Thomas Nickerson Glen Pearson Music 015B 29 September 2012 57th Street Gallery – Jam Session What is Jazz Music? “An academic definition of jazz would be: A genre of American music that originated in New Orleans circa 1900 characterized by strong‚ prominent meter‚ improvisation‚ distinctive tone colors & performance techniques‚ and dotted or syncopated rhythmic patterns.” To me jazz is so much more. I personally feel jazz is an expression of the an artist’s deep emotional connection to the
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by a member of the ARC orchestra by the name of Alia Martin is called Cogitation. I felt this piece could be in a movie. I really liked the parts the piano and flutes had in this. I loved how the piece grew bigger in sound and momentum in the end. I noticed that the violins played softly and there was a super high note coming from a flute in the orchestra which was beautiful. My most favorite performance of the night came from Betty Karamatova playing the piano. She played the Piano Concerto No.
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being that person‚ even if it kills me. My greatest accomplishment would have to be making it into Eastern District Honor Band. I have played the flute for only 3 short years and being able to get 9th chair is a HUGE accomplishment. At first‚ I didn’t think I would like playing the flute‚ but after a while‚ I realized that I LOVE it‚ not only do I play the flute‚ I write poems‚ I draw a lot‚ I love singing‚ and I love to cut hair and do makeup‚ I am a person of many talents and every single one of them
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Justifying One’s Existence by Means of Scapegoating Great writers often infuse their writing with various literary devices to enhance the interpretation and the quality of their writing. Ursula K. LeGuin’s allegorical short story‚ “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas‚” is a rich text describes how the use of scapegoats allows a city to function successfully. Thus‚ the use of scapegoats allows people to justify their own existence. By using the literary devices of allegory‚ characterization
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as follows: Roy Lopez was a salesman in his uncle’s sewing machine company and Teresa met him when he tried to sell them their machine. Roy confessed to Teresa that five years ago he had a relationship with Ester Salva‚ a former employee in his uncle’s company. He kept that relationship from his family because they were concerned with his mother who suffered a stroke. Unfortunately‚ Ester became pregnant during their affair. When Ester got pregnant‚ she wanted to marry Roy but he told her
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show that he was an honorable man and that he was not like his father. Achebe used an imagery to show us the Igbo’s culture‚ ‘ The drums beat and the flutes sang and the spectators held their breath.’ This imagery tells us two things about the Igbo culture: the music and the interest in the fights. We can deduce that the Igbo people used drums and flutes for events and they were probably one of the main instruments. Further we can presuppose that the Igbo people had an interest in fights and was an
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influenced by ancient forms as well as Hindu forms. Religious dancing‚ many of which depict stories and ancient myths‚ are common. Some dances are accompanied by a pinpeat orchestra‚ which includes a ching (cymbal)‚ roneat (bamboo xylophone)‚ pai au (flute)‚ sralai (oboe)‚ chapey (bass banjo)‚ gong (bronze gong)‚ tro (fiddle)‚ and various kinds of drums. types of music in Cambodia: Pinpeat - Pinpeat is a form of classical Cambodia music. This type of music is characterized by a rich and resonant tone
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brother William was born. My dad is the ninth child of thirteen children. and my mom had crutches on their first date. My older brother Ben is hard working and strong. Rachel is musical she plays the flute‚ guitar‚ Piano‚ and ukulele. Selina is quiet and athletic. Emma is in marching band and plays the flute. William likes to tear apart things. As I began 7th grade I was a little nervous and excited. I was fearful that it
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As they had previously planned‚ Roy met up with Captain Stanley at a diner not usually frequented by firefighters. Both were more concerned than before as when the other crew members were asked how they thought Johnny did on his first day back‚ they all felt something was off. No one could really pinpoint what was different – just that Johnny seemed to distance himself from everyone and wasn’t quite the same person he was before going on disability leave. All wondered if it was due to being a victim
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After Dana hurt Roy he had to stay home all weekend to make sure he was okay. Before going back to school he was nervous about seeing Dana again although he was not at school. When Garrett saw Roy at school he told him that everyone was talking about what he did to Dana and that they think he is a tough guy. Roy asked Garrett who the tall girl with the red glasses is‚ and he said that her name is Beatrice Leep‚ she is a major soccer jock‚ has a major attitude and is so tough that she broke the collarbone
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