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    Uyen Phuong Le Music 12 Professor Greg Stier Jazz Concert Report February 5‚ 2012 Phat Cat Swinger Show Report I made a right decision by going to the Phat Cat Swinger show at Hip Kitty Jazz and Fondue in Claremont on Friday‚ February 3‚ 2012. The show was more than just impressive! The venue was an upper club and lounge with retro decoration that could bring you back to the jazz era. The stage was neat‚ simple and organized. There were people of all ages. Just like me‚ they came there to enjoy

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    Boston is the city which allows you to dip into American culture. Lots of museums‚ concert halls‚ theatres welcome everybody who is interested in getting known US. Symphony Hall is the place which I have chosen and decided to wright my report about. It is a home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra‚ so it tends to be a place to get a real joy listening to music. I went to the Symphony Hall with my friend‚ who presented me the tickets to make me surprised. I was waiting for this evening with anticipation

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    have an estimated 90.2% graduation rate‚ while schools without one have an estimated 72.9% graduation rate. There are many ways music‚ jazz in particular‚ has influenced society in the past and the present. The three most important things about jazz music are its effects on society in the past and present‚ its influencing of the music today‚ and its origins. Jazz music has effected society positively and negatively. It was started during a time of cultural divide‚ in which whites felt superior to

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    While there are many different types of music genres Jazz‚ or big band "swing” jazz‚ has proved time and time again to be the best and most challenging genre. One reason why Big Band Jazz is the best is in general it is uplifting to listen to. Also one reason why "swing “jazz is the most challenging genre of music is it requires more than usual amounts of musical creativity. Another reason why Jazz is the best genre of music is because it features the trumpet more than any other genre of music and

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    as a source of empowerment for those who shared similar sentiments with those performing it. Being that jazz and blues were popular genres during that time‚ it was often played at music clubs throughout the United States. The blues were developed in the rural southern United States‚ toward the end of the 19th century‚ and found a wider audience in the 1940s as blacks migrated to urban areas. Jazz music has dozens of variations and also utilizes elements from other genres. Albeit the fact that it is

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    The King of Jazz “I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning. Everyday I find something creative to do with my life” (Davis 4). Miles Davis is the individual that made jazz the way it is today. Miles Davis still is a leading and influential figure in jazz ( Davis 1). When most people hear the word trumpet‚ they automatically picture Miles. His weird personality and his bizarre characteristics‚ make him a legend in the music scene. Davis explored many different

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    Midterm Study Aid Mul 2380 Instructor: * Two things necessary in any definition of jazz: a.)Improvisation – to compose and perform music at the same time. (Making up as you go along). b.)Swing Feeling-(rolling) steady beat‚ walking baseline‚ constant tempo. Syncopation. Calls for a lilting feeling. (groove). * Four items that helps music swing: a.) steady beat‚ b.) walking baseline‚ c.) constant tempo‚ d.) syncopation (Up and down feeling). Syncopating- accenting just before

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    May 26‚ 1926 in Alton‚ Illinois‚ a true legend of Jazz music was born. Miles Dewey Davis III‚ son of Miles Dewey Davis II and Cleota Mae Davis‚ was the middle child in the family. Miles had an older sister‚ Dorothy Mae Davis and a little brother‚ Vernon Davis. Both of his parents worked‚ making enough money live a middle-class lifestyle in a household which was located in a white neighborhood. His dad was a dental surgeon and his mother worked as a music teacher and a violinist‚ which justifies that

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    The novel Jazz by Toni Morrison is a great historical fiction that portrays the lives of African Americans men and woman’s via race‚ gender‚ and music. The novel offers many critical approaches but Feminist/Gender stands out as the main approach because of the novel themes portrayed by the African American women’s characters‚ such as their romantic love and relationships; desire; power and role in the society; and the violence. Toni Morrison does an exceptional job with the novel characters and

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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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