.... memorization. The ninth edition of the Bay Psalm Book, published in 1698, was the first edition published with tunes. This edition had printed the letters F-S-L-M, representing the solmization syllables fa, sol, la, and mi, under the notes. This indicates that there was a familiarity with and an interest in music instruction as applied to psalmody. It was not until the early 18th century, however, that as a direct result of agitation by ministers for a reformation in congregational singing, arguments were advanced promoting regular singing and the eventual establishment of singing schools. The singing school grew out of the .....

.... of a stretched membrane. These include any type of drum hit with a stick. Both of these instruments are tunable in many different ways and forms; therefore, these instruments can be used as melodic instruments (“ Percussion” 653). Basic idiophones (also refereed to as concussion instruments) are struck together. This includes clappers, cymbals, stones, and castanets. Percussive idiophones are hit by nonsonorous strikers. These types of instruments include gongs, triangles, and xylophones. Shaken idiophones were usually cups or shells that contained rattles or pellets, the shaking of the shells and cups produced a sou .....

.... back and forth against the needle. A hip hop artists that made it big in the eighties was Afrika Bambaataa who was the leader of the ‘Hip-Hop’ culture. This man organized Zulu Nation which was an organization of break dancers. Run DMC were the first Black rap artists that gained the interest of all races of people. The hip-hop culture is still thriving in the nineties and is better than ever. Now, I would like to break away from the history of hip-hop and talk about one famous hip-hop group that I personally like. This group existed during the beginning growth of hip-hop, but they were not as popular then. This group .....

.... did, however, mention this; “Thug life to me is dead. If it's real, let somebody else represent it because I'm tired of it.” Shakur told Vibe Magazine. “I represented it too much. I was Thug Life”(“ Associated”). Tupac had a very promising career. His first album “2pacallyps Now” was very successful. Not too late after that his movie “Juice” was released in 1992. He released two more albums titled “Strictly for my Niggaz” and “Me against the world” and two more movies “Poetic Justice” (1993) and “Above the Rim”(1994). His last album, “All Eyes on Me” sold over 6 million copies and wa .....

.... album as well as being featured in some of the songs. R. Kelly also produced most of the songs on their previous album, Stroke you up. On All Day/ All Night the songs are mainly about reflections of the title itself. The first side of the album, all day, are songs about falling in love and are in a major scale with a moderate beat. It gives you the feeling of day time, love, happiness, joy, tranquility etc. The second side of the album, all night, is songs about breaking up and heartache. It gives you feelings and emotions associated with nighttime, gloom, pain, sadness etc. The slow tempo of the songs adds to the dark fe .....

.... who is well-known. He replied, “I know I lost respect. But I had to raise my daughter. I didn’t go to high school and this was all I had” (Fanatic 1). Though, emcees such as Buck65 state their opinion about Eminem. “Eminem was a great emcee. Choosing that path made him famous and wealthy. But that path ruined his reputation. He knows that he has messed up” (Buck65 2). In my opinion, music is what you enjoy and like. For me, the underground will always be with me. Emcees like Eminem have to do what they do. That’s how life is and can’t do anything about it. Of all, music should be all for the love an .....

.... changed the lives of a generation and the generation that followed. Rock ‘n' roll was a mixture of blues and country. Its rhythm seemed to have an amazing power over young people that couldn't be understood by anyone born before 1940. John Lennon joined Paul McCartney, Pete Best, and George Harrison to form the hottest group that was around at that time. Their first hit music was the very well known song My Bonnie. In 1962, Ringo Starr replaced Pete Best as the drummer and joined the group on continuing their wonderful future. The sum of four talents had come together and critical mass has been achieved when the Epstei .....

.... reason, the bass is extended (louder), and the tweeters, mid-range, and woofers give you their undivided attention. Where to sit is simple, but it takes some easy calculations to find the perfect spot. There is a common rule for a person to experience the full effect of the music. In order to do this, measure the distance between the two speaker cabinets. If the speaker's cabinets are placed twelve feet apart from each other, divide twelve feet in half, which gives us six feet. That's the middle, so mark that location. From that mark, measure twelve feet back, and mark that spot on the floor. You have found the per .....

.... wear nose rings. Students that listen to country may dress with a cow boy hat. A person that listens to oldies may dress with clothes from the past. Music can also influence the way a person thinks about somthing. People that listens to rap may think that drugs should be legal. A person that likes country may think that raggedy cars should be used until it possibly can't run anymore. A person that listens to oldies think that the fashion should be the way that it was when it was the fiftys. This concludes the essay for " music and how it influences." Music can influence the way a person thinks about a subject, their emmotions, an .....

.... of better technology. Technology, which is changing every day, has opened up new and more innovative doors. Included with the advanced technology that has brought music to life, there has also been a steady increase of musicians. This is in direct proportion with the growing number of music educators. Music, by means of instruments, has been played for thousands of years. Music composition involves three major key-points. These key-points are direction, general-knowledge, and general-insight. Through the course of this essay, you will learn what each of these three points is and the prevalent pre-requisitions re .....