Essays on Music

Dancing and Jazz Dancing refers to body locomotion in accordance to a certain rhythm and more specifically a music rhythm in a specified location with the intention of depicting an opinion or feelings, or as just a simple act of pleasure. Jazz is one of the types of dances, and it...

The video Come to Daddy presents a song by produced Richard D. James which was released under his pseudonym Aphex Twin. The music video presents a genre of realism oscillating between horror and fantasy due to the scary atmosphere portrayed throughout the play. An old lady goes through a scary...

The song, Counting Stars is an original composition produced and performed by an American all-boy pop-rock band called One Republic that comprises Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins. Additionally, the song has received wide international acclaim as it resonates with millions of music lovers due to its message and catchy lyrics....

According to Tracy, (2005), Sonny s Blues is a story featuring two brothers which are good and evil. The story begins with the narrator that happens to be reading a newspaper where Sonny was arrested due to drug use. After the arrest, the narrator did not associate with Sonny...

Literacy and Music Literacy permeates endless fields of living experiences, and for me, I can recognize the literacy process every time I listen, create, and translate music. The fact is there are more than languages than French, Spanish, Italian or English or any other spoken language. Music is a language that...

The paper focuses on the description of love based on the experience of two different songwriters. One of the songwriters is male and the other is female. By analyzing these two songs, we can draw a conclusion of what love really means to these individuals and how it has affected...

The two songs are an expression of the singers’ experience of a love gone wrong. The lyrics are graphical expressions of pain, regret and helplessness as both are victims of circumstances that are beyond their control.  In both situations, the persona is experiencing the same struggle over and over, and...

The film “Footprint: Where the Towers Stood” by Sara Newens is a short documentary submitted to The New York Times Op-Docs series. Op-Docs is a forum created by The New York Times editorial department where artists submit short opinionated documentaries. In this film, Newens covers activities at the site of...

The Evolution of American Protest Music The American protest music has historical underpinnings and characterized the historical transition of the nation from one era to another. The analysis of the use of rhetoric from the time of Yankee Doodle to Kendrick Lamar shows how the revolution and social change undertones embedded...

An iPod as a Musical Device An iPod refers to a trivial appliance that is used for playing music, keeping digital acoustics, and storing videotape files. Apple inc manufactures the device and it is made in a way that it can be easily carried. The appliance is capable of uploading any...

Cool refers to something dangerous, original, a style and always related to sex. The feminist movement has always been cool throughout history. Some of the feminist movements that represented cool in the 90s include the Riot Grrl and the spice girls among many others.  Feminists usually ascribe to girl power...

The recent BBC Music Festival The recent BBC Music Festival was a great success characterized by not only trending for over 24 hours but also customer satisfaction. The clients came for professional services that would help ensure that all the details of the event were taken into the account. Our mandate...