The jazz band I observed played a series of six different songs. Although all the songs were categorized as jazz, each song had its own special style and sound to it. The band consisted of three different players. Paul Meyers, the guitarist and composer, Andy Eulau, the bassist, and Dave Rataczak, on drums. The songs performed were entitled “Love for Sale” by Cole Porter, “Once I Loved” by Antonio Carlos Jobim, “Stars” by Paul Meyers, “Blues for Mel” also by Paul Meyers, “Last Night When We Were
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Jazz music concert Jazz music is a genre or of music that originated from southern united states in the late 90s. It takes most of its roots from the south-eastern genre of American music folk song and some forms of African musical elements. Moreover, jazz has inculcated some elements of America popular secular song. Jazz music often consists of dance and ballads tunes with occasional simpler forms of harmonies orchestrated and accompanied with some string instruments and saxophone (Frith, 12)
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Music has always been a big part of my life starting from being an active member of many Chorale groups throughout the years, to learning piano and studying Music Theory. However, it was during my junior year of High School that I gained interest in more than just the subject of Music. I realized that I wanted to be apart of the people who are "behind the scenes", the people that that contribute to bringing certain aspects of entertainment to life through the Business. So its safe to say that I have
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sopranos (high females), altos (low females), tenors (high males), and basses (low males). The totality of musical sounds serves as a kind of quarry from which musicians of every age and every society carve the exact building blocks they want for their music. We hear this totality in the sliding scale of a siren, starting low and going higher and higher. But musicians never (or virtually never) use the full range of pitches. Instead they select a limited number of fixed pitches from the sound continuum
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How Technology Changes Jazz Music Throughout history, jazz has been a crucial block in the establishment of music. Generations of artists found inspiration in each other’s work, and a variety of collection was thus created. Despite the varying styles in different artists’ work, the core of the music always belonged to the jazz genre. The genre of Jazz has evolved throughout the ages and a lot of that change wouldn’t be possible without the development and integration of new technology. Technological
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on this so yeah. Music doesn't have a meaning anymore. Music is just a thing that you can listen too when you're having sex and just think about sex. Kids in this generation? No, more like "adults" this generation. I swear to god, I feel bad for kids. All they hear is sex, sex, and oh look, more sex! I could care less on what women wear. That's their buisness, but what people get upset about is that there is just a fine line between "g know I will get hate on this so yeah. Music doesn't have a meaning
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Final Music Essay Bradley Conway Tuesday - (6:30-9:15PM) As the weeks dwindled down, and the semester was all but over, I can tell you that there will be certain things that I can take with me once I move on to my next semester from out music cultures class. Unfortunately, it was only every Tuesday, so it wasn't like any other normal class where we would come three days a week. I guess that's a night class for you though! Our music class was fun, interesting, and off the charts sometime's
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Pop culture 1) In the story, we hear about the music world how it has changed a developed itself and how we humans lives with the music. How the pop culture has become a kind of fashion and sexual presentation to the people. How the youth’s music is so different from what our parents was listening to when they were young. How the British music industry has developed itself over the last forty years. This is not an education you need to be in the music world, it is talent something you can be born
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1. How has Islam shaped conceptions of music for the peoples of the Middle East? In the Middle East, Islam is not just a religion; it is a way of life. Islam’s influence spread in the Middle East music conceptions. For example, the Arabic scale is strongly melodic, based around various maqamat or modes. Also, Mann explains that “under the wide rule of Islam, vulgar lyrics and suggestive dancing by women became illegal. Much post-Islamic music is used in ceremonial dance and recreation. (Mann)” In
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The meeting was started directly at 7:00pm. The pledge was sung. The members did a roll call to see if all were in attendance. Two were not; they arrived 15-20 minutes late. They went over old business from the minutes of secretary, Sherri Parks. The meeting was being ran by Robert’s Rules of Order. New business is started with the Road Commissioner, Raymond Van Guilder talking about a village pipe that is plugged that will flood several homes if not fixed. The board does not like this because they
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