Notes on the Listening Examples for Chapters 1-2 1. Backbeat Examples (discussed on the bottom of page 8) If you count out loud “1-2-3-4” over and over and clap when you say “2” and “4” you are clapping the backbeat. The backbeat is the single most important characteristic of ALL popular music. 2. Riff Examples (page 10) Almost all rock‚ pop‚ R&B‚ Hip-Hop‚ etc. is based on riffs. 3. Example of Call and Response between lead singer and chorus (background singers) (page 19) “Unchain My Heart”
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The song “I was only nineteen” was written by the lead singer of Redgum‚ John Schumann. He talks about all the negative aspect of war like the killing and nightmares. The song was written about the Vietnam War and the main point for this song to be produced was to help the public to understand what was happening in Vietnam. The song was sung first at a concert which was performed after the Australian Vietnam Veterans’ "Welcome Home Parade" which was held in Sydney on 3 October 1987. The song was
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One Giant Leap -A hero we shall always remember-Neil Armstrong “One small step for a man‚ one giant leap for mankind”. These were the exact words of Neil A. Armstrong as he took mankind’s first step on another planet. Thousands of years have passed ever since man appeared on the face of planet earth‚ men have evolved‚ and with every evolution‚ men have grown smarter‚ men have created something useful and also achieved higher goals than their ancestors. Many have dreamed of setting foot on another
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Inspirational people/ good role model For the next 3 or so minutes I am going to be giving a speech about inspirational people. I suppose everyone is an inspirational person in their own way but these people are a few who I think stand out‚ The first person I am going to talk about is a woman called Martine Wiltshire‚ I don’t think many people know who she is but more should. She was sadly travelling on the London underground on the 7th of September 2005 when four bombs where set off on the
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Alien Invasion Prologue He didn’t think the reports were real‚ just made up nonsense from crazy scientists who didn’t get enough sun. Geoff Sanders was one of those guys who didn’t care about important issues such as the presidential election or a cure for cancer. All Geoff cared about was his income and when he was going to have enough money to buy that new BMW he had been dreaming about. Well‚ that wasn’t going to happen now. He was on his way home from work when he saw some men in grey morph
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Cover Letter Fitness and Nutrition are to factors by which drive my ambition to this day. Without them‚ I wouldn’t be where I am today. Today I am more physically and mentally stabilized‚ with a better self-esteem‚ optimistic‚ with the right state of mind and well-disciplined all thanks to P90X and INSANITY. Before my transformation with these programs‚ I had always been a depressed guy‚ self-conscious about my looks. But the day came when it all changed. I wrote about these two fitness programs
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The Martian by Andy Weir is a newly published novel that has recently been adapted into a movie. I was introduced to this novel through Audible. It was one of my suggested reads and it sounded interesting. I’m really into science fiction and technology‚ which brought me to reading this book. The Martian takes place a majority of the time on Mars. The fourth planet from the sun doesn’t provide great hospitality as we see in this novel. Mark Watney‚ a botanist on a mission on Mars‚ is lost and left
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Since the beginning of time‚ science has never failed to alter our beliefs. From finding out that our planet is round‚ to sending the first person to the moon‚ we continue to grow a better understanding about the world around us. Many organizations such as NASA have helped to shape our perception today. But‚ It was years before that scientists helped to build NASA’s views and fundamental understandings of anatomy‚ and astronomy. The Renaissance helped to change people’s views of the earth surrounding
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John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He was president in the years of 1961 to 1963. John was the youngest president of the United States at the age of forty-four. His presidential term was cut short when he was assassinated at the age of forty-six. John was born on May 23‚ 1917‚ to a very power political family. While he was president he is mostly known for the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Bay of Pigs invasion. The effect of John F. Kennedy’s death caused America to come together
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Jacob had went to mars on a rocket when jacob gets their in 2020 he starts hearing these weird noises and balloons start flying he tries leaving but when he turns on his rocket it suddenly breaks down on a bunch of mops and brooms.When he gets out of the rocket jacob starts seeing a unicorn fly by him and he starts to cry.Jacob finally s starts to suck it up and goes looking for food while jacob finds food he bumps into these two other people named Nathan and Zeze and they offer jacob some food and
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