Erin Leigh 11-10-2005 Jazz Dance "Jazz dance mirrors the social history of the American people‚ reflecting ethnic influences‚ historical events‚ and cultural changes" (Kraines‚ 2005‚1). When I was younger I used to take dance. I hated ballet‚ liked gymnastics‚ and thought tap was okay; but I loved jazz. I took jazz dance three times a week and never complained; it was my life. People all over the world are familiar with jazz dance. Jazz dance is found in almost every
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Jazz dance dates all the way back to 5‚000 – 9‚000 years ago. Although many people believe that jazz dance originated from United States‚ it actually came from early African cultures. In Africa‚ natives danced to celebrate cycles of life such as birth‚ puberty‚ marriage‚ and death. Child‚ adults‚ and the elderly depended on jazz dance to express their culture and beliefs. People from Africa who were later sold into the slave trade around the late 1800’s to mid 1900’s brought the dance with them
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1st Concert Report Prof. Schonbrun F1 MU110 The chamber music concert was held in Manhattan School of Music at 5:00 pm Friday‚ April 15. The concert was conducted by many instruments with various types of music. The atmosphere was fairly intense as the concert hall was approximately the size of an average home living room with about 35 people in the audience. The camber concert was divided into two major parts with an intermission of 15 minutes in between the parts. As for this concert report
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Jazz and blues are musical genres or styles that can also be regarded as two distinct American musical traditions. They are interrelated most likely because of the fact that they originated from the American South. The confusion in discerning the two genres is probably because of the numerous music crossovers that artists do these days. Hailing from New Orleans‚ jazz music was first known as “jass” then later dropped the two “ss” into “zz” which means “cool.” During the later part of the 19th century
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Jazz was born in New Orleans through the rich diversity of the people that populated the state. New Orleans had a spectrum of races like mention in lecture “White men and women‚ and of all hues of brown‚ and of all Classes of faces‚ from round Yankees to grisly and lean Spaniards‚ black Negroes and negresses‚ curly and straight-haired‚ Quadroons of all shades…) The spectrum of races allowed for the blending of cultures which lead to the creation new music. The music in new Orleans originated in slaves
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What was the impact of the Jazz Age? The Jazz Age showcased the talents of African American artists and influenced new genres in the future such as modal jazz‚ hard bop‚ rhythm and blues‚ gospel‚ and many more. The Jazz Age also impacted the literary world through jazz poetry‚ a type of poetry that imitates jazz-like rhythms and improvisation. Jazz led to dance crazes such as the Charleston‚ a dance named after the South Carolina town of Charleston. Young people danced dances such as the Charleston
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Concert Report Guidelines Listening to live performances is an essential part of learning to appreciate and understand music. Treat this report as though you were a music critic writing for your local newspaper. In other words‚ what did you like/not like and why? Here are some general guidelines to help you listen‚ think‚ and write about a concert. Basic Information to Include When and where did the concert take place? How many pieces were performed? What were they called and how many movements were
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Wichita native Dr. Brain Mueller returned to a Wichita stage for a marimba solo. Mueller‚ a Wichita State University graduate‚ joined the WSU Impulse Percussion Group for their Marimba Spiritual concert. The concert was held at Miller Concert hall Monday evening. Directed by Gerald Scholl‚ the IPG played a diverse set of seven songs. The first song‚ titled “Fractalia” was a beautiful piece. It was slow‚ but powerful and sounded as if the audience was transported to the rainforest. The next
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tickets to the Panic! At The Disco concert. “I’ll do anything! I’ll pay you back‚ I’ll babysit‚ ANYTHING!” Finally‚ my mom said yes and ordered the tickets. My face lit up with joy and I smiled ear to ear. I get to go to my first concert. Just walking into the theater Belle and I were freaking out. “We’ll be seeing our favorite band in less than 10 minutes!” We were more excited than a dog getting a treat! Finally‚ the concert started. The way this concert work was there was an opening band/
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On Wednesday May 8th I attended a steel band concert for the first time. Experiencing new music is something that I like to do‚ so when it was assigned to attend a concert I was pretty excited. When I attended the concert I was greeted with many surprises. Overall attending Erie Community College’s steel band concert was a great entertaining eye opening experience. Before attending the steel band concert I was not sure what to expect. When I heard the words “steel band” I thought of a band with
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