Introduction Muller-Lyer illusion is one of the most studied perceptual illusions experiment in cognitive psychology. The illusion experiment was created by Psychiatrist Franz Carl Muller-Lyer in 1889. The Muller-Lyer illusion reveals that when three horizontal lines with the same length are presented together. The first line has two outward wings at its end; the second doesn’t have wings; and the last line has two inward wings at its end. Muller-Lyer illusion says that the line with outward wings
hiphop and rap material and to mainstream, white-orientated popular music radio programming, which only featured a small number of Afro-American acts, many of whom had gained mainstream acceptance through exposure on the music video channel MTV. DJ Frankie Crocker is commonly regarded to have pioneered the approach through his work as music programmer for Manhattan-based radio station WLIB-FM, which commenced broadcasting in 1974. His early programming combined established R&B material with the burgeoning
The DJ About fifteen years ago a culture was born. In Europe a new type of music was being created. Something new, something fresh. A music fueled by throbbing beats over rattling bass. This is electronic music. The mastermind behind this whole up and coming culture was and is the DJ. In the past five years have become more and more popular everyday. Some people who are not aware of this music or this culture might argue that being a DJ is not a serious profession for various reasons. Throughout
is, in the year 2000, topping the charts in France for ten straight weeks. The setting then moves to 1950’s New Jersey where a teenage Tommy, looking to start a band with some of his Jersey buddies, discovers an angelic-voiced 15 year old named Frankie Castellucio. Before long, they form an unsuccessful group with the help of another kid from their working-poor New Jersey neighborhood, Nick Massi. After consistently failing to gain traction, the trio decides they need a fourth member, and, after
Credibility is the amount of trust people have in you. For example, a student would have an English teacher read over his paper because he trusts that teacher to catch his mistakes and be able to help him correct them. Kelli White is a professional track athlete who has competed in World Championships. White shows why credibility is an important quality and how cheating affects it. Kelli White was born on April 1, 1977 in Oakland California to parents who were both sprinters. She attended high school
(It Began with a Hop to the Music: The History of Swing Dancing). Soon it became so popular that many well-known musicians became popular for their contribution to Swing, such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Herbert White and Frankie Manning, just to name a few. Dancing schools and teachers were teaching the dance. In the early in the 1940s, “as a result, the Arthur Murray Studios taught different styles of undocumented Swing in each city” (The History of Swing
Swing Music During the nineteen thirties and nineteen forties a certain style of music became very popular. This style of music became known as "swing". It was performed using rhythmic 'riffs' and is referred to a style of dance and band arrangements. America maintained swing's popularity throughout the World War Two years when both large and small ensembles toured Army and Navy camps both at home and abroad. At home, swing was heard at bond sale rallies and community concerts. The new sub-culture
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons were a group of boys who set out to make memorable music and change the industry. The Four Seasons were a soul part of the better changing music industry and society, because they appealed to their fans with their voices and fun lyrics. In their early and late careers as a band they were told they weren’t good enough to continue but The Four Seasons proved them wrong each time. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons were one of the
Fashion- What were people wearing in the 1950s? Womens- When WW2 ended the threads and fabrics that were previously insufficient, became suddenly available, this allowed a new era of fashion to be created. With this abundance of goods, fashion bloomed, using an overload of fabrics. This had the biggest effect on women's dresses. The dresses had fabulous collars, puffed up petticoats, plenty of pleats, and complex designs. These dresses were all made up of the best wool, nylon, taffeta, leather
Have you ever sat and wondered what it was like in the fifties and what the people looked like? This was time was for recovery from war and new music of rock and roll, the fashion was also a huge statement in this time period. This was a big time for change coming out of war and then hearing new music and different genres of it. This is why the 1950’s is the best decade because of the historical event, music, and fashion that influenced the pop culture. 1950 was a prosperous time for the world
To many Rock musicians who have helped popularize Rock in the more modern era, they describe rock as having a blues genre mixed in it. It is characterized as music with heavy beats and melodies when it first started to come up. It is also described as Black Rhythm, blues, and country white music. These bands usually consist of a guitar, drums, bass, and keyboard or their instrument that gives Rock it’s uniqueness. It is generally based on twelve-bar blues, and the first and third beats are heavily
Rock and roll music existed before Elvis Presley came along, but with his arrival on the performing scene, Americans could ignore it no longer. In 1956, he strode in front of a television camera for the first time as the provocative image of a high school hood and achieved an instant rapport with millions of U.S. teenagers who were experiencing their own adolescent rebellion. Hip-wiggling gyrations that brought a storm of protest from the adult world reinforced
Under My Skin” (“it’s a little lumpy, but you’re under my skin”), demonstrating the latest go-go dances (the monkey, the jerk, the frug, the mashed potato), and, in a final tour de force, doing quick carbon copies of Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole, Frankie Laine, Mel Tormé, Tony Bennett, and Dean himself. Samuel George Davis Jr. was an American singer, dancer, actor and comedian. He was noted for his impressions of actors, musicians and other celebrities. At the
Analysis “What in the wide, wide world of sports is goin’ on here?” The authentic country twang of Frankie Laine in the title sequence gives Blazing Saddles the appearance of a classic Western, but within the first few minutes, the satirical nature of the film makes itself abundantly clear. The opening scene of Blazing Saddles communicates the setting and the character archetypes, both as they appear on the surface and as they will manifest throughout the film. Though the film explores this dynamic
Michael Jackson and His Impact on Pop Music Introduction There have always been pioneers in every field one can think of, no matter what. These people had a great mentality and also a taste for innovation and creativity, so they happened to make a great influence on what they were doing. This is why now; they are called ‘pioneers’. Music-wise, no one can ignore the impact of Michael Jackson’s music on the mainstream music in totality and particularly on the pop-culture. He started as one of the