“Some people think music education is a privilege, but I think it’s essential to being a human.” I hope to help kids find their way through music. The University of Texas at San Antonio, the eighth largest for its successful music program and will prepare me for a career in vocal music education. UTSA has a 60% acceptance rate. Students in the top 25%of their class are guaranteed admission. If not in the top 25%, SAT or ACT scores are required. The minimum old SAT score to be accepted is 1100. The
Cleverly using dance music blogs as the platform to launch his career, Tim Bergling, aka Avicii, has since become one of the most prominent producers on the burgeoning Swedish house scene. Born in Stockholm in 1989, Bergling only started making music at the age of 18, writing and remixing tracks in his bedroom and then leaking them onto various blogs. Influenced by Daft Punk and Steve Angello, his melodic house sound gained a huge following, and led to support from Tiësto, who invited him to perform
In his music video for “Nike”, he can be seen wearing eyeliner, lipstick, and glitter, which at a minimum is seen as bending the conventional gender roles for men. This is similar to the androgynous attire worn by Prince, whom Frank Ocean has cited as a source of inspiration in both his music and beliefs in gender conformity. Conversely, in his song “Pyramids” from his 2012 debut studio album Channel
Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Paul McCartney, Tina collaborated with a number of other performers during this time. She sang on duet albums, gave benefit performances, and guested on television programs. For her contributions to the music and entertainment industries, she also won a slew of prizes. In the words of one of my many mentors: "I've always been fortunate to work with great people who have helped me along the way. ~Tina Turner The release of Private Dancer marked the pinnacle
Pangburn was here she was her students to succeed therefore she bought music out of her own pocket so that we didn’t have to sing the same things. Which Ms. Kruth made sing the same thing in our fall concert. There were also some students that couldn’t afford to wear our all concert black so when Ms. Pangburn was teaching,
Toward a philosophy of vocal expression, Cavarero understands voice as an “anti-metaphysical” force that communicates – before of any semantic content – the uniqueness of every speaker and, at the same time, immediately establishes relationships with the others. In other words
Daniel Wilson is capturing music aficionado’s attention everywhere with his single “Wedding Daze,” taken from his new EP, Sinner of The Week. The 24 yr old Michigan based artist carries a unique, soulful range of falsettos, somewhat similar to Cee Lo Green, yet completely his own brand of funk. To further make us fall in love, Wilson recently released the music video to coincide with the single. Visually capturing the quirky-funk sounds of the track, “Wedding Daze’s” simple, yet strategically shot
"Math Autobiography" The importance of Math has been emphasized over and over by countless people. Although I am aware of its importance, I have never allowed myself to see the importance of it. Math, however, as I know, is a very important subject. It is a prerequisite for almost every area of life. This essay presents an overview of my personal experiences with Math, both positively and negatively, along with my overall attitude towards the subject and lastly, it will share how confident I am with
Singer was dependent on Antonopoulos needing his help, that he did not know how to live without someone relying on him. After Antonopoulos left, Singer needed someone else to rely on him. Singers is using Mick Kelly, Doctor Copeland, Jake Blount, and Biff Brannon to try and fill the empty hole in his heart that Antonapoulos left. The other characters do not know he needs them and he likes it that way. None of the characters know about his broken heart that's, why he can use them to fix it. There
In some communities, traditional Inuit throat singing is being taught in schools as a way of preserving the art form for future generations. In other communities, Inuit throat singing is being incorporated into contemporary music genres and used as a means of cultural expression. Classes and events are held in person and on video platforms like Youtube to watch and even learn. Websites like the Smithsonian Institution and other schools teach and offer resources about its history
acting audition for a cartoon song intro for a show called Pokemon. That show was a big hit but not everyone had loved it. Since that show was a success, he got enough money to buy his own equipment to start his own music. After Blake Swift had bought enough equipment to start his own music career, he had trained himself to become a freelance voice actor, singer, composer, sound designer, and audio engineer. Blake later began to voice act for his short cartoon called
myself, I have developed several short term goals. First I need to continue pursuing my Vocal Music Education degree at Arkansas State University. This degree is necessary to improve my skills at a performer, and to enhance my ability to teach voice. Without a
Ginny Blackmore sings and makes a passionate mix of contemporary R&B music, mainstream pop music and ballad. She doesn’t play any instruments at all. One of of Ginny’s double-platinum selling single ‘Bones,’ a very brutal and honest description about unrequited love from a girl’s perspective. Bones written and developed with the use of 4 different chords (G, C, F, Dm) and the use of these chords is more complex than a standard pop ballad song. (Chords: V, I, IV, ii are present
The choir began the Immaculate Heart of Mary church service by performing the popular gospel song, “Smile” by one of the biggest names in gospel music; Kirk Franklin. During this performance the audience was encouraged to sing and clap along to the catchy rhythm that the pianist created seemingly at the spur of the moment. “Today’s a new day but there is no sunshine nothing but clouds in my heart
Whitney died in a Beverly Hills at the young age of 48 years old because of accidental drowning due to the use of drugs. Whitney's death left a void in the music world because we've lost a legendary star. Even though Whitney Houston is dead, she has influenced many other artists, here's a few. Beyoncé was influenced by Whitney by her vocals and most of Beyonce's life was surrounded by Whitney because Beyoncé loved Whitney. Now we have Jennifer Hudson who was inspired by Whitney the most out of all
Journal Alvan Le I remember when I started voice class, I had no expectations. I knew we weren’t going to be singing, but I wasn’t aware of the work we would do. Surprisingly, the class changed my life. I have learned so much over the semester about vocal production, proper care and exercises for the voice. In fact, the way I treat and use my voice will never be the same. Originally, all I knew about the voice was that there was a vibration in my body that produced sounds. However, we learned that
10.30-11.30 am outdoor planned activity for a small group of toddlers Experience: sing the song Row, Row, Row your boat and do the actions Focus children: Melissa Rationale: The action song experience relates to my observation of Melissa on 31/10/2017 engaging in dancing and moving with the song Five little pumpkins with the teacher. This experience will provide an opportunity for her to continue her interest and enjoyment to engage in the action song. Objectives: For Melissa to listen and
their final note at the All-State Honor Choir Conference. Among those kids was Janie Hawkins, a five-foot-two, singing powerhouse. All state choir is focused on learning music and perfecting skills, so when Janie got in, she received music at home before the “conference.” She and other students tried out in September, received the music and then stayed in Eugene, Oregon. After two days of practicing for the performance with her choir peers, Janie and the choir finally did the performance and had to say
sophomore year, I was finally in Concert Choir. I was surrounded by all the top singers in the school. All of them knew the basics of music theory as I felt like I knew very little. I had to have known a diminutive amount of music theory to be in Concert Choir right? My high school chorus teacher, Mr. Hall, connects to his students on an emotional level. Before teaching us music, he shows us that he cares. One way I know my teacher cares is that he focuses on each chorus student individually. You can be
over the original artist. One of my preferred cover artist songs is written by Brad Paisley but covered by another artist. The song “I’m Gonna Miss Her” was written by Brad Paisley and was covered by Post Malone in 2021. Brad Paisley is a country music songwriter, singer, and guitarist. After he picked up the guitar at a very young age, he decided to make his dreams come true. Brad Paisley has won several awards, like the Hall of Fame, Grammy Awards,