You find yourself ready to practice. Instrument at the ready and notes on the verge of cutting through the air with the madness of pure expression and virtuosity. But wait! A problem arises and a wall is placed firmly between your abilities and the far reaches of your imagination. You may ask yourself, “How do […]
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Medieval music is the earliest period of music history, ranging from the years c. 500- 1400. Music during this time consisted of liturgical vocal music for the Catholic Church as well as secular vocal and instrumental pieces. One of the main components of liturgical music in the medieval period was Gregorian chant. Gregorian chant was
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Music is a truly incredible thing. It can help us express our emotions, remember things with a catchy tune, and can even boost cognitive performance. Music can affect one’s health, as well. It is a relatively new field of study, but a groundbreaking one at that. Several studies indicate that there is a link between music and improvement in
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People use music all the time, but never seem to realize the role it plays in their lives. “Use” might seem like a strange word to describe music. After all, we just listen to it, how can one use something that they merely listens to? The truth is, no one just listens to it. Even
Yes, You heard us Correctly!!! Resonance School of Music is excited to announce that we will be opening our second studio location for classes September 11th, 2017 in Woodbury, NJ. We are incredibly excited to be a part of this bustling and artistic city to share our skills in music performance and education with the
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Dear Evan Hansen is this year’s breakthrough Broadway musical. Opening in December 2016, it has been widely acclaimed and continues to gain fans. The musical took home a well-deserved six Tony Awards a couple of weeks ago, including the ones for Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical. Reactions to this show are ones
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Did you know that music can affect plant growth? Whether it be positively or negatively, it’s true: music can affect how plants grow. Plants respond to the vibrations that surround them, including the vibrations that music makes. When sound is made, the pressure from sound waves makes vibrations that our brains “translate” into something, such as musical
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**story from Resonance Employee Beth Pirolli** Music is used frequently in medical situations to restore or maintain one’s health (either mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual). The use of music in cases such as these is called music therapy. My older sister, a speech pathologist, briefly worked with a group of patients, all of whom had
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If you read the last music and film post, you know that music can have an incredible effect on the way we, as audience members, perceive movies and the events that happen in them (although this may happen subliminally). Now think about the composers themselves and what their job is in the production of the
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Have you ever thought about what an important role background music plays in the storytelling of films? Take a moment and think about some of the most famous movies: Jaws, Star Wars, Rocky, Jurassic Park, Titanic, E.T. , The Godfather, Psycho, Forrest Gump, Indiana Jones, Schindler’s List, Back to the Future, and so on. Chances
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