1st Draft: The Elevated Octave

Production 3- New Imagery Ideas

I have also taken three new pictures after I had the idea of having a grey background for my shots. For the first photo, I placed my violin on the grey carpet in my room. For the other two photos, I found a silky grey blanket. Instead of leaving the blanket flat, I decided to pinch the fabric to give more definition to the blanket. Then I placed my violin on top and took photos from above. I also happen to have LED lights in my bedroom, so I played around with lights colors and I found that when I turn the LED lights to orange it makes the colors in the violin pop more. Thus making the violin look more vibrant compared to the dull gray color it is placed on. 

I have also been adding more to my featured article with scientific facts and evidence to conclude how music, specifically classical music, is beneficial to the body and brain. 

Production 2- New Images and Featured Article

 An introduction to my featured article: Music can improve brain and body function as well as induce relaxation. Classical music for example has been proven to greatly affect brainwaves and lifestyle in people. Classical music is known to take away symptoms of anxiety such as nervousness or jitteriness... 

 

 For my featured article, I wanted to write about how classical music can affect your brain activity and lifestyle. I have found many articles doing research on this topic. According to Science Daily, "listening to classical music enhanced the activity of genes involved in dopamine secretion and transport, synaptic neurotransmission, learning and memory, and down-regulated the genes mediating neurodegeneration." I can write a scientific article about the effects of classical music. I think this would interest my audience of wealthy older people. To put myself in the position of an older person I would be concerned about preserving what is left of my life and brain. According to the Symphony Central Coast, "classical music down-regulated genes associated with neurodegenerative diseases. A happy brain is a healthy brain, and classical music – especially that that evokes positive memories – can increase dopamine and neuro connectivity in the system, slowing down the aging process." I would listen to classical music to combat the natural deterioration of the brain.

 I have recently come up with the bright idea to email the teacher of the Sarasota High School Orchestra program to ask him questions about how his orchestra has impacted his students and his own life. I would also like to email the band director and get his input on how music has affected his students and his life. I will go to the Sarasota high school website to find both of their emails. There are three music teachers; Charles Alfrey, Christopher Leiper, and Kirby Sanders. 

 To contact an American violinist, Taylor Davis, I went onto her website and found a contact page to ask her some questions. “Hello, my name is Zoe. I am writing an article for my media studies high school class on how the violin and classical music can help improve a person's brain activity and lifestyle. The violin has personally done so much to impact my life. I absolutely love your covers of Fairytail, ATOT, and literally all the Zelda covers. I have some questions if you are willing to answer them: How do you think the violin has affected your life? Do you think violin has a positive influence on your mental state?”

I have also taken some more pictures that I may include in my magazine. For my new images, I wanted to include some greenery as it would contrast with the brown color of the violin.