Who was Count Basie? He was an African American jazz pianist‚ organist‚ bandleader‚ and composer. Considered as one of the greatest bandleaders of all time Basie was born on August 21st‚ 1904 in Red Bank NJ. Basie changed jazz and shaped mid-20th-century popular music‚ earning the title “King of Swing” because he gave people the urge to dance. Dropping out of high school junior year‚ Basie learned to operate the lights for vaudeville (which is like a theater) and to improvise piano solo’s for silent
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Film affords a unique opportunity beyond the scope of a book in its ability to engage the audience through both its visual and audio representations (Katz‚ 2003). Particularly for The Pianist‚ the classical soundtrack of the film delivers a powerful accompaniment to the main storyline that enhances viewers’ understanding of the life-giving role that music played in Wladek’s life. The climactic scene of the movie as a Nazi soldier
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I can still remember when I was a mere child taking piano lessons. When I grew older and my piano teacher began to prepare me for ABRSM piano exams‚ I can clearly recall the first time I was exposed to jazz music. The first jazz piece I have ever played was “Alligator Crawl” by Fats Waller. At first‚ for my classically trained ears‚ the discordant chords and seemingly random note choices made no sense to me. As I begin to master the piece‚ I revel in the technical difficulty and fun the piece provided
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In my past 18 years‚ I have been living in an environment that people telling me what should I do and what should I not to do. My mum taught me to be a good role model for my younger sister‚ my dad told me to study hard so I can have a good future. By going to school‚ teachers teach me that what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ from the textbook and I have also been learning that from the TV‚ newspaper and radio. The mass media is always a channel for me to receive what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ about the social
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to follow in their footsteps and get a career in music so his life is also focuses around it and in being the best pianist he can be. (Page 15‚ 16)Paul’s parents‚ bewildered and worried about Keller’s teaching techniques‚ still let Paul go to his weekly classes because he is still a good teacher and he had been taught by very famous pianists that were taught be even more famous pianists. Even though Keller’s teaching techniques are odd‚ they seem to be rather effective. 4. Why is Paul’s developing
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A. 1. On the stage leans the pianist forward and says into his microphone‚ ”One last song. Folks. Here’s one last song.” One the stage the pianist leans forward and says into his microphone‚ “One last song. Folks. Here’s one last song.” Forkert ordstilling! Subjekt skal stå foran verballedet! the pianist(subject) leans (verballedet) Subjekt = den der udføre handlingen Verballedet = handlingen 2. Both texts are about relationships there are slowly breaking apart. Both texts are about
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never secure to be a prodigy material‚ she was insecure of her own capability which resulted in external conflict with her mother. Jing-Mei’s low self esteem shows that she doesn’t believe that she will reach her mother’s dream of being a good pianist which creates external conflict. Jing-Mei has the absurd idea that her mother doesn’t like her and that she is only trying to make her be
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What is a disabled person? A disabled person is classified as any person who is unable to obtain for himself or herself‚ fully or partially‚ the normal requirements of an individual and /or is unable to participate fully in the community due to shortcomings either physically or mentally which may have occurred since birth or later in life. There are people who have overcome these shortcomings and achieved great success through self-reliance and diligence. One such person that comes to mind is none
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incorporation of a more holistic approach to piano playing. The beneficiaries of the renowned Taubman approach to piano technique are mostly injured concert pianists‚ conservatory students‚ and piano teachers‚ people who already have more or less a certain degree of piano proficiency. Since Taubman approach is so effective in helping intermediate and advance pianists‚ I would like to experiment the application of it to young beginning children’s piano lesson. Seeing that systematic materials for young beginner
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intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence. The U.S. joined because of the Spanish’s treatment of the Cubans and they blamed Spain for the sinking of the USS Maine. The war only lasted for ten weeks; however‚ the U.S. gained Hawaii as the fiftieth state and received Guam‚ Puerto Rico and the Philippines as territories. At the time‚ the U.S. was very jingoistic and thought they could just take what they wanted (B). This idea is what led to expanding outside of the continental U.S. The
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