The first time I was ever daunted sitting at a drum kit‚ was at my first gig with my high school jazz ensemble during my freshman year. It was the night of the Presidents Circle Dinner‚ an event dedicated to the individuals who donated a substantial amount of money to my school. All the people I had to impress. Not only was I new to playing in front of a crowd but I was also new to playing jazz itself. During the performance of C Jam Blues‚ the band director pointed at me‚ hinting that I‚ the second
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Shaquel Smith Professor Dr. Anna Nisnevich (Masterman) Intro to Western Art Music 11 April 2011 Concert Connections: Critique and Comparison of a Classical Concert and Jazz Band Concert Superb musicianship and masterful command of instrument take the stage at the Heinz Hall‚ the home of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. For this day‚ the orchestra is playing the classic works of three legendary composers: Schumann‚ Liszt‚ and Strauss. As I took my seat I realized that this place is packed
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the Ball State School of Music presented a Christmas themed jazz concert at Sursa Hall. The concert cost five dollars for students and ten dollars for general admission. The show was performed by the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra and they created a fantastic jazz performance with elements of Christmas. The crowd in attendance was a mixture of students from the University and High schools throughout the state‚ natives of Muncie and jazz enthusiast. The performance drew a diverse crowd of people
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B.B. King performed a full blues concert‚ but based off his performance and the crowd reactions‚ you would not think he was performing anything sad. Though his style is traditionally blues‚ each song performed‚ with the exception of “Love Me Tender”‚ had an upbeat vibe to it. He played a total of nine songs with almost all of them ending with the same melody that the Blues are known for. The acoustics of the venue‚ Nick’s Uptown‚ were pretty good. There was only a slight echo‚ but for the audience
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American History Midterm Paper 3/01/12 Progressivism is an umbrella label for a wide range of economic‚ political‚ social‚ and moral reforms. These included efforts to outlaw the sale of alcohol; regulate child labor and sweatshops; scientifically manage natural resources; insure pure and wholesome water and milk; Americanize immigrants or restrict immigration altogether; and bust or regulate trusts. Drawing support from the urban‚ college-educated middle class‚ Progressive reformers sought to
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Culture: Jazz Dance Jazz dance‚ is defined as any dance to jazz accompaniments‚ composed of a profusion of forms. Jazz dance paralleled the birth and spread of jazz itself from roots in black American society and was popularized in ballrooms by the big bands of the swing era (1930s and ’40s). It radically altered the style of American and European stage and social dance in the 20th century. The term is sometimes used more narrowly to describe popular stage dance (except tap dance) and jazz-derived
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in Washington D.C. on April 29‚ 1899‚ Duke Ellington was an American composer‚ pianist‚ and bandleader who gained fame by performing with his orchestra both in the Cotton Club in Harlem and in Europe. Regarded as a major figure in the development of jazz‚ Ellington identified his music as American music and adopted the phrase of his colleague Billy Strayhorn “beyond category” as a principle. Ellington started taking piano lessons locally at the age of seven and his mother insisted that he be aware
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11st Class: 01/16/13 Pre-Jazz Influences African Elements in American Music [The Jazz DNA] -Syncopated rhythm – playing rhythms in between or against the stead beat -Improvisation – art of spontaneous composition in music -Call and Response – echo style (copy)‚ question and answer style of musical conversation -Individuality – human voice as instrumental model Use of bends‚ slides and timbr (tone manipulation) to sound like no one else. -Beat – steady pulse -Rhythm – sound
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Study The National Jazz Hall of Fame Cornelis A. de Kluyver‚ J. Giuliano‚ J. Milford‚ and B. Cauthen Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 2. Problem Statement 3. Project Implementation & Objectives 4. Case Study Questions Executive Summary: This report is to analyze the creation of a Jazz Hall of Fame in Charlottesville‚ VA‚ which was initiated by Mr. Robert Rutland‚ a history professor‚ and jazz enthusiast. Mr. Rutland believes he can create a Jazz Hall of Fame and is
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The Jazz Shoe Have you ever wondered about the different types of shoes you see on the dancers feet while they are performing? I know I have. As a dancer‚ I have seen and worn tons of shoes. But there is one type I have always wondered about‚ the different types of Jazz shoes. I personally own black and tan jazz shoes. I have always wondered‚ “Why the different color?” or “Why does this kind fit me in this size‚ but this kind fits me in another?” I learned that there are so much more to the jazz
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