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    instrument at this time‚ but continued to listen to bands at clubs like the Funky Butt Hall. Joe "King" Oliver was his favorite and the older man acted as a father to Louis‚ even giving him his first real cornet‚ and instructing him on the instrument. By 1917 he played in an Oliver inspired group at dive bars in New Orleans’ Storyville section. In 1919 he left New Orleans for the first time to join Fate Marable’s band in St. Louis. Marable led a band that played on the Strekfus Mississippi river boat lines

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    Heavy Metal in the 1980's

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    image‚ and theatrics took a step forward. Heavy metal had a huge impact in the 1980’s and there were many successful bands. Van Halen took heavy metal to new heights. After more than two decades of playing sold-out concert halls‚ selling millions of albums and enduring various lineup changes and solo projects‚ Van Halen is recognized as one of the most resilient and successful rock bands to emerge from the 1970s and continue into the 1980’s. Eddie and Alex Van Halen were raised in Pasadena‚ the children

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    Jazz Concert Report

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    Concert: UF Jazz Band Concert Date of Concert: April 12‚ 2013 Venue: University Auditorium The UF Jazz Band Concert was an energetic‚ exciting and very entertaining. The University Auditorium provided a great atmosphere and vibe for the concert. From the start of the concert‚ it was very obvious how passionate all of the musicians and the director were about their performances. The band consists of five saxophone players‚ four trumpet players‚ five trombone players‚ and a rhythm section with

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    written by a Brazilian - American heavy metal band named Angra. The song “Inner Vision” is written by an Armenian - American heavy metal band name System of a Down. In this musical investigation‚ I will compare and contrast these songs‚ as well as the bands themselves. I will compare and contrast the song’s musical elements‚ as well as the storyline and the way the songs are set up. System of a Down‚ also known as SOAD‚ is an Armenian-American rock band from Glendale‚ California. The group formed

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    When Joseph joined the band on the first day of school‚ he was excited to learn to play the trumpet. During the summer‚ his father had shown him some videos of a jazz trumpeter playing a complicated solo with her band and Joseph decided he wanted to be just like her someday. Learning the trumpet took a substantial amount of time‚ so Joseph practiced every day after school for at least an hour. Joseph’s rapid progress and enthusiastic dedication impressed his band teacher‚ Ms. Watson. One day in

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    and the most recognized parents are our band parents. They all come out to watch the game and cheer on the boys‚ but the real show they come to watch is the marching band. We play three great songs and put so many movements into out routine. We work hours on end during the summer to get our show ready to perform at the first game and every other game after that. The band parents help out a lot when it comes to the football games and getting all of the band kids fed and pumped up ready to go when

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    Jazz Concert Reflection

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    place. The musicians included Sam Hart who played the saxophone‚ Aidan Lombard who played the trumpet‚ Quinn Sengupta who was on the piano‚ Bob Bruya who played the bass and finally Marcelo Perez who was proficient at the drums. They played 4 records‚ the first of which was ‘Played Twice’ by Thelonious Monk‚ from our classes I was aware that Thelonious monk was a piano player who was really influential in creating the Be Bop era of jazz‚ he was a band leader at Minton’s playhouse in Harlem‚ so

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    Concert Critique

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    Description: In the beginning of the concert before the band started to play‚ two musicians appeared on stage. They started to tune and warm up their instruments; a woman playing an oboe and a man playing a saxophone. When the concert was about to start the rest of the band came on stage and everyone took their places. The members of the Navy Band were dressed with their white uniforms. Some members wore the officer dress uniform which consisted of white clothes and turtle neck with a white cover

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    Pops Concert Review Essay

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    m. in the auditorium‚ and the concert band performed four pieces. The first song played was Pippin. At the beginning of the song not everyone was playing the same dynamic‚ but when it got to the first transition everyone was balanced. After there was a new melody‚ there were occasional parts when one section stood out more. Those sections eventually fixed their dynamic. The next dynamic that could have been fixed was‚ the trumpets could have played a little bit quieter whenever they made

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    Biography: Louis Armstrong

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    age fourteen‚ Louis Armstrong worked selling papers‚ unloading boats‚ and selling coal from a cart. As Louis was working and hanging in the streets he heard a lot of jazz being played at local dancehalls‚ parties‚ bars‚ and balls. Even though Louis didn’t own any instruments he still frequented many clubs to listen to the bands play. He mostly went to the Funky Butt Hall and listened to Joe “King” Oliver. Joe "King" Oliver was his favorite and the older man acted as a father to Louis‚ even giving him

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