Octave College Essays Samples For Students

For our music class, we had to attend a live Jazz concert. There were many several concerts, which we could choose from, both varied from on or off campus. The recommended concert that we chose for this this semester was on Thursday, November 13th in Gusman Concert Hall. We attended a “Jazz Vocal II Ensemble & Jazz Vocal III Ensemble”. The directors for this ensemble were Sherrine Mostin and Eliot Weeks. There were 2 Jazz Vocal Ensembles that consisted of different people playing and supporting during the concert. There is some information regarding these two excellent Ensembles
Jazz Vocal III Ensemble ...

A Critical Analysis of the Poem "What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
A sonnet refers to Italian poetic form invented by Giacomo Da Lentini. Sonnet derives from the Italian word sonetto meaning a little song or sound (Miller 1). Two kinds of sonnet exist; the Italian sonnet and Shakespearean sonnets. Italian sonnet has a fundamental break between the last six lines, sestet, and the first eight lines, octave. It has a typical rhyme scheme abbabba cdecde. Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “What lips my lips have kissed” is an example of an ...

The Persians are people who live in Iran, speak Persian language, which is very similar to the Iranian languages, and preserve Persian culture and traditions. The Persian culture is highly symbolic. The Persian lion, for instance, used to be its emblem, but it is not since the Revolution which happened in 1979 ("Culture of Iran - History, People, Clothing, Traditions, Women, Beliefs, Food, Customs, Family" n.p.).
1. History
The Persians are said to be the part of Indo-European tribes that migrated to Iran from Central Asia. Later these Indo-European tribes divided into two main groups. The first group is ...

In this particular paper, we are going to present the key ideas that have been described by Mr. Protik Majumder in his youtube video ‘Musical Acoustics and Sound Perception’. This lecture of his addresses the dynamics of sound synthesis and in short, Mr. Majumder also explains the semantics of our ability to identify and distinguish one sound from the other.
He starts off by plucking a string and showing the audience how a sound wave is created. Using this concept, he describes some key concepts including transverse waves, the energy of the wave and he shows the shape of ...

Among William Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets is Sonnet 18 because it is the greatest love poems of all times. Sonnet 18 presents a variety of poetic devices considering the distinctive structure Among William Shakespeare’s, most famous sonnets are Sonnet 18 because it is the greatest love poems of all times. Sonnet 18 presents a variety of poetic devices considering the distinctive structure that Shakespeare uses effectively. In as much as readers may want to look for a complicated structure, it is more straightforward, because its language is brief, concise and unto the point. Shakespeare starts by praising his friend and ...

Background

The process of analyzing music pieces and works have for decades been a subject of interest to musicians and music professionals. Understanding a specific piece of music requires an individual to fully understand the piece’s formal structure, gestures, textures and performance cues such as rhythmic cues, (Palmer 1996, p. 446). There however exists a variation in the investigational techniques, methodologies and the sources used with music listening and documentaries being two critical sources consulted when preparing a given piece of work for either general presentation or performance. The sources serve to help in the preparation and the improvement of a given presentation, strengthening ...