Tag: Musical

On Mental Toughness, Sexy V-Tapers, and Musical Productivity

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A Musical Genius and Some Fascinating Minerals

As I had absolutely fallen in love with Prague by this point, I was pretty sad that I’d come to my last full day there — and I wanted to make the most of it. I started off with a hearty breakfast from Den Noc, a pancake restaurant recommended by the guide on my walking tour on the first ...

Bossa Nova: A Brief Period of Musical Elegance

Rio de Janeiro was a gorgeous place in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1956 to 1961, President Juscelino Kubitschek put the country on a course to modernization that sent Brazil into the spotlight. In 1958, the Brazilian National soccer team won its first World Cup. The new national capital city of Brasil...

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Opened in Sydney last night

Dear Reader, it is with absolute delight that I report to you that I only have one word to describe “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” opening in Sydney last night, it was EPIC! If you could see my face right now, you would see how it is gleaming with pride! Your correspon...

The Power Of Musical Energy For The Brain

Imagine going from feeling emotions after receiving the worst news, then you walking into a gas station and hearing your favorite song playing in the background. Music takes us down a lane of memories whether wanted or unwated whenever we are blessed with the sound. There are tons of research ...

When Musical Notes do not Resonate

The major and minor scales used 10 of these 12 divisions or “notes.” So two notes did not make it into either scale, the C#/D♭ and the F#/G♭. And we should ask why. All the notes in the major and minor scales found resonance with fundamental within 60 radians (or 0.04 seconds) of ...

The Oldest Complete Musical Composition: Song of Seikilos

I am sure hearing that Seikilos is the second oldest song makes you wonder about the oldest one. The oldest piece of music, possessing both the words and the musical notes is the “Hurrian hymn to Nikkal”. The hymn was written on clay tablets of 3500 years, was unearthed in the 1950s in t...

Folklore’s Musical Heartbeat: A Journey Through the Global Tapestry of Tradition

In the spirit of Mark Twain, I’m setting sail on a journey across the globe to explore the enchanting world of folk music and unravel its role in preserving the rich tapestry of our cultural heritage. So, tune in, tap your feet, and let’s immerse ourselves in the melodious heartbeats ...

99 Luftballons: A Modern Musical Icon

The primary aspect of becoming iconic is worldwide recognition, as Kemp emphasizes in Christ to Coke (Kemp). At the beginning of his text, he writes “an iconic image is one that has achieved wholly exceptional levels of widespread recognizability ” (Introduction, pg. 3). This i...