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How Does Music Serve Society

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 Thesis :  Music is a powerful art form that allows people to express themselves in many different ways. That expression can be emotional, cultural, spiritual, educational, and many more. Music serves as an outlet for people to be themselves.  Musical  Empowerment: Music can be used to express a rally cry. To call to people and bring them together. It can be used to encourage people to join a cause. It can be used to bring solidarity. A good example of solidarity is the different nations National Anthems. Those songs are used to inspire pride within people for their home and feel like they are a part of something bigger.  "Music is a very powerful medium and in some societies there have been attempts to control its use. It is powerful at the level of the social group because it facilitates communication which goes beyond words, enables meanings to be shared, and promotes the development and maintenance of individual, group, cultural and national identities." musicmagic S

Music and Fictive Dream: Sander Sides

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 " Sanders Sides is a web series starring Thomas Sanders and written by Sanders and Joan S. On the series, Thomas projects the different aspects of his personality into four main characters called the Sanders Sides. With them, Thomas has conversations where he analyses the various inner conflicts or dilemmas he goes through in his life and tries to find solutions for them" Wikipedia The four main sides include: Logic, Creativity, Morality and Anxiety. The first episode was uploaded to YouTube on October 19, 2016 and is still in production. The song I am going to be looking at comes from the episode called: "Learning New Things About Ourselves" which came out October 29, 2018  Summary of the Episode: "Thomas had a conversation with a friend some days ago that made him feel iffy. When his friend asked him what he did for a living, he answered he did YouTube. His friend asked a question that Thomas had been asked several times before; what he 'really&

Music and the Fictive Dream: Steven Universe

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 " Steven Universe is set in the fictional town of Beach City, Delmarva, where the Crystal Gems live in an ancient beach side temple and protect humanity from monsters and other threats. The Gems are ageless alien warriors who project female humanoid forms from magical gemstones at the core of their being. The Crystal Gems comprise Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl and Steven—a young, half-human, half-Gem boy who inherited his gemstone from his mother, the Crystal Gems' former leader Rose Quartz. As Steven tries to understand his gradually expanding range of powers, he spends his days accompanying the Gems on their missions, as well as interacting with his father Greg, his best friend Connie, his magical pet lion, and the other residents of Beach City. He explores the abilities inherited from his mother, which include fusion—the ability of Gems to merge their bodies and abilities to form new, more powerful personalities.(Gems)" Wikipedia Steven Universe was created by

Role Of The Performer: SIX

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  SIX  Origins Six is a British musical that is a modern retelling of King Henry VIII's six wives lives and what it was like being the kings wife. It is presented as a pop concert where the wives take turns singing and telling their story to see who suffered the most due to Henry to decide who should become the group's lead singer.It was written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss in the Summer of 2017 and was first preformed by the Cambridge University Musical Theater Society at Edinburgh Fringe. February 13, 2020 SIX began its Broadway career at Brooks Atkison Theater.  Wikipedia Adrianna Hicks (Catherine of Aragon) What she has been in: Broadway: The Color Purple Revival, Aladdin Regional Tour: The Wiz, The Color Purple Revival Tour, Ragtime, Buddy Holly International: Sister Act (Germany), Legally Blond (Austria), Dirty Dancing (Germany ) Concert: Michael Bubl é "Call me Irresponsible" Tour   Andrea Macasaet (Anne Boleyn) What she has been in:   Canadian produc

A Musical Trip to Ireland

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Why I chose Ireland      I have always enjoyed Irish music. I have done at least 3 Irish step dances in my tap classes and I listen to folk songs all the time. I thought it would be cool to learn more about this style of music. I have a lot of Irish ancestry. I.m not too big in that sort of thing it still interests me. I plan to one day visit Ireland so this would be a good start in learning more about it. . History Of Irish Music      Irish music started developing Thousands of years ago. It began with the use of primitive instruments specifically pipes and horns. The use of these instruments didn't start out for musical use they were used as signalers to warn others of danger or to summon some one to come to another area. Six cylindrical hand-carved wooden pipes tied together have been found from as far back as 2000 BC.      Irish Music can be traced back to the Celts. They would travel around a lot. In their travels they picked up many musical things so when they arrived in Irel