The folder was empty except for a small excerpt of sheet music from Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4”. The piece that determined which instrumentalists made it into the top jazz band and who got put into the ‘you tried’ jazz band. After today‚ I wanted to fill this folder with the Jazz One selections that Mr.Brown specifically picked out for his most talented musicians. Not that his ‘talented musicians’ are any good outside the band room considering the overall quality of the
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and everything in-between. Jazz is one of the few genre’s desirable to everyone despite the mood or environment and has remained so for decades while other genre’s fade over time. But what exactly is Jazz? Most genres of music have distinct sounds‚ rhythms‚ and overall feel to them. It’d almost be impossible to mistake rock for gospel or hip-hop for classical. Each has their own distinctive sound‚ as does jazz. Perhaps the most noticeable and distinctive sound about jazz is the improvisation from
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beginning from October 30‚ 2010 How to Write a Concert Review A review combines reporting with personal opinion. Write your review as if your audience is the general reading public and you are a person who attends concerts for pleasure. As you write about the concert‚ deal with aspects of the concert that you consider most important or striking. Word choice‚ spelling‚ grammar‚ and punctuation are important. Write your review as an essay‚ not in question and answer format. Be honest and
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Blues and Jazz are different in several major ways. I. Blues and Jazz are different in terms of feeling. A. By performing or listening to the Blues‚ one is able to overcome sadness. 1. Blues is based on the music of African-American playing to express longing for better life and lost loves‚ jobs‚ and money. 2. Because African-American‚ in the past‚ did not know about music theory‚ they played out of major scale notes‚ and therefore‚ makes the feeling of sadness. B. Jazz sparks
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Jazz Dance: Then and Now Jazz has been around for centuries‚ starting in the 1600s with the rhythms and movements brought to America by African Slaves. Being forced into America‚ Africans from many cultures were cut off from their families‚ languages and tribal traditions. African cultures intermingled creating a new culture with both African and European elements. African dance has rhythms and movements such as vocal soundings‚ hand clapping‚ and foot stomping and tapping. All of these were woven
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It is my first time hearing watching Mariachi music live. Last night Mariachi Tersoro‚ performed at Phelps Stolks in Berea College at 8:00 pm on September 15. It was the first concert that I have participated since I became a student at Berea College. The enthusiastic audiences who were filled in Phelps hall with excitement and anticipation for the new exotic singers. They were yelling and whispering to one another while the group was getting ready to appear on the stage. The microphones and musical
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Running Head: CONCERT PAPER Concert Paper 1 Kellee Pruitt Lamar University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for MUSI1306.49F Michelle White November 18‚ 2011 Concert Paper One By definition‚ music refers to an art whose medium is sound and silence. On the other hand‚ art refers to a skill‚ being able to do something in a way that the majority will appreciate. It is acquired through knowledge and talent too. In this context therefore
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caused me to rip the package open‚ though I already knew what was inside I am so eager to see. As I took the tickets from the light‚ ripped open envelope‚ they felt so delicate in my hands‚ if I had lost these prior to my concert‚ I wasn’t going. The buildup of the date of the concert was almost torture‚ but when it finally came I felt as if the bricks building up to this day had come crashing down in the best way. I had woken up that day with so much to do and finally realized that there are not enough
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Dance is an expression of the soul. Jazz dance is by far the only style of dance that has its own spiritual‚ physical and emotional evolution. Jazz dance is a lifestyle; blended cultures and personal impressions; the connection with the music‚ harmonious balance between all its’ elements‚ and the manifestation of freedom through the rhythm combining jazz and dance. New Orleans is thought to be the birth of Jazz dance. The origin goes back to the days of slavery. Ripped from the motherland‚ detached
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Jazz Timeline (1900-1955) Roots of Jazz: It had blend elements of several cultures. First‚ West African emphasis on improvisation‚ percussion and call-and –response techniques. Second‚ American brass band influence on instrumentation. Third‚ European harmonic and structural practice. Blues and Ragtime were immediate source. Ragtime: Ragtime piano music is generally in duple meter and is performed at a moderate march tempo. The pianist’s right hand plays a highly syncopated
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