It's time to galvanize a new generation of classical music lovers. For decades, critics have been predicting the death of classical music, insinuating that the audience for classical music is dwindling and will soon disappear, and that the classical music audience has grown old with no younger generation to take its place. Th... More..
Key Passage: The Historical NotesMargaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale considers the importance of literature in communicating the human experience and discussing social justice. Historical fiction makes the events of history seem real; history becomes a complex narrative of human struggles, rather than a series of chronologi... More..
Music needs to be described as a comprehensive concept rather than a word that can be precisely defined because it can mean many different things to many different people. If you ask people what music is, you will get a variety of answers and they are all correct. There is nothing inherently wrong with any perspective, but i... More..
It takes years of dedicated practice and education to play the piano confidently without a teacher. This does not mean that you cannot pick up a piece a music and play it without your teacher's assistance after a few years, but you will not be able to play as well as you could with a teacher. A teacher assists you in your int... More..
Was Swift a Misogynist? Many of Jonathan Swift's poetic satires raise questions about Swift's opinion of women and his views of sexual politics. Although patriarchy was still dominant in the Restoration era, women were gaining power and independence and many men were feeling insecure and threatened. The rapid economic growth ... More..
It is necessary for all musicians and music educators to have a good understanding of learning strategies if they want to be efficient in their learning (practicing) and teaching. If a musician wants to improve, it is more important that he or she learn to be more efficient in his practicing than that he or she spend more tim... More..
Many people are under the impression that it is more difficult to learn a musical instrument when you are older. However, this is not entirely true. Many people think that your brain slows down as you get older or that you have a lesser capacity to learn. This belief started when scientists discovered that it was more difficu... More..
1. Style: your writing style is important. A style that is too academic may turn off some readers, and likewise a style that is too informal may insult readers or cause them to think you are unintelligent. Write in a comfortable, but well informed style.2. Offer useful advice: you must offer helpful suggestion and give valid ... More..
It is commonly said that studying music helps students build self-esteem and develop understandings of themselves. It makes sense that music education would have these influences because it offers students a unique opportunity for expression of feelings and emotions and an opportunity to work with others in a joint effort of ... More..
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