College Music Appreciation Essay Music is an indispensable part of life. Learning to appreciate music is a key part of appreciating beauty. Therefore, learning to appreciate music is a very important course! Learned a lot while studying this course. one. Understanding of Chinese Classical Music During the course of studying this course, I learned about Chinese classical music to a certain extent and appreciated the beauty of Chinese classical music. The crisp sound of the flute, the deep sound of the flute, and the clang of the pipa, we all feel the beauty of Chinese music and appreciate the charm of classical music. Chinese classical music is based on the five tones - Gong Shang Jiao Zheng Yu. Ancient Chinese music masters created China's unique music form. Nowadays, the suona is very popular among the people. Suona is used for both happy and funeral events among the people. It is one of the indispensable musical instruments. Suona is a traditional musical instrument in my country. Musicians in our country have created excellent songs such as "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix", which can be called a classic. What I feel most during the study of this course is the understanding of our country’s traditional culture, which enhances the national pride and self-confidence, and enhances the love for the motherland. two. Understanding of Western Music "Symphony of Destiny" can be called a classic. There are many pieces of music that express destiny in history, but only Beethoven chose knocking on the door to express destiny. The short and powerful knocking on the door shows the vitality of life. and determination to fight fate to the end. The theme of "fate" took on another dimension under Beethoven's interpretation and became an unchallenged classic in history. At the same time, during the study of this course, I also enjoyed the humorous music, waltz, etc. The most impressive thing was the appreciation of humorous music. Not only did I understand the music of this era to a certain extent, but I also learned from these artists to pursue ideals. The spirit of never giving up and the noble character of constantly striving to achieve goals. 3. Traditional music and modern music China is a country with a long history, and its music development history is a rich epic. In today's music scene, Rap music is most popular among young people. Jay Chou is a representative of modern music. However, even if people think of such a modern musician, we can still see traditional music in his music. Music elements, such as in "Chrysanthemum Terrace", the end of this piece uses the cucurbit flute, a traditional musical instrument from Yunnan, my country. Another example is the songs "Su San Shuo" and "One Night in Beijing" that are popular among today's young people. They boldly absorb musical elements from my country's traditional art Peking Opera and are very popular among people. Returning to tradition is a trend, and our country has a profound cultural heritage. It is inevitable to innovate based on tradition and combine it with modern musical elements. Mr. Wang Luobin, known as the "King of Western Songs" in my country, is a model of interpreting traditional music with modern musical elements. His songs are very popular and sung among the masses. Four. The influence of music on people Music is created by people and naturally expresses people's emotions. To appreciate music is to appreciate the emotions of the creator in the process of appreciating music, so as to achieve the harmony between people and music. "March of the Volunteers", the inner determination and tenacious will of the Chinese people, and the nobility, holiness and solemnity of the composer are all integrated into the majestic melody. No matter when and where you hear it, your blood will boil and you will be full of hope, making the listener excited. Suddenly a sense of awe and admiration for the sublime arose. Another example is when appreciating the violin concerto "Butterfly Lovers" composed by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao, we can deeply feel the sincere emotions of Butterfly Lovers. The music mainly features "Caoqiao Sworn Worship", "British-Taiwan Anti-Marriage" and "Butterfly". As the plot unfolds, the musical form of the cello and violin interacting with each other is impressive, and the audience can clearly appreciate the protagonist's emotions. With the development and progress of society, music plays an increasingly important role in people's daily lives and becomes a mediator of life. In our daily life, we can deeply feel the meaning of music. When you are in a low mood, it is suitable to listen to passionate music such as symphonies and marches. When you are in a irritable mood, light music is a good choice to calm you down and allow you to think seriously. 5. Music and quality education The greatest function of music is to spiritually allow us to transcend the walls of limited life and cast our sights on another musical world of beauty. Her most amazing power is to make our increasingly wandering souls feel like they are home, to expand the width and depth of our lives, to find the spiritual pillar of life, and to find where our souls belong.

In recent years, Chinese universities have been advocating quality education, which is actually pursuing a balance between natural science education and humanities and arts education. Quality education is based on Harmony Education’s comprehensive understanding of quality. Therefore, quality education should essentially be education for all students. In this competitive world, in this information age, everyone should comprehensively improve themselves in all aspects and become "ideal, moral, cultured, and disciplined" through various scientific and effective ways. , builders and successors of the socialist cause with all-round development morally, intellectually, physically, and aesthetically. One of the essentials of quality education is the all-round development of morality, intelligence, body and beauty. Therefore, while various universities in our country are gradually developing into comprehensive universities, they pay special attention to the development of art education. In university courses, art is no longer just a study content for art students, but has also been included in the curriculum of general departments, making art a required course for public schools. The emphasis on quality education in contemporary university education is a requirement for the continuous development of my country's social economy, and the focus of art education is exactly the concern of human emotions. As an ideology and an important way of storage and expression of emotions, art education is the key to realizing quality. The overall goal of education is to provide vivid educational means and educational content to become the most acceptable and dynamic for educated people. The "Butterfly Lovers" Violin Concerto was written by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao when they were students at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. It was composed in the winter of 1958 and the following year. The first performance in May in Shanghai was well received, with Yu Lina as the violin soloist. The theme is a well-known folk tale, using tunes from Yue opera as the material, using a combination of symphony and Chinese folk opera music expression techniques, carefully conceived and laid out according to the development of the plot, using a sonata-style structure, a single movement, and a subtitle. The main content is "Caoqiao sworn homage", "British-Taiwan resistance to marriage", and "Butterfly in front of the grave". The whole song is about twenty-six minutes. It first describes the love theme of Butterfly Lovers for five minutes, then the happy school life, and then the farewell. The second section begins at ten minutes. Zhu Yingtai goes home to fight against the marriage but fails. There is a meeting on the balcony, and she cries at the end. The second segment is about the same length as the first, about eleven minutes. The last section is about turning into a butterfly, which is the recurrence of the theme. The song begins with a few pizzicato sounds followed by flute sounds, as if you are in the clouds, to kick off the song. It is like looking down at the world from the sky, parting the clouds, and the characters and scenes slowly become clear from blur. First, the violin plays the theme, two long and two short, plus a concluding sentence. It is long and distant, as if Zhu Yingtai is telling stories of the past beside him. Then repeat the theme in the bass, and return to the human world to implement it. The orchestral theme, the scene is all clear. Liang Shanbo, the representative of the cello, also appeared. The two were in love, and the violin and the violin sang the theme. Gradually, the violin took the lead in the melody and introduced orchestral music to emphasize it again. When the music gradually stops, the woodwind continues the melody and slowly falls. The violin solo's soulful, soothing and introspective tone shows that Zhu Yingtai has doubts about the future, but still firmly believes in herself. Be brave and love! The mood is light, the flute is playing loudly, and the cello is dancing, just like the two of them on a spring outing on a beautiful March day. The violin shows off its skills with unparalleled elegance. Although the reunion is good, there are always differences. After the happy mood, there will be separation and separation. Playing the variations on the theme slowly, it feels like you can't walk forward, but you have to leave after all. The great violin duo is so closely integrated that it is inseparable. At the end of this section, the strings play the crying theme for the first time, predicting the tragic ending, which constitutes the presentation part of the whole song "Love". There are three subsections in the second section of the development department: strong, weak, and strong, that is, fast, slow, and fast. The orchestral sound that began to surge in like a big wave represented Zhu’s father’s opposition, and the descending phrases continued for several measures, as if to say: No! Can't! The violin competes fiercely with it, and the conflict between the two gradually escalates. Finally, the whole ensemble plays the Butterfly Lovers theme to express the exposure of love. Wave after wave of waves finally drown this theme. On the balcony, the violin expresses feelings tactfully, and the cello plays pizzicato to listen. It's the cello's turn to express love, while the violin is easy-going. Suddenly, the music suddenly turned down, and Liang Shanbo died of illness due to excessive sadness and despair using the cliched "beating hard and singing slowly" technique in Yue opera. On the way to be married, Zhu Yingtai stopped in front of Liang Shanbo's grave and cried. The violin cried out in a sad tone: Brother Liang! The melody is broken and staccato, filled with grief, crying, kneeling, and some fragments of memories. Gradually the tears opened, the crying stopped, and the mind was made up. Amidst the sad and angry bass gongs, he threw himself into the suddenly exploded tomb and committed suicide. The music reached its climax at the same time.

The final part of the music is the recapitulation of "Butterflies". Against the background of light and elegant strings, the subject of love reappears. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai transformed from the grave into a pair of butterflies, flying freely among the flowers for eternity. Not separated. The rainbow is thousands of miles away and the flowers are blooming. The colorful butterflies are in pairs among the flowers. They are inseparable for thousands of years. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai