Spiritual ignorance is the cause of slumping of scientific development In this century of technology, science and spirituality are considered mutually irrelevant. However, the truth is that the relation between them is best described as an alliance whose preservation is very important. Due to this important alliance, the decline of spirituality has in turn led to the decline of scientific development. Most people in the 21st century think that they are living in the century of science and…
Music is considered an universal language, able to be a double-edged sword when it comes to mental wellness from children to elderly alike. Children are exposed to much music, averaging 21 hours a week. As a result, music has a profound impact on childrens’s mental wellness, yet the worrying trend is that they might not be equipped to deal with its influence, with severe consequences in later life (e.g. suicide). Fig. 1 Primary school students playing musical instrments in a performing arts…
STANISLAVSKI ESSAY Konstantin Stanislavski was born January 5th 1863 in Moscow, Russia. He was an Actor, a Director, and a Producer. His grandmother was a French Actress, and his family loved Drama, so he grew up in the world of Theatre. He first mounted the stage at 14, after his family organised a theatre group named the "Alekseyev Circle”. Stanislavski believed theatre should educate the public. At 25 he married Maria Perevoshchikova, who eventually became an actress under the name of Lilina…
chose this topic and wanted to research about auto tune because I wanted to convey that the usage of auto tune should lower down. INTRODUCTION Auto tune is basically an audio processor which is used to alter the pitch of vocals and instruments during music recordings or performances. It was originally invented to disguise or correct off-key inaccuracies. Auto tune is famous mainly because it is used as an effect to distort the human voice when pitch is lowered or raised significantly, such that…
Large offerings of food, drinks and various goods, rows of empty chairs endlessly waiting to be filled, and mass amounts of people enjoying a live performance; these are all commonly seen sights at the annual Hungry Ghost Festival . In Malaysia and Singapore the Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as Zhong Yuan Jie, takes place during the seventh month of the lunar calendar. During this 'ghost' month, souls who suffer in the underworld are believed to walk freely among the living. The doors of…
“Weep No More,” arranged and composed by David N. Childs, and adapted from a poem by John Keats. David N. Childs is a well-known freelance composer of music, with his ideology being, “music has the power to transform lives for the better,” (“Biography”). Childs’s goal as a conductor and composer also includes composing powerful and engaging music in hope of improving the human condition (“Biography). Our personal goals in performing this piece are to portray how…
next stanza, the speaker draws the reader’s attention to the fleeting beneficent effects the music has on the rapt audience: “Listen, the movements make a kindly claim/And lift the troubled glances from each face,” She guides the audience in their response to the music, directing them to participate in the recreated vision of “the ruined Greeks, the flaunting Romans,” and finally claiming that the “music will open more than heart or mind”: it will “Release our violence and make us kind.” This…
Written Assignment #2 The legendary producer Phil Spector is most famous for his creative technique of overdubbing an orchestra size group of musicians. The ensemble would include, “ five or six guitars, three or four pianos, and an army of percussion, including multiple drum kits, castanets, tambourines, bells, and timpani — to produce a massive roar” (Kemp, 2001). Spector would combine the sounds and amplify them by adding substantial amounts of reverb (Sewell, 2014). Developing what would…
rainbows. We have long days, and excruciating practices. We are not perfect, and we make mistakes. For the first time in my life, choir is hard. Finding perfect harmonies is not as easy as do, re, mi. In spite of the challenge, I have found a passion for music. I discovered a love for something I would never have pursued if I was not forced out of my comfort zone. My choir teachers required that I try out for something I thought I had no chance in, and for that I am forever grateful. To this…
Emma rice and written by Daniel Jamieson. The producing body included assistant director Keziah Serreau, choreography by Emma rice & Etta Murfitt, designed by Sophia Clist, lighting design by Malcolm Rippeth, sound design by Simon Baker, and composed/music directed by Ian Ross. I have never been to a play before this one. Flyers Lovers of Vitebsk was absolutely amazing. I love a good comedy, musical, sad, and romantic storyline and this play had it all. It was very imaginative and required quite…