American Music and Culture: Jazz Dance Jazz dance‚ is defined as any dance to jazz accompaniments‚ composed of a profusion of forms. Jazz dance paralleled the birth and spread of jazz itself from roots in black American society and was popularized in ballrooms by the big bands of the swing era (1930s and ’40s). It radically altered the style of American and European stage and social dance in the 20th century. The term is sometimes used more narrowly to describe popular stage dance (except tap
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Introduction Alvin Ailey was a choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958. It was a hugely popular‚ multi-racial modern dance ensemble that popularized modern dance around the world thanks to extensive world tours. His most famous dance is Revelations‚ a celebratory study of religious spirit. Ailey received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1988. Ailey’s philosophy to art is clear in his work - he desired his performers to follow his meticulous choreography‚ but have
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“Young generation is irresponsible or not?” If I am a person of 15 to 25 years than I will surely say that young generation is not irresponsible in any field while if I am a person of 40 years then I will clearly say that young people are the most lazy and irresponsible people in the world knowing the fact that I was also a part of youth some years ago I will enlighten both aspects one by one As we all know that technology is making its enrichment day by day. Now every work is being done by machines
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POPULAR MUSIC UNDER SIEGE Beginning in the 1980s‚ religious fundamentalists and some parents’ groups have waged a persistent campaign to limit the variety of cultural messages available to American youth by attacking the content of some of the music industry’s creative products. These attacks have taken numerous forms‚ including a call by the Parents’ Music Resource Center (PMRC) for the labeling of recordings whose themes or imagery relate to sexuality‚ violence‚ drug or alcohol use‚ suicide
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hesis Popular music was recorded and marketed as a Counterculture which opposed the normal‚ functional‚ and unexciting Culture that was dominant in society; by being outside of that which was in power‚ Counterculturalists argued‚ they were able to see what was "real" and to implement a "progressive" worldview in which moral correctness brought us gradually closer to a utopian state. This marketing mirrored the process of adolescents‚ the main audience for popular music‚ who first reject the
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basically made of rude-boys (Jamaican people interested in ska music) and white mods. Another group was later made to change the whole movement to the total opposite‚ using Hitler as an idol. Nazis wanted to take over the world and maybe they didn’t get exactly what they wanted‚ but to convince kids 70 years later when we’re in a world of equality and peace‚ is a pretty powerful achievement. It was 1977 when punk was established. Punk music was a way to be unique and diverse. Diversity in this took a
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inadequate compared to men. The music firm is a primarily male-dominated field‚ which is not a problem. The problem arises when women are discouraged to reach higher and thus a “glass ceiling” is put in place. Feminism and other movements are working towards smashing the glass ceiling. Farrugia and Swiss‚ authors of “Producing Producers: Women and Electronic/Dance Music‚” said‚ “researchers who have examined the gendered divisions within the dance music industry thus far have noted that most DJs
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MUS 1014-UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY AND POPULAR MUSIC MUSICS FINAL ESSAY: MUSIC IDOLISM & ITS EFFECTS ON THE WORLD TODAY By Edwin Choy Music Idolism is affecting the world today as many people are following the trend set by artists and it changes the younger generation’s opinion on music and how it should be played. What is Music Idolism? As simple as the words say‚ Music Idolism means putting a personal favorite artist’s work as a focal point in everything. It is also a rejection
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EDM (Electronic Dance Music) Electronic Dance Music is a new type of music‚ known by its beat and bass drops. This music is played and produced by djs. In the twenty one century EDM has became one of the famous type of music. Electronic Dance Music it’s also known by their festival that takes place all over world. The beginning of the electronics music started in 1969 with a song called Popcorn‚ it is considered the very first ’dance track’. It was util 1980s‚ when disco DJs had a breakthrough
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the largest single tribe in the south. The name Cherokee was given to them by other Indian tribes and meant “people who speak another language.” In the 16th century‚ there were about 25‚000 Cherokee. From 1684 to 1835 white settlers moved through their lands. The Eastern Band of Cherokee is descended from those who fled to the mountains to avoid relocation during the “trail of tears.” Native American Music The music of the Native Americans is diverse. Each tribe has its own musical approach
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