' roll lifestyle, Pink Floyd was known for their philosophical and "deep" lyrics. In fact, many people even go as far as to say that Pink Floyd's lyrics are quite depressing. But, we'll get into that later. Of course, many people like to listen to music to be uplifted or feel happy, sometimes it's nice to get away from the same old stuff and listen to something that makes you think about the way things are.

Pink Floyd's lineup consisted of Syd Barrett (guitar and lead vocals), Roger Waters (bass and vocals), David Gilmour (lead guitar 1967-), Nick Mason (drums), and Richard Wright (keyboard). In 1968, due to issues with mental health, Barrett left the band. Roger Waters then became the main lyricist for the band. Leading up to "The Wall" 1979, Pink Floyd released The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and Animals (1977). However, the Wall released in 1979 is arguably their best and most influential album. The album is known for its underlying themes exploring death, time, insanity, disconnection from reality, conformity, and more.

The Wall follows the life of a man named "Pink". The character is based on Syd Barrett and Roger Waters. Pink is born during World War II. He grows up in post-World War II England without his father who was killed in the war. His mother is a very loving but overprotective woman. At school, Pink deals with his teachers who are physically and verbally abusive and their only concern is to indoctrinate and conform the students into being sheep for society. To combat these challenges, Pink starts to put up a wall and begins isolating himself in order to cope with his emotional distress. This marks the beginning of his loss of touch with emotion, reality, and the outside world. Pink grows up and eventually becomes a rock star. He is adored by fans all over and has trouble coping with the emotion. Along with this, Pink's marriage is failing due to his infidelity, and he eventually turns to drugs to be his only source of release. Pink ultimately isolates himself from the world putting his bricks in his metaphorical wall and loses touch with reality.

Roger Waters, like Pink, was born during the war. Waters grew up without a father, and his mother was quite domineering. In the song "Mother", the lyrics reflect how Waters' mother put all her fears and superstitions into him, how she never let him out of her sight, and how protective she was when he was dating girls. "Goodbye Blue Sky" depicts the memories of bombs falling and painful memories from the war. The song also could be a metaphor for Pink growing up and leaving his childhood behind but also taking with him the traumatizing memories from his childhood. Songs like "Another Brick in The Wall 1-3" and "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" talk about the issues that children face like conformity and abuse in the educational system. Many people recognize the lyrics "We don't need no education!" and "All in all, you're just another brick in the wall". This song explains how kids are just taught to be the same old cog that makes up society, no free thought or freedom of expression. Mindless. When Pink eventually loses his sanity, this part of his character is based off of Syd Barrett who had ongoing deteriorating mental health, the songs "Hey You", "Is There Anybody Out There", and "Comfortably Numb" all deal with reality, feeling, and human empathy. "Hey You" talks about Pink reaching out to humanity in hopes of interacting with someone. I believe that this song reflects how being a star could become so superficial and at the end you just want a real and genuine interaction with someone that transcends all the fame, money, or glamour. "Is There Anybody Out There" is about Pink's questioning of is there anyone out there for him to connect to. Someone who understands him or empathizes with him. Pink Floyd is known for delving into human empathy and the capability to feel what someone else is feeling. The unique thing about the character Pink is that he is the one who has become so isolated but he is still willing to try to reach out and try to connect with someone other than himself. "Comfortably Numb", one of Floyd's most famous songs, talks about how Pink has become detached from reality. Pink is so exhausted from the shows, the drugs, the memories, the trauma, and his life in general, that his wall is built. He cannot distinguish reality from fantasy. Another reason this song is so popular is because it deals with how people perceive reality. The fact that someone could be so out of touch is fascinating. "The Wall" was one of the most influential and commercially successful albums of all time. Many would argue that the reason the album's success is because of the deep lyrics inspired by real-life events from Waters perspective. Along with Waters', Gilmour, Mason, and Wright provided a great mix of unique sounds that laid the groundwork for an unbelievable conceptual album.

That is a little background on what inspired many of the lyrics and issues discussed in "The Wall". Pink Floyd still to this day is loved by many for their creativity and intriguing concepts put forth in their albums. While many of the songs have deep meanings, it is interesting to analyze and try to understand the lyrics. Music is a great way to connect with others and create empathy and connection unlike anything else, which "The Wall" certainly allows.

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The Story Behind Pink Floyd's "The Wall" - Pat Stackhouse - Medium

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Pink Floyd was an English rock band formed in the mid-1960's. During the band's early stages they were known for being quite existential and psychedelic where they gained popularity in the underground scene of London.

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This project is a ranking of the top rappers of the 90's which is when rap began to gain a lot of popularity. I chose to do this project for two reasons. Reason number one being that I am a huge 90's rap fan. The other reason being that most lists are biased, and not truly based off of the facts like my list is. A problem I encountered was finding the net worth in the 90's rather than now for many of the artists. If I were to do the project again I would expand the list to 10 because of the amount of elite rappers there were at the time. Enjoy
The Top 8 Rappers From The 90&#x27;s https://www.buzzfeed.com/zackfebbo/the-top-8-rappers-from-the-90s-390dd?utm_term=.ry6kzGXel

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I chose to do this project because I wanted to learn more about holograms and their relation to concerts after watching the Hologram Concert in class. One challenge I had was that I published the article on medium.com and it would only be view-able for me and not anyone else. The way I fixed this was by creating another account and reposting the article. Something I wish I had done differently is use a different hosting site. If I do this project again I would try out buzzfeed  or adobe spark. This project taught me a lot about the use of holograms in concerts and the history of it as well.

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I chose to do this project because I wanted to learn more about holograms and their relation to concerts after watching the Hologram Concert in class. One challenge I had was that I published the article on medium.com and it would only be view-able for me and not anyone else. The way I fixed this was by creating another account and reposting the article. Something I wish I had done differently is use a different hosting site. If I do this project again I would try out buzzfeed  or adobe spark. This project taught me a lot about the use of holograms in concerts and the history of it as well.

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https://medium.com/@setoeugene/hologram-concerts-6b21a677fa5e

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Top 10 Reasons Music Shouldn't be Censored

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Top 10 Reasons Music Shouldn't be Censored

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This project is describing ten reasons music is so important and should not be censored. I chose to do this since I strongly feel that the censorship of music would do more harm than good to our society. Some challenges I encountered was the in between and grey area that yes, music should not be entirely censored but in what ways can only certain things be censored? It was difficult to consider these points since I had to pick a side: should music be censored or should it not be? If I could redo this, I would not have done this top ten list format but instead argue both sides of the debate in an article. Clearly, this topic is highly debatable and I do understand points from both sides but I felt as though the benefits of music strongly outweigh the cons, therefore, I chose that music shouldn't be censored at all.  Also, as a side note, I tried using multiple mediums including Buzzfeed and Medium.com but my article was suspended and I was unable to post and I could not find a better solution or platform to post my project so for now it is uploaded as the original Microsoft word document.

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Top 10 Reasons Music Shouldn't Be Censored And Its Importance

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Overall, music is so important and plays some sort of role in everybody's life. The diversity, health benefits (mental or not), educational benefits, unifying aspects, and so much more is crucial to s

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I chose to complete this topic because I felt that there was a disconnect between the definition of music appropriation and what people thought it was. I transformed a survey into a blog post on Buzzfeed to express my findings. I wish I could have done more research for the project, because overall, I was surprised with my results. The project taught me a lot and it was very different from anything that I had done before.

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One of the best things about Temple University, is it's diversity. I get to live in a melting pot of culture, religion, ideas, cuisine and music. How lucky am I? Right?I used this diversity to my advantage for a project I had to complete for my World Music and Culture class. I conducted a survey asking students currently attending universities and colleges ages 18-26. The survey was sparked from a disconnect that I noticed in trying to find articles based off of music appropriation. Music appropriation does not have a clear and concise definition. However, it can be looked at similar to cultural appropriation. Students have helped me define it as: "using another culture or artist's work and capitalize it as something astray from the intended purpose". The students who answered my survey came from a wide ethnic background-which helped in providing multiple view points. In the World Music and Culture class at Temple, we were exposed to a multitude of songs, dances and artists from around the world. We live in a society today that experiences a lot of tension when it comes to culture and diversity. I wanted to find out if college students knew if some of the artists that they loved were currently using music appropriation.

This chart shows that the top contenders guilty of misusing culture are: 1) Iggy Azalea 2) Justin Bieber and 3) Taylor Swift. There is a strong opinion towards Iggy Azalea in reference of her utilizing "black culture" to promote her self-image. Many critics have called her out for remaining silent during situations such as Ferguson; while continuing to rap and incorporate influences from southern musicians. As for Justin Bieber, many took his collaboration with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee with a grain of salt. Bieber had taken the Latino/Latina influence of music and popularized it with the millennial generation. While this collaboration did not originally upset listeners, he proceeded to put a video online of him messing up the lyrics to "Despacito" on Instagram. Many took this as an insult to Hispanic culture and there was an outcry stating that he only cared about making a song that would put him back on the charts.

check out the video here...

As for Taylor Swift, many feel that she used African American culture to her advantage as she was redefining herself. Many felt that the white, suburban girl from Pennsylvania had no room or reason to use pop and hip hop culture in her music. Her latest album includes videos of her mimic styles of Beyonce, and Nicki Minaj. Swift is also seen wearing large gold chains, and her hair in corn rows during her music video for "Shake It Off."

While I agree, that music is an art form- as seen from the examples and analysis above; not everyone appreciates it the way it is supposed to be. If more awareness could be promoted about respecting the value of what each culture brings to the table, artists would be able to convey their art in a more respectful manner. Music and rhythm is a core piece in many of our lives. It has the ability to transform political and social views, it can transport you to another country, or it can simply make you feel something. Either way, music gives a voice to those who may not know how to express themselves any other way. Because of this, the artists who create music should become aware that there is a difference between collaborating and destroying another culture for monetary gain.

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What Is Music Appropriation? An Inside Look To How College Students Feel About It

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One of the best things about Temple University, is it's diversity. I get to live in a melting pot of culture, religion, ideas, cuisine and music. How lucky am I? Right?I used this diversity to my advantage for a project I had to complete for my World Music and Culture class.

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This project highlights the top 6 female falsettos. I chose to do this project because in the music industry, falsettos are typically seen as a male dominated trait. Female falsetto singers are extremely underrated and don't get the attention they deserve. I also was interested in doing this because I felt like every female falsetto I had listened to before had a different dynamic to it and it would be interesting to try and rank them. A challenge that I experienced while doing this project was that there aren't a lot of videos on YouTube that offer a spotlight to female falsettos.

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Falsetto or the voice production used to hit high pitched notes is typically seen as a male term in the music industry. Although females can sing in the falsetto register, many of them aren't rec

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I chose to do this project because I am Filipino-American. I was raised in a Filipino household where everything in the house was Philippine culture. I grew up eating Filipino food, learning the language and traditions and going there every year but the only thing my parents did not teach me was the musical culture in the Philippines. I know the hip hop and pop music but not really familiar with the history of the traditional music. I wanted to do this project because I only knew the basics but I did not know the history of these different types of music and how much the Spanish rule influenced the music as well. The only challenge I faced was I could talk about the Philippines so much, it was hard to condensed into a small article where people would stop reading it. If I could do it again I would change the platform so i could have made the font more interesting, the different colors or backgrounds I couldve used if i chose a different one.

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When people think of the Philippines, people usually think of the beaches, the food, and the hospitality of the people. Philippines consist of 7,641 islands but are split into three main regions: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Before Spanish ruled the Philippines, most of the music was influenced by nature like Kulintang. Then when Spain ruled for 333 years, they influenced a lot of Philippine culture which led to Rondalla Music. Dance is important to Philippine music because it helps tell the story.

If you are interested in going to the Philippines, here is a little taste of what Philippine culture is about :

Kulintang

Consists of small and horizontally laid gongs which is accompanied by a larger, suspended gong and drums. It is played with two wooden beaters. Different techniques are played such as twirling the beaters or adding rapid strokes is to show the player's grace and skill level. The gongs were originally made out of bronze but because of war and trade, they are now commonly made out of brass. The frame can be made out of bamboo/wooden poles and is decorated with rich traditional designs. The frame is important because it acts as a resonator. There is no set tuning because it varies from how its made, size and shape. Traditionally this is a woman's instrument because of how graceful, slow, frail and relaxed a woman is but now this instrument is played by both men and women.

Rondalla Music

Rondalla is originated in Spain and was introduced to the Philippines during Spanish rule. The standard Filipino rondalla consisted of the bandurria, the laud, the octavina, the 12-string guitar, the ukelele or a double bass and some Filipino made instruments. Ronadalla music include folk songs such as Kundiman, Harana, Tinkiling and Carinosa. This music is used to serenade a significant other, festivals, folk dances and weddings.

Tinikling

A traditional folk dance during the Spanish colonial time. This dance consists of two people beating, tapping and sliding the bamboo poles while one or more dancers step over and in between the poles as a dance. It is danced to Rondalla music. It originated in Leyte, Philippines an island in the Visayas. Tinikling refers to a local bird who inspired the movements because dancers imitate the bird. The movements are inspired by the Tinikling birds because of how they walk between grass stems, trees branches or dodge bamboo traps by rice farmers. The dancers imitate the bird's grace and speed. The bamboo poles are used a percussive instruments while being played along to Rondalla music. The poles are around 6 to 12 feet long and are held by two or more people who are kneeling or sitting during the performance. Dancers follow the rhythm as they weave through the poles with bare feet.

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Music Of The Philippines - Dominique Antes - Medium

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When people think of the Philippines, people usually think of the beaches, the food, and the hospitality of the people. Philippines consist of 7,641 islands but are split into three main regions: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Before Spanish ruled the Philippines, most of the music was influenced by nature like Kulintang.

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This project is an exploration into the good and the bad Korean pop and hiphop music from the early 2000's to current music. I wanted to do this project because a lot of Korean artists are slowly entering the American market and I'd like people to understand that early Korean music doesn't even justify a quarter of the cinematic and musical talent that current stars have. The only challenge I faced was when I got to the good music portion, there was so much I wanted to talk about and could probably go on for hours about each respective artist. If I could do it again I'd probably focus on the negative aspects of the culture, the eating disorders, how the industry is basically like selling yourself off for 10+ years but still fail to become famous.
https://spark.adobe.com/page/ruXH7WW9YxLXL/
https://spark.adobe.com/page/W5SrG1tdj7inv/
https://spark.adobe.com/page/tMp64mbFXKIYf/

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I was inspired to gather opinions on cultural appropriation after a discussion with friends where there was no consensus on whether or not is is inherently wrong. I felt it would be beneficial because there is a lot written about cultural appropriation in terms of fashion, but not nearly as many in music. My biggest challenge was getting people to take the poll, but I feel I had a reasonable amount of data to present two different arguments. If I did it again I would try to get more participants and use more examples.

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Cultural appropriation is a term people tend to throw around when people dress up as other cultures for Halloween or when a celebrity shows up to an awards show wearing a dress that emulates another cultures fashion, but people hardly tend to think about it in music. By definition, cultural appropriation is: the act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, especially without showing that you understand or respect this culture (Cambridge Dictionary). The purpose of this article is not about condemning or choosing a side, but merely to present a couple different arguments about the subject of cultural appropriation in music. I decided to create a poll for members of my World Music & Cultures class at Temple University to take in order to gather some opinions.

Before you go deleting some of your favorite albums off Spotify because of guilt, it should be noted that there is a difference between appropriation and collaboration. To see what other peoples opinions were , in the poll I asked participants to listen to a song by Mumford & Sons (British folk/rock band) and Baaba Maal (Senegalese vocalist/guitarist).

I then asked the question if they believed this was cultural appropriation and these were the results:

There was a generally strong consensus that because both artists were represented in the song and willingly collaborated, that Mumford was not guilty of taking advantage of African culture.

For a more difficult example, I asked the participants to watch Coldplay's "Hymn for the Weekend Video" which was shot in India. The song and lyrics are not using Indian culture, but the entire music video is in India.

1. Coldplay, a successful and famous British pop/rock act, is using the highlights of Indian culture to make their video more appealing and successful, while ignoring their societies problems such as poverty. They are the center of attention in many shots and should not have used the Indian festival of Holi as a visual aesthetic for a song that is not about anything related to Indian culture.

2. Coldplay is simply showcasing a beautiful culture that people may not have seen or been aware of without this music video. They are respecting the culture by interacting with the people and by celebrating Holi in India instead of replicating in in the U.K.

These were the results:

Results were fairly split, with a slight majority believing that Coldplay was guilty of appropriating Indian culture. Beyonce being in the video makes this a bit more complicated, because she is dressed like an Indian movie star with her clothing and henna tattoos, but for the sake of simplicity we will focus on the main artist, Coldplay. The two main differing opinions are as follows:

No matter which argument you find more compelling. I think it is important to always discuss and think about these issues while challenging others to do the same. While cultural appropriation definitely can be wrong and used merely for financial gain, I think it is dangerous to limit music to the confines of geography.

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Cultural Appropriation in Western Music - Tyler Sensenig - Medium

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Cultural appropriation is a term people tend to throw around when people dress up as other cultures for Halloween or when a celebrity shows up to an awards show wearing a dress that emulates another cultures fashion, but people hardly tend to think about it in music.

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This projects analyzes how cultural appropriation in music specifically have existed for many years and is nothin new. I chose this because after taking this class it was clear to me how often the West is guilty of taking from other cultures without any acknowledgement, appreciation, etc. and I found this to be hugely problematic. The only trouble I had was finding the source stating the sitar players were not credited in "Love You To" however I remember talking about it during class. So that in addition to some more research on the beginning of cultural appropriation is something I would like to have been able to do in the future.

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Cultural Misappropriation in Music - Lilah Wagner - Medium

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Cultural Misappropriation in Music. From Katy Perry's exploitation of Black Culture in modern times to the Beatles, cultural appropriation may be a new term, but it is not a...

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The Relationship Between Listening to Classical Music and IQ Scores

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The Relationship Between Listening to Classical Music and IQ Scores

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This project summarizes a meta-analysis on the findings of the relationship between listening to classical music and IQ scores. It breaks down the analysis in a way that makes it easier to understand and grasp. This project was done to help others better comprehend this topic which has been a very controversial subject for many years. People often try to research this topic and find themselves not understanding to the fullest extent what the research's findings are conveying. Some challenges that I have faced during this project was making sure I only wrote about the highlights/ main points of the meta-analysis; there was so much information presented in the analysis that not all of the information presented was important enough to include in my summary in order to get the main finding points across. If I could have done this project again, I would have written an organized outline of all of the findings mentioned in the meta-analysis to better help myself organize my summary and be sure to include only main points throughout the project.
Full Meta-analysis link:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3333640

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Have you ever heard people say that listening to classical music makes people smarter (the Mozart effect) and wonder if that was true? Do you ever wonder that if it is true, why is it true? When looking for answers, we right away type out Google on our computers and do some research; but haven't you at least once read research whether reading the statistics or the summary section and had no idea what the reading was saying? This happens quite often. When people research to see if classical musical makes one smarter or not, they often only understand parts of the research and make quick judgements without actually understanding what the whole piece is trying to convey and truly understand the meaning of the findings. For instance, people read that listening to classical musical helped people improve their test scores on a specific IQ exam; therefore, they assume that classical musical makes people smarter in general. However, this is not the case; classical musical helps improve test scores on IQ exams only in certain areas of intelligence, not all areas.

There is a meta-analysis that explores more than 30 studies to explain the concepts and effects of the Mozart effect on its entirety. These studies have found that those who listen to classical music have increased their IQ scores on the Stanford-Binet IQ battery. This change in their IQ scores was brought about from a specific category of intelligence on the exam which was the spatial-temporal component. Spatial-temporal components of intelligence are aspects that deal with the efforts to convert mental images in the absence of a physical model. Listening to classical music such as Mozart, which was used in these studies, only affected the parts of intelligence that deals with spatial-temporal components; in this case, questions on the IQ exam that incorporated aspects of spatial-temporal measures were scored higher, increasing the overall score of the IQ exam. The studies have used participants from the same background and learning abilities, so the consideration of these findings to be due to the fact of correlation and not causation was dropped.

There were four hypotheses formed by researchers to help explain this phenomenon; trion model of the cortex, arousal hypothesis, mood and preference, and rhythm. The trion model of the cortex was a hypothesis that stated neurons in the cortex correlated with musical processes of three levels of activation clued-up or aroused the neurons used for spatial-temporal tasks when listening to classical music. The hypothesis of arousal suggested that listening to classical music heighten the level of adrenalin in the body and raised the performance on cognitive tasks related to spatial-temporal measures. The third hypothesis of mood and preference said that strong positive moods associated with listening to classical music increased arousal in the body and this promoted the enhancements of spatial tasks. This hypothesis only holds true based on the person's preferences. In this case, preferences are viewed to be linked to arousal and arousal is viewed to be linked to the enhancement of cognitive performance. The rhythm hypothesis stated that the rhythm of the classical music being listened to increased arousal in the body thus increasing the performance on spatial measures. All of these hypotheses have a common feature incorporated in them: arousal. These all consist with arousing the body in some way in which will enhance our performance on tasks dealing with spatial-temporal measures. From the findings of all of the studies, the arousal theory was the one that shown to be effective and most reasonable.

There are many studies out there that have failed to find a Mozart effect. This is not due to there not being a Mozart effect but instead their own failure in being consistent with study measures. Replication efforts have deviated from treatments used, samples of subjects, experimental design, procedures, and the control group. This resulted in them failing to replicate studies that have found a Mozart effect.

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The Relationship Between Listening to Classical Music and IQ Score

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Have you ever heard people say that listening to classical music makes people smarter (the Mozart effect) and wonder if that was true? Do you ever wonder that if it is true, why is it true?

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For my project I made an animated style YouTube video breaking down what microtones are. I decided to make this video because microtone was my word for the video glossary assignment and as I was working on it I realized how difficult it was to find helpful sources online on the topic, let alone ones that would be easy for someone without any musical knowledge to understand. The main challenge I faced was in learning how to use PowToon, the video creator I used. At first it was difficult to understand its features, so it took a while to create, but once I got the hang of it it was able to do a lot. If I redid the project, I might look into other softwares for making these sorts of videos as it was difficult to use at first and takes a long time just to make a couple minute video.

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A brief video explaining microtones in music. -- Created using PowToon -- Free sign up at http://www.powtoon.com/youtube/ -- Create animated videos and animated presentations for free. PowToon is a free tool that allows you to develop cool animated clips and animated presentations for your website, office meeting, sales pitch, nonprofit fundraiser, product launch, video resume, or anything else you could use an animated explainer video.

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This project is a blog style post describing and convincing people about checking out bands that combine two different genres together for a new experience. I did this because many people sort of get stuck to 1 specific genre, and hybrid genres are perfect for changing up your daily mix. As far as challenges go, I didn't have any problems with the actual project, but more of buzzfeed flat out deleting my account and previous article because I used youtube videos, so I redid everything in adobe spark. There would not be anything different I would change for the project. One thing to know before grading, is that I have a couple of clickable links to a few website, and I don't want you guys to miss it. Thank you!

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I wrote a blog-style paper that is a resource for defining and understanding different genres. I have always struggled with the question “what kind of music do you listen to?” I wanted to break down each genre and describe them in a clear way so that people have an easier time answering that question. I found it difficult to find sources that easily described each genre. It was also challenging to place artists and songs into genres because artists typically use influences from many different styles of music. I'd probably add links to songs if I went back and changed things.

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8 Ways Your Favorite Songs From Middle School Changed Your Life 

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8 Ways Your Favorite Songs From Middle School Changed Your Life 

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For my project, I did a buzzfeed article on some of the most popular songs while we were in middle school and how these songs have affected lives. I feel like my project will be showing how artists can influence society specifically younger teenagers. With it being in a form of a listicle, it will make it easier for people to understand and possibly even relate too. There have been studies done about this before, but I want my project to come off easy to understand. The challenges I came across was making sure I picked songs everyone knew for the relevant time period. If I could do it again, I would do something longer and more in depth.

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"Girl I'm going to show you how you do it and we start real slow, you just put your lips together and you come real close"
You may remember listening to this song and taking a double look at what the lyrics actually meant. Well you may not have realized at the time, but this song was basically promoting sexual behavior. After countless times jamming out to this, we could have seen girls trying to attempt what these song lyrics portray.

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8 Ways Your Favorite Songs From Middle School Changed Your Life

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"Girl I'm going to show you how you do it and we start real slow, you just put your lips together and you come real close" You may remember listening to this song and taking a double look at what the lyrics actually meant.