Although my first and second years guarding I didn’t listen to very much music, conversation is what influenced me. I broke barriers and I was able to overcome my shyness through conversations. My third and fourth year working as a lifeguard was heavily influenced by music, through Soca and Rap the music helped me appreciate culture and figure out more about my own identity being half Haitian. Soca is a Caribbean style of music defined as the “Soul Of Calypso” The music became something that brought a lot of us, us being me other guards and some patrons together. It was something I noticed that words couldn’t do. Whenever Soca or Rap would play during the day, no matter the time or weather patrons and even the guards’ mood would change. Some
The picture this book paints would no doubt bother corrections professionals in prisons where prisoner-staff relationships and officer solidarity are more developed. In training, Conover is told that "the most important thing you can learn here is to communicate with inmates." And the Sing Sing staff who enjoy the most success and fulfillment i...
There is a term for the anxiety that affects performance. Musical Performance Anxiety (MPA) has been defined by the PhD, Levy JJ. (PhD, MA & BA,2011). MPA is like stage fright. When a drum corps member is performing or they might be nervous, have butterflies in their stomach. These are the effect of anxiety during performance. A study by PhD, MA conducted on drum corps members showed the effects of anxiety and created the term MPA. The highest amount of MPA was found in color guard performers due the effect guard members have on the show appearance. The root cause for this in guard members and drum crop members is how the performers are treated during practice. The comments coaches make during practice effect the state anxiety in performers. These similar thought go through the performer in
...re of music has many similarities with pop culture music such as Blues, Rock, and Hip-Hop through its historical influences, content, and tone. Cadences demonstrate social political views, sexist and homophonic slurs, elements of nostalgia, and subculture symbolism. The cultural theories of appropriation and improvising are essential to the creation of the military cadence, making this subculture’s music a dynamic and appreciated genre. What is critical to the livelihood of the cadence and other forms of pop cultural music is that it borrows form something that came before within a specific social and cultural context. The cadence is very unique compared to the popular music heard in class particularly because it is hidden within a subculture. The Military cadence’s place is not on mainstream radio waves or on MTV. The cadence is alive on the training grounds of military instillations and in the hearts and minds of soldiers as they run, march, and become future warriors, carrying the legacy and oral traditions of the US Military in to the 21st century.
My cultural identity, is Haitian American. My parents come from a country of beautiful landscape and valleys of the hidden treasures of knowledge, diverse people, and rustic towns. My parents walked up steep plateaus for water, laid in grassy plains for peace, and dive into the sea for cooling in Haiti’s humid heat. Although, I come from a culture of deep history, the first country to gain independence in the result of a successful slave rebellion, my parents knew the plague of suffering Haiti’s battle with will not recover through the poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy. As Haiti fought through its demons, my parents fought to provide plentiful opportunity for their family and immigrated to the United States of America.
Through my research about this certain music culture I used many things to conduct my research. I first of all attended a concert performed by one of my classmate’s close friend Caleb Mak which was performed at the The Short Stop venue. After that later on I interviewed him by phone about different things related to his view of his...
Once Enlightenment philosophies created new views on individual’s natural rights and their place in society, resistance to oppressive government was inevitable. The core beliefs of freedom and equality above all served as a catalyst for the revolutions in America, France, and Haiti. Because of these shared ideals each revolution is interconnected with the revolution before it. However, the waves of this revolutionary movement that swept through the Atlantic World became increasingly radical with each new country it entered. By looking at the citizen involvement and causes of the American, French, and Haitian revolutions, the growing radicality of these insurrections can be better understood.
The career of a correctional officer has always captivated me in a way that is difficult to explain. Even as a child, I recall tuning into shows such as Lockup and Lockdown. In fact, my earliest, most vivid memories consist of me sitting in front of a TV screen with my eyes mesmerized by the hardened criminals visioned on the screen before me. It may seem peculiar, but I’ve always pictured myself inside the prison walls. What’s even more peculiar is that I’ve seldom visioned myself as a correctional officer; in fact, I’ve almost always visioned myself as a prisoner. Given what’s been said, one may ask me why it is that I aspire to be a correctional officer. And the answer to that question is rather simple. I want to be a correctional officer because I thrive for a rush of euphoria to course through my veins. And being a correctional officer will allow an endless supply of euphoria to course through my veins. And with that said, I don’t need to further explain why such a career is what I long for.
In cultures all over the world, music can be seen encompassing many aspects of life for many individuals. It is a form of mass communication that"speaks directly to society as a cultural form", and often reflects a collection and pattern of personal experiences (King 19). Music is so influential because it communicates on three different levels: the physical, emotional, and cognitive. Not only does it operate in a nondiscursive way, by affecting the physiological mode of the body, causing one to move and dance, but it also encourages one to think. This paper will explore music as a form of protest; showing how a political message, in general form, is presented through music. Protest music addresses the social, political, and economic conditions of the times and often speaks directly to the listener's experience (King 20). In the following pages, a general comparison will be made between the evolution and effects of the blues, jazz, reggae music, and hip-hop, with a focus on reggae and hip-hop.
There are many lessons taught in school, none as meaningful as how to work with other people, or how to maintain one’s health, nor as important as friendship. Winter guard is a great team for people looking for a creative outlet. The sense of camaraderie, teamwork, and health benefits, make winter guard a great place to spend one’s time. All in all one would become a member of the guard for a myriad of reasons, but mostly because it’s what one loves to do. Passion makes us
On Thursday last week, we got the pleasure of hearing a presentation by Lesley Becher, Leigh Lynch’s right hand woman for running the Arts in Prisons program. In reference specifically to this program, something new I learned about the development of collaborations with community is just how accepting a community can be. One of the programs run by Arts in Prisons is a choir concert put on by the men of the minimum-security level facility. Not only are the men allowed to exit the prison for their concert, but also, they collaborate with a men’s choir from outside the prison. Additionally, there is quite a crowd that attends the event. I can only imagine how this experience makes the men of this facility feel. For a few hours, I can picture them feeling normal again. Like they are part of a community outside of the prison, and they aren’t being judged for their crimes. Furthermore, there is another program in one of the medium security prisons. As a result of this, the men are
In this chapter, Warikoo focuses mainly on youths’ tendency to determine one’s taste in music and style based off of his or her ethnicity. Warikoo interviewed youth of different ethnicities, trying to understand the presumed tie between ethnicity and tastes, and why phrases like “acting Black” are used when a non-Black youth listen, dance, and dress to the hip-hop and R&B style and music usually associated with the African-American culture. In this chapter, she determines from her research
Hybridity and National Identity in Postcolonial Literature. Every human being, in addition to having their own personal identity, has a sense of who they are in relation to the larger community—the nation. Postcolonial studies are the attempt to strip away conventional perspective and examine what that national identity might be for a postcolonial subject. To read literature from the perspective of postcolonial studies is to seek out—to listen for, that indigenous, representative voice which can inform the world of the essence of existence as a colonial subject, or as a postcolonial citizen.
Music has a huge impact on the everyday lives of individuals in America today. It is an important part of the sociological self, which causes a person to feel and act in a certain manner. Sensual guitar playing, a suggestive song, hard rock power chords, or a tune from the past are all highly powerful forces in shaping one's actions. I have taken a particular interest in the way that different genres of music affect student's actions at this university. This paper will take into account the effects that particular genres of music have on people. Because we are in a college town such as Austin it is easy to observe the effects that music has on people. Whether it be at parties, clubs, concerts, or in the dorms, I have seen the effects that music has on students. In many situations in today's world, actions that would normally be deemed inappropriate are viewed as acceptable due to the fact that a certain type of music is playing. Through a few experiences and observances, I have discovered the sociological importance of different music in the lives of many students.
Opening up to things in our world is incredibly imperative for self-growth and to the growth of our society. Before entering high school, I was a very reserved person. I was not willing to venture out and see what the world truly had to offer. Open-mindedness is truly a groundbreaking trait for someone to develop, and this was one trait that I still did not possess as high school approached. Yet, as I started my first year of high school, things began to change. I was always a very musical person, so I decided to branch out, off Staten Island, out of my comfort zone, and attend school in Brooklyn to become part of Xaverian’s wonderful music program. I started playing the trombone in the fourth grade, and then
When the ensemble began, I quickly noticed all the musicians were dressed in Traditional African clothing and found it very interesting that through music many of these non- African natives were able to learn, absorb and most of all respect the culture that they were creating music from. The beauty of music is that it transcends distance, time, language, culture and makes barriers overlap and just by the wardrobe of the ensemble I was able to tell that that notion had really shined through. This ensemble was a great example of how culture and tradition can be passed through music, it shows how African music is an indicator of how people in the African culture feel, behave and express themselves in similar ways, it is a representation of the culture as and reveals a lot about the internal workings of the culture. It touches on the traditional aspect of culture as well because the clothes and music have been passed down from generation to generation and plays a part in the identity of the African people because they are representing themse...