for “popular”‚ music. Music is a demonstrative language of culture. It tells a story‚ conveys ideas‚ opinions‚ and emotions of life experiences. Music has the power to link generations. In recent history such themes include Jazz and blues‚ the Big Band era‚ country‚ rap‚ and various other genres of music. Each of these classes of music are drawn from and represent the particular culture and time of the background of the artist or the events that inspired it. Jazz first originated in the early 1900s
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BET Awards The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music‚ acting‚ sports‚ and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually‚ and are broadcast live on BET. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by artists‚ and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a televised ceremony. Trophy The BET Award Trophy was inspired
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bandleaders in the swing era. He began his musical career as a highly sought-after alto saxophone player in the New York area‚ and was able to benefit from the growth of radio and studio recordings. As he perfected his technical ability with various dance bands‚ he was still relatively unknown in the early 30’s when he began to focus exclusively on the Clarinet while Swing music began to grow in popularity. While we may carefully analyze the two pieces to satisfy our curiosity regarding musical evolution
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Please accept the following essay with my thoughts on the NHS principles: Scholarship‚ Leadership‚ Service and Character as my expressed interest and excitement in Romeoville High School’s National Honor Society. Everyone has something to bring to the table‚ whether it’s an idea‚ a plan‚ or an ability they have. Everyone also has his or her own thoughts and opinions. Are they good or bad? I’m learning that just depends on the person who hears them. As I learn this lesson‚ I’m striving to be a
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from several teachers‚ developed into his strongest instrument he would ever play. By the time he was 15‚ Carter was already sitting with the Harlem Bands. When he wasn’t with the bands he made a living by working as a side man in a number of New York Jazz Bands. At 19‚ he was discovered and received his first full time job with the Charlie Johnson Band. Though he entered a
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Name of activity: Marching Band CAS: Creative- Summer 2011 Learner Outcome: Planned and initiated activities‚ worked collaboratively with others Contact: Lisa Brininstool- lbrinistool@hanover.k12.va.us The marching band season began the first week of August with band camp from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The show‚ titled “Essentially Elemental”‚ integrated both hard technical musical skills with an intense drill to create a creative and emotional show that truly captured the watcher’s attention. In
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determines its place in the musical world. The composer Alfred Reed was a master of combining different elements and ideas to clearly communicate to more than just his works’ intended audience. Reed’s works are now part of a greater canon of wind band literature that speaks to performers and audiences now‚ in addition to the mass of those who have been inspired by his works for the past half-century. I want to discover the impact from Alfred Reed’s Russian Christmas Music on Soviet-American relations
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at the Apollo Theatre after winning an opportunity to compete in “amateur night”(ellafitzgerald). Her original plan was to woo the audience by dancing‚ but she had a last minute change of heart after seeing the competition. Instead‚ she asked the band to play Connee Boswell’s “Judy” and
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electric guitar joined in as well. The first song also consisted of two soloist Regina and Chantel who took the front stage to show off their chops. After the solo performances they fell back into the vocal sections and finished off the song as a complete band. The second performance had a piano opening which led to vocals joining in at the same time as the rhythm section. This performance consisted of three separate solos by vocalist‚ and ended the song like the last one as a group. The third performance
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Drum Major Audition 1. What specific skills do you posses that qualify you as a drum major. What qualifies me as a drum major is the experience that I have within this band program. Being a section leader for the past two years has given me a much better understanding of show and music‚ along with advanced understanding of marching technique and fundamentals. 2. Describe your level of musicianship and instrumental pedagogy skills. From the start of my music career at Cryar‚ I’ve always been
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