Literature and art flourished during these times. There were many great musicians‚ for example‚ Louis Armstrong‚ an American jazz trumpeter and a singer from New Orleans. Armstrong was basically the foundation to jazz music and was greatly skilled at scat singing. He was one of the truly popular entertainers of African- American decent to actually make it to the other side. Many famous writers came out during these times like Langston Hughes himself and W. E. B. Du Bois who were both activists. In the
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place of jazz. Armstrong was born into a very poor family in a rough area in New Orleans. His father was a factory worker who abandoned the family soon after Armstrong was born. Consequently‚ he was raised by his mother and grandmother. He worked by singing on street corners for pennies‚ cleaning graves for tips‚ selling coal‚ and working on a junk wagon all to support his family at a very young age. Despite his unstable childhood‚ Armstrong expressed an early interest in music. He found someone to help
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The History Of Jazz The first jazz was played in the early 20th century. The work chants and folk music of black Americans are among the sources of jazz‚ which reflects the rhythms and expressions of West African song. Ragtime‚ an Afro-American music that first appeared in the 1890s‚ was composed for the piano‚ and each rag is a composition with several themes. The leading ragtime composer was Scott Joplin. The first improvising jazz musician was the cornetist Buddy Bolden‚ leader of a band in
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Louis Armstrong is recognized for his amazing performance with his raspy scat singing and outstanding showmanship with his trumpet. His journey pays tribute to people and events that have shaped many human lives to make them become who they are today or what they will become in the future. Musical genius‚ Armstrong‚ overcame from hard work and poverty to become Jazz’s greatest shining star. Before Louis Armstrong can become a star he had to go through some hardships. Armstrong was born
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intense‚ featured solos‚ 2/4 rhythm‚ instruments now included: guitar‚ sax‚ string bass Notes on Board Oct 9‚ 2013 Another listening assignment was distributed and will be uploaded to MIX. Reminder: Next exam is on October 30th‚ 2013 Scat Singing- The use of nonsense syllables while improvising vocally. Obligato- An accompanying or free melody played by a second instrument. We studied Louis Armstrong: Born on August 4‚ 1901; died on July 6‚ 1971 Had an effect on all music that
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was an extraordinary singer highly known in the Harlem Renaissance for her joyful scat singing. Born in Virginia then moving to New York‚ Fitzgerald grew up during the 1920s and got her breakthrough in the early 1930s. She joined an orchestra/band and produced her first number one single‚ “A-Tisket‚ A-Tasket”. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the Harlem Renaissance included her various styles of singing; style of singing that include swing and traditional pop. Fitzgerald is shaped into the woman that
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It had some sort of echo effect with a slight harshness to it. Besides‚ King’s guitar playing‚ the pianist kept to the normal “scat” sound and the trumpeter and saxophonist were mainly in charge of the harmonies since King did not have any back up singers. Actually‚ one of the best harmonies between the two was in “There Must Be A Better World Somewhere” with the trumpet being
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comprehensive review of competitive anxiety research that has used the Sport Competition Anxiety Test‚ or SCAT (a trait scale)‚ and the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2). This book describes the theoretical basis and development procedures for each scale‚ including detailed information on reliability and validity. Competitive Anxiety in Sport outlines directions for future research using SCAT. In addition‚ the book features the full original report on the development of the CSAI-2 and instructions
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During installation‚ SCOOT requires the most time averaging about 630 hours per system. OPAC and SCATS required lower with averages of 340 hours and 205 hours respectively. In the training phase‚ SCATS averaged 60 hours of training while SCOOT averaged 38 hours and OPAC averaged 26 hours of training. The overall average of training was 41 hours. Regarding the hours of maintenance per week‚ the average
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