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    hook/curve potential and hitting power. Strokers use finesse and accuracy.Cranker Crankers try to create as much spin as possible by using a cupped wrist. Bowlers that use the cranking method often cup their wrist‚ but open the wrist at the top of the swing. Crankers often use late timing‚ meaning the foot reaches the foul line before the ball

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    Jazz: Then and Now

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    Jazz Dance: Then and Now Jazz has been around for centuries‚ starting in the 1600s with the rhythms and movements brought to America by African Slaves. Being forced into America‚ Africans from many cultures were cut off from their families‚ languages and tribal traditions. African cultures intermingled creating a new culture with both African and European elements. African dance has rhythms and movements such as vocal soundings‚ hand clapping‚ and foot stomping and tapping. All of these were woven

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    Bebop After The Swing Era

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    Victor Estrada ID: 1261250 Listening To Jazz Class Essay Following the swing era‚ which had come into existence in the 1930’s after the Great Depression‚ a new and more innovative jazz style merged in the 1940’s known as Bebop. Bop was not as popular as swing because unlike swing‚ Bop was not a dancing jazz style. Bop however did bring a new musical dimension different from swing. The Bop jazz style focused on advanced improvisations‚ emphasis on solos‚ and just musical virtuosity in general

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    The History of Jazz

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    The History Of Jazz The first jazz was played in the early 20th century. The work chants and folk music of black Americans are among the sources of jazz‚ which reflects the rhythms and expressions of West African song. Ragtime‚ an Afro-American music that first appeared in the 1890s‚ was composed for the piano‚ and each rag is a composition with several themes. The leading ragtime composer was Scott Joplin. The first improvising jazz musician was the cornetist Buddy Bolden‚ leader of a band in

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    History of Jazz

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    explore the history and development of Jazz as a popular musical style. It will identify ways in which this knowledge can inform brand management thinking. It will examine the essential links between the past and present and appreciate its value as a brand management tool. It will reflect upon the role and importance of history in connection to Jazz music and describe how this knowledge can be as a brand management tool. It will explore where the genre of jazz began‚ how it developed‚ what influences

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    Origin Of Jazz

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    The music of Jazz is said to have been conceived in New Orleans and moved up the Mississippi River to Memphis‚ St. Louis and finally Chicago. Of course that seems to be the history of what we now refer to as jazz‚ however‚ the influences of what led to those early New Orleans sounds goes back to tribal African drum beats and European musical structures. To Me Jazz is the form of expressing yourself in many different styles and various ways. Jazz is said to be the fundamental rhythms of human life

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    a Golf Swing The game of golf is not just a game to me‚ but instead a way of life. It has merely formed who I am today‚ as it has taught me many important traits‚ including perseverance and self-discipline. The golf swing‚ when done correctly‚ is a beautiful sight. Practice makes perfect is a great way to look at golf and all of its precise manners. The golf world has always said that the perfect golf swing in unattainable‚ so I can I cannot provide information on the perfect golf swing‚ although

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    Jazz Essay

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    The Jazz Anecdotes by Bill Crow covers in detail about the History‚ definition‚ figures and in general in depth understanding of Jazz music. It’s Impossible to describe and name all the figures in a two page short essay‚ but I’ll do my best to fit as much as possible. According to the book: at first‚ the idea of pep and having a good time which was a Victorian morality against rebellion mentality shaped the idea of jazz. It became a rich and formal tradition of American music. Ragtime which was

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    The Definition of Jazz

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    What is the definition of Jazz? Jazz music is a genre that is very hard to define‚ because it encompasses so much over the course of a very long time. It has been around for a century – over 100 years now! – and has permeated different facets of our nation throughout different fulcrums in time as well as other crucial moments within our history. All in all‚ jazz should undoubtedly be considered an art form for a variety of reasons‚ stemming from its interpretive and improvisational nature‚ all

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    The varieties of jazz dance reflect the diversity of American culture. Jazz dance mirrors the social history of the American people‚ reflecting ethnic influences‚ historic events‚ and cultural changes. Jazz dance has been greatly influenced by social dance and popular music. But‚ like so much that is “from America”‚ the history of jazz dance begins somewhere else. The origins of jazz music and dance are found in the rhythms and movements brought to America by African slaves. The style of African

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