Music Essays

Madonna: Queen Of The Pop
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Apr 2017
Introduction: When you hear the word Madonna, a lot of thoughts and memories might come to your mind. Some of us would remember her as this young blonde girl who was singing songs like “Like a Virgin” o...

Psychedelic Rock And The Doors
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Apr 2017
Introduction: Biography: “Psychedelic rock is a very famous class of rock music which is influenced or inspired by psychedelic culture. To really understand this genre of music it is important to state exactl...

A Christian Music Guide
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Apr 2017
Introduction: Music forms an integral part of all communities and religions. Christian music is no exception to that. Christian music primarily consists of the music played and sung in churches for the purpose of w...

Ray Charles Contributions To Popular Music
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Apr 2017
Introduction: Ray Charles has been described by many of his contemporaries, Such as Frank Sinatra, who said, “Ray Charles is the only genius in the business.” I am going to discuss to what extent Ray Ch...

The Life and Legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach
Example essay. Last modified: 7th Mar 2017
Introduction: The Life and Legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach Many important figures have impacted and shaped the comprehensive history of western classical music. Even today, most laymen know of the names of the gre...

Music and studying
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Mar 2017
Introduction: COMPARISON OF STUDYING WITH MUSIC AND STUDYING IN A SILENT ROOM / WITHOUT MUSIC OUTLINE INTRODUCTION Hook “ Everybody has that point in their life where you hit a crossroads and you’ve had ...

Benefits of music therapy
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Mar 2017
Introduction: Benefits of Music Therapy Today, there are many different techniques of health improvement and general well being in music therapy. It’s true no matter where we are born music is identified as an e...

Music in the 20th Century
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Mar 2017
Introduction: The 20th century is described as the period from 1900-1999, however, there is an inconsistency with the dates allocated to this period of music (20th century music). Most people believe the da...

What is jazz?
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Mar 2017
Introduction: What is jazz? This question has been debated throughout the 20th Century, as jazz has proven difficult to define. The dictionary definition of Jazz states jazz as “a genre of music that originated ...

Music in the 20th Century
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Mar 2017
Introduction: The 20th century music started around the time of 1900 – 1960. The simplest way to describe the 20th century is: the period of fundamental change. Different styles were popular in different areas. ...

Music therapy
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Mar 2017
Introduction: Music and Medicine Music is heard in many places we go. We hear it while watching television at home. We often turn in on in the car. We hear it while shopping, riding elevators, sitting in waitin...

Classical Music
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Aug 2015
Introduction: Classical music seems definitely more comprehensive and soul searching. Classical music seems to be much less accessible than rock since it has become very elitist. Elitism always strips the emotion n...

Madrigal leading up to Monteverd
Example essay. Last modified: 22nd Jun 2015
Introduction: Account of the evolution of the Madrigal leading up to Monteverdi. Madrigals are secular songs for all voices. It formed the basis of poems and sonnets set to music, and various other types of poetry...

Life without music
Example essay. Last modified: 22nd Jun 2015
Introduction: What would life be without music? The world would be a very quiet place. Music is in many ways the fabric of our lives and the definition of society. It is a reminder of how things once were, an indi...

Music Essays - Baroque Music
Example essay. Last modified: 22nd Jun 2015
Introduction: Baroque Music In the book The Enjoyment of Music, Joseph Machlis and Kristine Forney state, the word "baroque" comes from the Portuguese word "barocco" which means a pearl of irregular shapes that ...

Explain, in detail, the process of hearing in humans.
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: Explain, in detail, the process of hearing in humans. What factors can affect our hearing in terms of perception of loudness, pitch and direction? What part does psychoacoustics play in our percepti...

The Origin And Types Of Thrash Metal Music Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: We all know punk and classic metal were the two places thrash was taken from. Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Venom, Accept, Iron Maiden, Diamond Head and Thin Lizzy had a big influence on thrash. So did...

Musics Effects On The Brain Music Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: Music is a world renowned language that all can understand. From Australia to the deepest jungles of Africa, music is associated in people’s everyday lives. Music can be heard anywhere and every...

The Evolution Of The Piano Music Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: Since the dawn of man music has been played, enjoyed and practiced, and through its practice the instruments used have changed greatly. Throughout the years the piano has changed greatly and as a resu...

Explanation of theme
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: Explanation of Theme The theme of this spring Carnegie Hall program is painful love. Whether unrequited, long distance, untimely ended, or secret, the types of love represented by the songs on thi...

Music Production
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: Music Production: 1.What are the issues concerning file formats, size and quality when exporting a finished track from Logic/Cubase? There are several issues to consider when exporting a finished trac...

Traditional malaysian music
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: INTRODUCTION: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TRADITIONAL MALAYSIAN MUSIC The history of Malaysian music needs to be viewed from the perspective of the old Malay world which covered Malaysia, Indonesia, the Ph...

Exploring The Life Of Ray Charles Music Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: Ray Charles was born as Ray Charles Robinson on September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia and from the age of 17 he blessed us all with his gift of music for well over half a century. As one of the most ...

Disco in the 1970s
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: EVOLUTION THE BACKGROUND AND EVOLUTION OF THE GENRE : DISCO There had been discotheques before the 1970’s, but the environment and the culture of the disco, along with the spotlight on the d...

The Life Of Edvard Grieg Music Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: When thinking of the great musical traditions that abound in Europe, it could probably be expected that the main influential cultures that have contributed to these musical traditions are the Germans,...