Jazz and Classical Music Upon entering a modern record store‚ one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists‚ but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the most accomplished musicians of our time have devoted themselves to a life-long
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Blues and Jazz are different in several major ways. I. Blues and Jazz are different in terms of feeling. A. By performing or listening to the Blues‚ one is able to overcome sadness. 1. Blues is based on the music of African-American playing to express longing for better life and lost loves‚ jobs‚ and money. 2. Because African-American‚ in the past‚ did not know about music theory‚ they played out of major scale notes‚ and therefore‚ makes the feeling of sadness. B. Jazz sparks
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The Jazz Age was a defining point in the history of America. This point in time defined the clear division between the older and younger generations of America. The Jazz Age was more than just a time period but a cultural movement. Although African-Americans receive credit for the introduction of this music into America‚ it had quickly expanded to the white middle class and further erupted from there. The introduction of this new style of music resulted in the younger generation of America at the
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ballet for about three years‚ when I started to fall behind because everyone else was taking jazz and contemporary. So when I was going to be turning nine I started jazz and contemporary. They were all so different‚ but they all were quite similar (except for tap‚ that was pretty different). When I was asked which was my favorite I could not decide because I liked them all for different reasons. I liked jazz because I now
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Dance is an expression of the soul. Jazz dance is by far the only style of dance that has its own spiritual‚ physical and emotional evolution. Jazz dance is a lifestyle; blended cultures and personal impressions; the connection with the music‚ harmonious balance between all its’ elements‚ and the manifestation of freedom through the rhythm combining jazz and dance. New Orleans is thought to be the birth of Jazz dance. The origin goes back to the days of slavery. Ripped from the motherland‚ detached
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AP Government & Politics 28 August 2012 Mrs. Armstrong Movie Review: Swing Vote Swing Vote is a remarkable movie about a slacker named Bud‚ with one good in his life- his politically savvy daughter Molly. On Election Day‚ Bud is supposed to meet her at the polling place‚ but when he doesn’t show‚ she sneaks a ballot and is about to vote when the power goes off. Then it turns out that New Mexico’s votes tied up the presidential election‚ with one vote missing- Bud’s. This led to both presidential
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Jazz pedagogy is not a required field of study for music education majors in the state of California and many other states. Many new music teachers‚ employed as band directors in secondary schools‚ often find themselves directing a jazz ensemble with little or no personal experience in playing or improvising jazz. Jazz is one of the most important musics taught in public middle and high schools (Kelly‚ 2013). There are several studies (Mantie‚ 2009‚ Milkowski‚ 2001‚ Wetzel‚ 2007)‚ which show that
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Even though jazz music was developed from mixed cultures at the beginning of the 20th century‚ and rock music came about in the 1950’s and was a combination of blues‚ country‚ and jazz‚ they both have similarities and differences. Some of these similarities and differences can be found in the way each of these two music genres use improvisation‚ the atmosphere they create‚ and their sound. For example‚ it is true that jazz is known for its improvisation‚ but rock can also improvise; Jimmy Page‚ from
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History of Jazz Midterm 1.) Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was an American jazz composer‚ pianist‚ and bandleader who has been one of the most influential musicians in jazz. The Duke has released countless albums and songs‚ but not many know of his triumph as a musical theatre composer. Duke Ellington’s 1941 Jump For Joy was the first theatre show to openly discard the African- American stereotypes which prevailed in the arts at the time. In fact Jump for Joy openly discussed these stereotypes
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“Jazz funerals were intended to both help the deceased find their way to heaven and to celebrate the final release from the bounds of earthly life‚ which had‚ in the past‚ included the release from slavery.” New Orleans jazz funeral was influenced by African ceremonies‚ which came from captive slaves overseas. Jazz bands was not accepted by Catholic churches‚ and restricted largely to the black Protestants. Towards the middle of the 20th century‚ jazz funerals will become most
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