...Contents The Blues – Traditions and Inspirations Origin 2 Musical Format Development Classification Influence References Origin Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States around the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form, ubiquitous in jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll is characterized by specific chord progressions, of which the twelve-bar blues chord progression is the most common. The blue notes that, for expressive purposes are sung or played flattened or gradually bent (minor 3rd to major 3rd) in relation to the pitch of the major scale, are also an important part of the sound. The origin of the term of was most likely derived from mysticism involving blue indigo, which was used by many West African cultures in death and mourning ceremonies where all the mourner's garments would have been dyed blue to indicate suffering. Blues has evolved from the unaccompanied vocal music and oral traditions of slaves imported from West Africa and rural blacks into a wide variety of styles and subgenres, with regional variations across the United States. The musical forms and styles that are now considered the "blues" as well as modern "country music" arose in the same regions during the 19th century in the southern United States. Recorded...
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...Introduction Ray Charles is considered a musical genius in many different fields. He has a large success in pop, jazz, blues, country, and R&B. Charles is also known as an inventor of soul music. Background In the first golden age of rock and roll they only called one man The Genius, and that was none other than Ray Charles. Born in Albany, Georgia, throughout the depression, and blind by the age of seven, Ray Charles Robinson absolutely had the deck stacked against him from the earliest starting point. “Lots of folks shifted musical styles when their sales figures or their muses indicated it, but Brother Ray alone knew how to cross so many musical boundaries at once. Not even Elvis Presley at his peak could claim such a seamless blend of pop, country, gospel, and blues” (Robert Fontenot). Discussion Biography Ray Charles Robinson was conceived in Albany, Georgia, on September 23, 1930, Charles was brought up in Greenville, Florida, where he made the knowledge of a piano-playing neighbours. As a youngster, Charles apprenticed with him at his little store-cum-jukejoint while processing blues, boogie-woogie and big band swing records on his jukebox. At age six, he was affected by glaucoma, which inevitably left him blind by age of 7. Charles examined structure and beat a mixed bag of instruments, piano and saxophone primary around them, throughout nine years used at the St. Augustine School for the Deaf and the Blind. When he was 15 his mother passed away and he...
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...Le rock est une musique ancienne et nouvelle en même temps. Dans ce qui suit, nous allons vous présenter quelques aspects de l’historie de ce genre musical. Le rock est un genre de musique populaire qui a débuté dans les années 1960. Le genre prend ses racines dans le rock 'n' roll, le rhythm and blues, la country des années 1940 et 1950 ainsi que dans la folk music, le jazz et la musique classique. Il est caractérisé par une mélodie vocale dominante, souvent accompagnée par une (ou plusieurs) guitare électrique, une guitare basse et une batterie, mais peut également être accompagné de synthétiseurs/piano, de cuivres ou d'autres instruments. Pendant la fin des années 1960 et le début des années 1970s, le rock a développé plusieurs sous-genres. Il a été mélangé avec la musique folk, (ce qui donna le folk rock), avec du blues (blues rock) et avec du jazz (jazz-rock fusion). Dans les années 1970, le rock fut influencé par la soul, le funk, et la musique latine. Egalement pendant les années 1970, le rock développa beaucoup de sous-genres comme le soft rock, glam rock, heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock, et punk rock. Parmi les sous-genres du rock ayant émérgé pendant les années 1980 il y a la new wave, le hardcore punk et le rock alternatif. Pendant les années 1990, les nouveaux sous-genres du rock incluent le grunge, le Britpop, l'indie rock, et le nu metal. Un groupe de musiciens spécialisés dans le rock est appelé un groupe de rock. La plupart des groupes de rock sont...
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...grand scale to become similar to the nearby Bloomsbury, Marleybone and Mayfair. By the mid-nineteenth century any respectable families had moved out of Soho and prostitutes, music halls and small theatres began to inhabit the area. By the turn of the century, cheap restaurants and neighborhood pubs became a meeting place for intellectuals, writers and artists. This continued into the sixties and many have said that many of these people "never stayed sober long enough to become successful." Many also credit this period for the increased popularity of the Soho pub. Soho is a name that comes with certain connotations: mostly sex shops and clubs. The name Soho has inspired regions in Hong Kong, New York and Buenos Aires. Soho plays host to industry, culture, media and entertainment. However, through our visit to Soho it is clear that the area truly allows people to be themselves. Every block has a gay bar, plays different types of music and sells different types of clothing. Soho is a melting pot for so many different groups of people, and encourages extreme individuality.As the center of the media created industry, Soho has many different cultural aspects to it. Music, being one of the four Pillars of British Cultural Studies, is very diverse in SOHO. During our trip, we heard music from punk rock, to jazz, to pop, all with in a few...
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...CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Rock Music in the Philippines is performance arts composed in various genre and styles. The rock music of the Philippines is a mixture of indigenous foreign countries. The United States occupied the Islands in 1898 until 1946, and introduced American blues folk music, Rock &Blues, and rock and roll became popular. In the late 1950s, native performers adapted Tagalog lyrics for North American rock and roll music, resulting in the seminal origins of Philippine rock. The most notable achievement in Philippine rock of the 1960s was the hit song "Killer Joe," which propelled the group "Rocky Fellers" which reached number sixteen on the American radio charts. Up until the 1970s, popular rock musicians began writing and producing in English. In the early 1970s, rock music began to be written using local languages, with bands like the Juan Dela Cruz Band being among the first popular bands to do so. Mixing tagalog, and English lyrics. Background of the Study Joseph William Feliciano Smith born on December 25, 1947 is a Filipino singer-songwriter, drummer, and guitarist. More commonly known alternately as Joey Smith or Pepe Smith, he is an icon of original Filipino rock music or "Pinoy Rock". His father, Edgar William Smith, was a United States Airforce, and his mother, Conchita Feliciano, was from Angeles, Pampanga, where the huge Clark Air Force base was located. Joey spent his first years in Angeles, often visiting...
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...Pecson-Cinco Dance The word “Dance” comes from the Greek word “damson” which means to stretch. All dancing is made up of stretching and relaxing. Thus, a simple analysis of the term “sayaw” which easily lead one to say that is must have derived from the word “saya” which means happy. A person who is very happy or in the rhythmical movement is an outward expression of his feeling. Meaning: • Dance of many types is the physical expression of rhythm and music. • It is a pure expression of the dancers’ thoughts and feelings. • It is the union of movement, rhythm and arts of life. • It is the union of minds and body expressing the intangible through the medium of time and space. Phases of Dance: Folk Dance The traditional Dance of an Indigenous society that depicts the cultural characteristics of a specific people of a given time place. Folk dance deals with the usual traditions of the past by which a multitude of national characteristic in music steps, and costumes are preserved. Ethnic Dance These dances reflect the peculiar characteristics of specific tribes specially their cultural, racial; religious and traditional similarities. Although the movement patterns are not specific, this dance is seldom classified as folkdance. National Dance This refers to the type of folkdance found most widely done in a specific country. Natural Dance This refers to a type of dance, which makes use...
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...Carnatic Music: A dying art form Structured Languages Assignment Report Ryan Rodricks ( WE School MIM IV – Roll no 67) Carnatic Music: A dying art form | 1 Table of Contents 1. Executive summary ............................................................................................ 2 2. Secondary study ................................................................................................. 4 Origin ................................................................................................................. 4 Nature ................................................................................................................. 6 Sources ............................................................................................................... 6 3. Design of survey ................................................................................................ 7 3.1 Goal of the survey ......................................................................................... 7 3.2 Sample (Demographics) ................................................................................ 7 3.3 Questions ...................................................................................................... 7 3.4 Survey collection details ............................................................................... 8 4. Questionnaire ..................................................................................................... 9 5. Data collection...
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...STRING INSTRUMENTS * Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola, cello and doublebass. The violin is sometimes informally called a fiddle, regardless of the type of music played on it. The word violin comes from the Medieval Latin word vitula, meaning stringed instrument; this word is also believed to be the source of the Germanic "fiddle". The violin, while it has ancient origins, acquired most of its modern characteristics in 16th-century Italy, with some further modifications occurring in the 18th and 19th centuries. Violinists and collectors particularly prize the instruments made by the Gasparo da Salò, Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati families from the 16th to the 18th century in Brescia and Cremona and by Jacob Stainer in Austria. Great numbers of instruments have come from the hands of "lesser" makers, as well as still greater numbers of mass-produced commercial "trade violins" coming from cottage industries in places such as Saxony, Bohemia, and Mirecourt. Many of these trade instruments were formerly sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. and other mass merchandisers. A person who makes or repairs violins is called a luthier. The parts of a violin are usually made from different types of wood (although electric violins may not be made of wood at all, since their sound may not...
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...selflessness set Crowther superior to most, and classify him as a true hero. Although Crowther should undoubtedly be remembered as a hero for his actions, it is important to note that his heroism was only displayed because he was presented with a particular situation. In other words, if the attacks had not occurred, Crowther may not have necessarily died a hero. Crowther may have been an exceptional man nonetheless, but it took the attacks to make him a hero, highlighting how heroism ultimately depends on circumstance. In addition to Parks and Jenner, the changing perspective of heroic actions amidst different generations can also be seen in the epic poem, Beowulf. Written hundreds of years ago, the classification of a hero in this poem varies indefinitely from the classification of a hero in modern society. Beowulf is viewed as a hero by his people because of the violence and hostility he exhibits throughout his duels against the horrifying Grendel. He bathes in fame and glory only after he partakes in aggressive killing. In Beowulf’s time, heroic pride and honor came only from being the best warrior, promoting savagery within society. The characteristics of a hero that are present in Beowulf differ tremendously to the idea of a hero that exists today. Although military heroes similar to the concept of a warrior are certainly present in today’s world, it is definitely not the only way for one to be regarded as a hero. In fact, the heroic definition has evolved so much that the...
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...Baptiste MWF 2-3p Native American Music: A Root of Contemporary Music Yet Explored What is Native American Music? As our class brainstormed ideas for research, I already knew what topic I wanted to explore. Having been a musician, closely involved with music my entire life, I directed my focus toward Native American music. Before I began to develop any sort of directed, narrowed research questions, I asked myself first, “What is Native American music?” Regarding various definitions of the so-called “genre,” I discovered that Native American music shouldn’t be typified into any genre or defined style of music. It was the perspective toward music that was unique to Native peoples, and this perspective is key in understanding the Native American influence on later creations of music. Definition and Philosophy Native peoples tend to view their music in a distinctly different way from Euro-Americans. To Natives, music is thought; music appeared to be particularly inclusive into Native Americans’ way of life, and is unique in its origin, meaning, and efficacy. To ask “what is Native American music?” would be a question foreign to Native Americans, especially during the time that Native American music was first discovered. One aspect of music specific to indigenous peoples is its place in daily life. In fact, “its place in human affairs are much more significant to Indians than its mode of construction or technical character.” (Native American Music, 1980, p. 12) Unlike the Euro-American...
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...title page) on the back windows of their cars, walking into their probation officers office with Psychopathic Records gear on, even just walking down the street with an Insane Clown Posse T-Shirt on. Why are all Juggalos being targeted, instead of just those with affiliations to an actual gang? Has this kind of blatant labeling of an entire fan base ever happened in music before? What is Psychopathic Records and the Insane Clown Posse doing about the FBI’s new label on Juggalos and what impact is it having on the band, and the business they represent? What is a Juggalo? It’s not just the name of a song by the Insane Clown Posse, it is the name given to their ultra-loyal almost cult-like fan base. To the fans of the band, it is the name that was used to describe the audience at a live concert in 1994 by Joe Bruce, better known to the Juggalos as “Violent J” during the song “The Juggla” from their first full length CD Carnival of Carnage. (Joe Bruce, 2003) Since then the fan base has bloomed and the word has grown to mean fans of any artist on the groups own label Psychopathic Records. There is an annual music festival called the “Gathering of the Juggalos” where fans around the world come together to listen to all of the bands on Psychopathic Records, and other bands that the fans have grown to admire...
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...To illustrate further, Odysseus shows his intellect while being held captive by the Cyclops, Polyphemus. Rather than act abruptly and simply kill the monster, he “had second thoughts. / [They], too, would have been utterly destroyed, / there in the cave – [they] didn’t have the strength / with [their] own hands to roll from the high door / the massive rock he’d set there” (Odyssey 9.303-7). Homer’s protagonist develops a cunning, multi step plan for escape accordingly. He first cleverly and preemptively fabricates, "Nobody, that's my name. Nobody” (Odyssey 9.410). Then he plans to inebriate the Cyclops, harden a stick from the cave, and use it to blind Polyphemus. When he awakes with a scream his neighbors come to assist him but when he cries “Nobody’s killing me” (Odyssey 9.455) they dismiss. Odysseus and his men eventually escape the cave on the bellies of his sheep at daybreak. This implicates Odysseus’ ability to use his intellect and pensiveness in delicate situations in order to lead his men to safety. Later, Odysseus establishes his concern with the oncoming Sirens...
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...Social Media & Music PR A public relations approach to the music industry: raising brand awareness through two-way communication and transparency Social Media & Music PR A public relations approach to the music industry: raising brand awareness through two-way communication and transparency Elyse C. Tan Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA Abstract This textual analysis of social media and its role in music public relations investigates North America’s largest outdoor music festival, Bonnaroo, and explores online coverage of the festival’s public relations tactics. I uncover some of the elements employed in its Internet-based social media and online journalism that facilitate interaction between the publics and Bonnaroo to help increase brand awareness and cope with crisis. A key question I aim to address is whether social media, Twitter and Facebook in particular, can give greater utility to influence the processes that create, reflect and transmit awareness via the Internet. Key Words: social media, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, crowdsourcing, blog, interactive journalism, participatory journalism Introduction The progressive migration of information to the Internet has created a trend of public relations practitioners using social media to further promote brand awareness of their clients. It has made it possible for one person to communicate with hundreds or even thousands of other people about products and the companies that provide them (Faulds &...
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...itar ------------------------------------------------- Guitar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). Guitar | A classical guitar (nylon string) | String instrument | Classification | String instrument | Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.322 (Compositechordophone) | Playing range | (a standard tuned guitar) | Related instruments | * Bowed and plucked string instruments | The guitar is a popular musical instrument classified as a string instrument with anywhere from 4 to 18 strings, usually having 6. The sound is projected either acoustically or through electrical amplification (for an acoustic guitar or an electric guitar, respectively). It is typically played by strumming or plucking the strings with the right hand while fretting (or pressing against the fret) the strings with the left hand. The guitar is a type of chordophone, traditionally constructed from wood and strung with either gut, nylon or steel strings and distinguished from other chordophones by its construction and tuning. The modern guitar was preceded by the gittern, thevihuela, the four-course Renaissance guitar, and the five-course baroque guitar, all of which contributed to the development of the modern six-string instrument. There are three main types of modern acoustic guitar: the classical guitar (nylon-string guitar), the steel-string acoustic guitar, and the archtop guitar. The tone of an acoustic guitar is produced by the strings'...
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...[pic] Company Analysis COMPANY BACKGROUND In today’s market economy, American Apparel places a premium on differentiating itself from the competition by creating a unique brand image based on a hip, comfortable line of clothing, and a “Made in the USA” slogan. Founded in California, American Apparel is a company that wants its customers to be comfortable in its merchandise, as well as in their own skin above all else. American Apparel offers clothing and accessories for men, women, children, and even pets. The vertically-integrated company prides itself on providing value to its customers, making them loyal shoppers of their brand. With over 150 retail store locations nationwide and over a dozen more in countries across the globe, American Apparel has earned its reputation by offering fashionable products of high quality at affordable prices. SEGMENTATION The fashion apparel retail market can be segmented using the following factors: geographic, demographic, and psychographic. Before entering the market, American Apparel studied these factors to create segments. In terms of geographic factors, American Apparel could have alternatively chosen to target include those living in rural small towns, far away from a major metropolis, or in the middle of a farming community. While American Apparel operates over 150 stores in the United States alone, there are less than 24 retail outlets located in the Midwest[1]. As far as demographic factors are...
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