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musical material, or composition, Luau Music as

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held Luau Music in western classical music. Even when

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music is notated precisely, there are Luau Music still many decisions that a performer has to make. The process of a performer deciding how to perform music that has been previously composed and notated is termed interpretation. Different performers' Luau Music interpretations of the same music can vary widely. Composers and song writers who present their own music are interpreting, just as much as those who perform the music of others or folk music. The standard body of choices and techniques present at Free Graduation Music a given time and a given Luau Music place is referred to as performance practice, where as interpretation is Luau Music generally used to mean either individual choices of a Luau Music performer, or an aspect of Luau Music music which is not Luau Music clear, and therefore has a "standard" interpretation. In some musical genres, Luau Music such as jazz Luau Music and blues, even more freedom is given to the performer to engage in improvisation on a basic melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic framework. The greatest Luau Music latitude is given to the performer in a Luau Music style of performing called free improvisation, Luau Music which is Play Country Music Online material that is spontaneously "thought of" (imagined) while being performed, not preconceived. According to the analysis of Georgiana Costescu,[citation needed] improvised music usually follows stylistic or genre conventions and even "fully composed" includes some freely chosen material. Luau Music Composition does Luau Music not always mean the use of notation, Luau Music or the known sole authorship of one individual. Music can also be

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determined by describing a "process" which may create musical sounds; Luau Music examples of this range from wind chimes, through computer programs which select sounds. Luau Music Music Luau Music which contains elements selected by chance is called Aleatoric Luau Music music, and is associated with such composers as John Cage,

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Morton Feldman, and Witold Lutoslawski. Musical composition is a term that describes the composition of a piece of music. Methods of composition vary widely from one composer to another, however in analysing music all forms � spontaneous, trained, or untrained � are built from elements comprising Luau Music a musical piece. Music can Gibson Music be composed for repeated performance or it can be improvised: composed on the spot. The music can Luau Music be performed entirely Luau Music from memory, from a written system of musical

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notation, or some combination of both. Study of composition has traditionally been dominated by examination of

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methods and practice Luau Music of Western classical music, but the Luau Music definition of composition is Luau Music broad enough to include spontaneously improvised works like those of free jazz performers and African drummers. What is important in Luau Music understanding the composition of a piece is singling out its elements. An

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understanding of music's formal elements can be helpful in deciphering exactly Luau Music how a piece is constructed. A universal element of music is how sounds occur Luau Music in time, Luau Music which is referred to as the rhythm of a piece of music. When a piece appears to have a changing time-feel, it is considered to Luau Music be in rubato time, an Italian expression that indicates that the tempo of the piece changes to Luau Music suit the expressive intent Luau Music of the performer. Even random Luau Music placement of random sounds, which occurs in Luau Music musical Luau Music montage, Luau Music occurs within some Luau Music kind of time, and thus employs time as a musical element. Notation is the written expression Luau Music of music notes Luau Music and rhythms on paper using symbols. When music is written down, the pitches and rhythm of the music is

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notated, along with instructions on how Luau Music to perform the Luau Music music. The study of how to read notation involves music theory, harmony, the Luau Music study of performance practice, Luau Music and Luau Music in some cases an understanding of historical performance methods. Written notation varies with style and Luau Music period Luau Music of music. In Western Art music, the most common types of written notation are scores, which include all the music parts of an ensemble piece, and Luau Music parts, which are the music notation for the individual performers or singers. In popular music, jazz, and blues, the standard musical notation is the Luau Music lead sheet, which notates the melody, chords, lyrics (if it Luau Music is a vocal piece), and structure of the music. Scores and parts are Luau Music also used in popular music and jazz, particularly in large ensembles such as jazz "big Luau Music bands." In popular music, Luau Music guitarists and electric bass players often read music notated in tablature, which indicates the location of Free Afghan Music the Luau Music notes to be played on Luau Music the instrument using a diagram of the guitar or bass fingerboard. Tabulature was Luau Music also used in the Baroque era to Luau Music notate music for the lute, a stringed, fretted instrument. Notated music is produced as sheet music. To perform music from Luau Music notation requires an understanding of both the musical style and the performance practice that is associated with a piece of music or genre. Improvisation is the creation of spontaneous music. Improvisation is often considered an act of instantaneous composition Luau Music by composers, where compositional techniques are employed with or without preparation. Music theory encompasses the nature and mechanics of music. Luau Music It often Luau Music involves identifying patterns that govern composers' techniques. In a more detailed sense, music theory (in the western system) also distills and analyzes the Luau Music elements of music � rhythm, harmony (harmonic Luau Music function), melody, structure, and texture. People who study these properties are known as music theorists. The field Luau Music of music cognition involves the study of many aspects of music including how it is processed by listeners. Rather Luau Music than accepting the standard practices of analyzing, composing, and performing Luau Music music as a given, much research in music cognition seeks instead to uncover the mental processes that underlie these practices. Also, research in the field seeks to uncover commonalities between the musical traditions Sony Bmg Music Entertainment of disparate cultures and possible cognitive "constraints" Luau Music that limit Luau Music these musical systems. Questions regarding musical innateness, and emotional responses to music are Luau Music also major areas of research in the field. Deaf people can experience music by feeling the vibrations in their body, a process which can be enhanced if Luau Music the Luau Music individual holds Luau Music a resonant, hollow object. A well-known deaf musician is the composer Ludwig van Beethoven, who Luau Music composed many famous works Luau Music even after he had completely lost his hearing. Recent Luau Music examples of deaf Luau Music musicians include Evelyn Glennie, a highly acclaimed percussionist who has been Luau Music deaf since age twelve, and Chris Buck, a virtuoso violinist who has lost his hearing. This is relevant because it indicates that music is a deeper cognitive process than unexamined phrases such as, "pleasing to the ear" would suggest. Much research in music cognition Luau Music seeks to uncover these complex mental processes Luau Music involved in listening to music, which may seem intuitively simple, yet

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are vastly intricate and complex.The music that composers make can be heard through several media; the Luau Music most traditional way is

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to hear Luau Music it live, in Luau Music the presence, or as one of the musicians. Live music can also be broadcast over the radio, television or the internet. Some musical styles focus on producing a sound for a performance, while others focus on producing a recording which mixes together sounds which were never played "live". Recording, even of Luau Music styles which are essentially live, often uses Luau Music the ability to edit and splice to produce recordings which are considered better than the Luau Music actual performance. As talking pictures emerged in the early 20th century, with their prerecorded musical tracks, an increasing number of Luau Music moviehouse orchestra musicians found themselves out of work.[6] During the 1920s live musical performances by orchestras, pianists, and theater organists were common at first-run theaters[7] With the coming of the talking motion pictures, those Luau Music featured performances were

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largely eliminated. The Shadows Free Music The AFM took out newspaper advertisements protesting the replacement of live musicians with mechanical playing devices. One 1929 ad that appeared Luau Music in the Pittsburgh Press features an image of a can labeled "Canned Music Luau Music / Big Noise Brand / Guaranteed Luau Music to Produce No Intellectual or Luau Music Emotional Luau Music Reaction Whatever" Since legislation introduced to help protect performers, composers, publishers and producers, including the Audio Home Recording Act of

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1992 in the United States, and the 1979 revised Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works in the United Kingdom, recordings and live performances have also become more accessible through Luau Music computers, devices and internet in a form that is commonly known as music-on-demand. In many cultures, there is less distinction between performing and listening to music, since virtually everyone Luau Music is involved in some sort

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of musical activity, often communal. In industrialised countries, listening to music through a

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recorded form, such as sound recording or watching a music video, became Luau Music more common than experiencing live performance, roughly in the middle of the 20th Luau Music century. Sometimes, live performances incorporate prerecorded sounds. For example, a DJ uses disc records for scratching, and some 20th-century works have Luau Music a solo for an instrument or voice Luau Music that is performed along with music that is prerecorded onto a tape. Computers and many keyboards can Luau Music be programmed to produce and play MIDI music. Audiences can also become performers by participating in Karaoke,

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an activity of Japanese origin Luau Music which Luau Music centres around a device that plays voice-eliminated versions of well-known songs. Most karaoke machines also have video screens that show Luau Music lyrics to songs being performed; performers can follow the lyrics as they sing over the instrumental tracks. The advent of the Internet has

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transformed the experience of music, partly through the increased Luau Music ease Luau Music of access to music and the increased choice. Chris Anderson, in Luau Music his book The Long Tail: Why the Luau Music future Luau Music of

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business is selling less of more, suggests that while the economic model of supply and demand describes scarcity, the Internet retail model Closer To The Music That Matters is based on abundance. Digital storage costs are low, so a company can afford to make its Luau Music whole inventory available online, giving customers as much choice as possible.

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It has thus become economically viable to offer products that very few people are interested in. Consumers' growing awareness of Luau Music their increased choice results in Luau Music a closer association between listening tastes and social identity, and the creation of thousands of niche markets. Another effect of the Internet arises with online communities like Youtube and Myspace. Myspace has made

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social networking with other musicians easier, and greatly facilitates the distribution of one's Pipe Organ Music music. Youtube also Luau Music has a large community of both amateur and professional musicians who post videos and comments. Professional musicians also Luau Music use Luau Music Youtube as a free publisher of promotional material. Youtube users, for example, no longer only download and listen to mp3s, but also actively Luau Music create their own. According to Tapscott and Williams, there has been a shift from Luau Music a traditional consumer Luau Music role to what they Luau Music call a "prosumer" role, a consumer who both creates and Luau Music consumes. Manifestations of this in music include the production of mashes, remixes, and music Luau Music videos by fans.