Benny Goodman really drew my attention after watching the film about him in Jazz class a few weeks ago. I was very surprised to see that his instrument of choice was the clarinet. I didn’t think the clarinet t was that influential in the musical world until I learned more about Benny. From the film I learned about how his father wanted his children to pick up music because he wanted them to make a career out of something they loved. Benny’s father was a tailor and according to the film he wasn’t
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1. Describe the ways in which swing music and popular culture were interrelated during the time known as the swing era. There were many ways in which swing music and popular culture were interrelated during the time known as the swing era. Jazz became the cornerstone of popular culture during the period known as the swing era. The swing era influenced clothing styles‚ retail marketing‚ fashion‚ dance‚ and even language. Swing fans had their own clothing style and built a social phenomenon around
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joining Troy Floyd’s Band in Texas (1929). Left Troy Floyd in 1931‚ stints with Grant Moore’s Band‚ then worked with Benny Moten (Feb. 1933-1935)‚ but no recording sessions. He appears again in 1935 with Richard M. Jones‚ and became one of the all-time greats of tenorsax with Count Basie 1936-1939. Left Troy Floyd in 1931‚ stints with Grant Moore’s Band‚ then worked with Benny Moten (February 1933-35)‚ worked in Kansas City with Hot Lips Page’s Band‚ moved on to Chicago‚ played briefly in Dave
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relationships‚ friendships and heartbreak being present made it incredibly easy for audience members to relate to something being portrayed on the stage. Another characteristic of this musical that kept me on the edge of my seat was the wonderful music both Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus created. With hit ABBA pop songs including “Dancing Queen‚” the audience could not help but be 100 percent involved and hooked on each and every song sang. Swaying to the beat and clapping was only a couple of things I could
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Notes on Board Oct. 2‚ 2013 Exam one was returned for student’s review. Listening assignment for this week was distributed and uploaded to mix. Ensemble- usually a small group of performers Polyphonic- The simultaneous sounding of two or more melodies of equal importance. Group Work: Sidney Bechet First notable jazz saxophone player‚ soprano sax Played clarinet‚ too. Composer Professional by age of 6. Louis Armstrong 1901-1971 [Greatest trumpet player] The most influential jazz
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Billie was born to the name‚ Eleanora Fagan on April 7‚ 1915. She was born in Philadelphia but grew up in the Fell’s Point section of Baltimore. Her mother‚ was just 13 at the time of her birth; her father‚ was 15. Holidays’ teenage parents‚ Sadie Harris (aka Fagan) and probable father‚ Clarence Holiday‚ never married‚ and they did not live together for a long time. Clarence‚ a banjo and guitar player worked with Fletcher Henderson’s band in the early 30s. He remains a shady figure who left his family
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Dear Ethyl‚ I was reading this article the other day called "Finding Your Own Voice"(1) . I think it was by some lady named Anne Lamott. I found it truly offensive! She talks about her students and how they will pattern themselves around successful writers they enjoy reading. Then she says she hopes her students will learn to open new doors in search of their true self. The nerve of this lady! She goes on and on about searching those dark‚ deep‚ smelly chasms hidden deep within ourselves and how
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THE TERMINAL International Transit Land in New York was the best airport in that time. The airport was very crowded and busy. All of the officers worked very carefully to check every passanger’s luggage. One day‚ a person came from Krakhozia‚ a country which in the middle of a war. His name was Victor Navorski. According to the rules‚ he neither could went to New York nor back home. He met the head of the airport‚ Frank Dixon‚ to solve his case‚ but the regulation kept him to stay in the airport
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Big Band Jazz Across the world there are thousands of languages that we as people use to communicate with one another. Many of these languages have been developed out of others‚ therefore sharing similar dialects‚ accents‚ and in some cases even some words are very similar. Yet of all the languages that are spoken across the world‚ there is only one that is fluently spoken and understood on every continent‚ and that is the language of Music. Yet because this language is spoken in so many different
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15 years of swing Swing is the natural evolution of jazz music‚ retaining much of the style and characteristics associated with it‚ while being different enough both musically and socially to separate itself. Swing is generally accepted to have been conceived in 1924‚ when the name synonymous with swing Louise Armstrong joined Fletcher Henderson’s band. However 1929 is the year swing really picked up in popularity. From this point swing grew through some wonderful technological and social advancement
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