Kieran Jolivette Ms. Bezet English IV‚ 6th Hour 11 October 2012 Musician Musicians play instruments for a living and may work in symphony orchestras‚ bands‚ rock groups‚ or jazz "combos." Most musicians study for many years before they become professionals. They usually train in some area of specialization such as popular or classical music. Musicians who specialize in the trumpet‚ trombone‚ clarinet‚ saxophone‚ organ‚ or a rhythm instrument such as the piano‚ string bass‚ drums‚ or guitar
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05 Countercultures 1) ‘Age of Aquarius’ [pic] ‘Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In’ From Hair: The American Tribal Love-rock musical (music by Gail MacDermot‚ lyrics by James Rado & Gerome Ragni‚ 1969). When the moon is in the Seventh House and Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius The age of Aquarius Aquarius! Aquarius! Harmony and understanding Sympathy and trust abounding No more
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Blues‚ work songs‚ ragtime‚ spirituals‚ and minstrel songs were‚ in their own ways‚ all part of the great "Africanization of American music" that was originated by enslaved Africans in the southern United States. But the greatest of the musical forms developed in this process was jazz--one of the major American contributions to world culture. Each of these forms of music made essential contributions to the development of jazz itself but each‚ more or less‚ retained its own integrity and none could
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Writing Center Module: Organizing Essays Organization: Essay Structure 1 Writing Center Module: Organizing Essays Table of Contents The following information is meant as a guide/table of contents to the rest of this module on essay organization. On this page‚ you will see the basic components of an essay with a brief description of each one. You will also find the page numbers that correspond to this component. You will find exercises for each component on the pages listed. Through
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1. Introduction In the present thesis‚ I am going to discuss the generation gap between the parent and son culture as well as the characteristics of the ’hippie movement’ with the aid of Hair movie in one of the most tumultuous decade in the American history which is unquestionably the Sixties. The counterculture encompasses a period from the 50s through the mid-70s. It is one of the most revolutionary and riotous trend in the American history which came into being in a wide range of social and
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world-weary bohemians‚ he meant it in the sense that they were outsiders - a dangerous‚ free-thinking underclass. But the Beats ’ empathy for jazz and‚ in particular‚ the free-form bebop of Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk‚ brought with it a glamorised fancy for heroin. As with so many working musicians‚ the pioneers of bebop eased their pressures with the needle. And just as the misadventures of Pete Doherty would be news today‚ Charlie Parker made the front pages in 1946 after a Sunset Strip binge
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LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE I. Chapter 1 – This is Britain ..........................................................................................................................5 1. This is Britain ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 1.1. On identity.........................................................................................................
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Defining Jazz Music Grade Levels: 9 - 12 Estimated Time This lesson is composed of four integrated teaching sessions designed for 45-55 minute class periods. Taught as a complete unit‚ the lesson may span two to three weeks‚ depending on the amount of time allowed for in-class sharing and writing. The objectives and materials are listed in individual sections. Overview Louis Armstrong said‚ "Jazz is music that’s never played the same way once." Ralph Ellison said‚ "Jazz is an art of individual
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LESSSON 5 The Swing Era (1932-1942) • Post Depression (1929) • Big Bands become prominent • Instrumentation: 4-5 trumpets‚ 4 trombones‚ 5 saxophones (woodwinds)‚ piano‚ bass‚ drums‚ guitar • Arranger becomes much more important • Written out arrangements with less‚ or little‚ improvisation • Some up-tempo tunes • Many more ballads with jazz interpretation • Music often for dancing Music become a big business • Recordings were now very important • Recording companies now exercised
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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: AFRICAN AMERICANS AT THE MILLENNIUM & CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: THE TRIUMPH OF BLACK POLITICS: 1980 TO THE PRESENT 1. How did Reginald Lewis become the wealthiest black man in America? a. He was a music producer‚ for people like Michael Jackson. b. He founded the computer company Microsoft. c. He was a successful businessman. d. He was a well-known actor in several films‚ under the name Denzel Washington. 2. How did the economic situation for blacks change in the late twentieth
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