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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in my present‚ an acoustic guitar. My dad had tricked us into believing we weren’t getting anything this year and had hidden our gifts at our grandparents’ house. After thanking my dad and grandparents‚ I dashed to my room and began to figure out how to play the instrument. Although we had family over‚ I spent the entire afternoon cooped up in my room‚ learning the basics and by the end of the day I had
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Music is an abstract form of human expression‚ and can mean different things to different people‚ but it has been a part of every culture on this planet‚ now or anytime in recorded history (Scheck & Berger‚ 2006). Whether it is individual listening‚ a concert‚ party‚ a dance‚ or a rite of passage‚ music contributes to a big part of many adolescents ’ lives across the globe. It has been estimated that from seventh to 12 th grade‚ the average adolescent spends over two hours per day listening
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Should Music be Censored? Once people hear about the United States they automatically relate the country to the word "freedom." Little do they know that this country has many similarities to countries where censorship plays a major role in their daily lives‚ due to their government. One of the major issues that involve censorship within the United States is the question whether or not music should be censored; and how will parents or the government decide at what age it is appropriate to allow
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forms of music. The islands of Java‚ Sumatra‚ Bali and Flores have been documented and recorded in respect to music‚ because of the regions huge size scholars are still studying other islands. The largest ethnic group is the Javanese; because of this the most popular form of Indonesian music is gamelan. Gamelan is an ensemble of percussion instruments including metallophones‚ drums‚ and gongs. Rhythm is defined as how the sounds and silences of music are organized in time. Gamelan has a rhythm
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Include all your work from steps one through five below for your teacher to see. 1. First‚ choose the topic that you wish to develop. Select a topic that is suitable and narrow enough for a one-paragraph development. Topic: Why Music changes peoples mood. 2. Second‚ list and number the ideas you will use to support and develop the main idea. Supporting ideas: 1. When people are sad they usually listen to sad songs. 2. When someone is angry they will usually listen to metal or rock music. 3. Music
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’Peripetie’ from five orchestral pieces is an atonal (no significant key signature) Expressionist piece of music written by Austrian composer Schoenberg (who is associated with the expressionist movement of the early twentieth century and was the founder of the second Viennese school of music). It was composed in 1909‚ written for a big orchestra‚ made up of mainly flutes oboes clarinets and bassoons. Additionally some other brass instruments and percussion play in the piece such as the trumpet
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A Genealogy of Rock Music Today‚ the term Rock Music brings about images of wild hotel parties‚ pyrotechnics‚ drugs‚ plane crashes and iconic frontmen. However‚ in order to form a real understanding of how rock music came to be the legendary style that it is today‚ we must understand its origins. Rock music is rooted deep in America’s most trivial times- in the songs of African American slaves- from the Mississippi Delta right up to the Mason-Dixon line‚ it is a simple musical styling that is
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Advantages of Listening to Good Music What happens when you listen to good‚ soulful music? Why is music therapy increasingly used to treat patients suffering from numerous ailments? Listening to good and soulful music will help you attain self improvement and have a better quality of life. You can do your household chores after turning on some good music and you will never feel the strain. Also you can use music for motivation. Music can definitely change your state of mind and make you more
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Music Communication Music‚ a Sense of Direction Music‚ it’s a sense of direction‚ an escape‚ a trend‚ a mental‚ and a physical support for certain individuals from moral support to motivate situation such as using music to reach a goal. However‚ from an artist’s point of view music it can be their escape by expressing their feelings or a situation to others while making melodies creating music. “Today it is one of the most powerful ways to influence‚ enhance‚ educate or even destroy one
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