History of Rock ‘n Jazz: Jazz Review Kind of Blue – Miles Davis Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue exemplifies my favorite merits of cool jazz. The bestselling jazz album is bursting with innovative music that is largely independent from the routine melody and rhythm that often accompanied jazz music before the records conception; its recordings perpetuate a sound that is both tranquil and engaging. The artists responsible for creating this widely recognized album are Miles Davis on trumpet‚ Jon Coltrane
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Louis Armstrong‚ an influential figure in the Jazz world‚ once said‚ “If you have to ask what jazz is‚ you’ll never know.” Over time‚ jazz has kept its essential elements and original style‚ even as new styles have developed. Jazz‚ in its most basic form‚ is defined as “music that includes qualities such as swing‚ improvising‚ group interaction‚ developing an ’individual voice’‚ and being open to different musical possibilities‚” by Travis Jackson‚ a Professor of American Music. Improvisation‚ being
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What is jazz music? A single definition cannot be found. Many people try to define jazz music only to regress to trying to define what it does. Even this approach is difficult. People are only able to find things to agree on‚ such as agreeing that jazz is music. Jazz has been so many things throughout it long and illustrious history that it ’s even hard to point out its origins‚ which stem from many places‚ many styles of music‚ and many people. However‚ there is an ongoing debate as to its precise
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Adolescent egocentrism is the heightened self-consciousness of adolescents. Its two components are imaginary audience and personal fable. The imaginary audience is adolescents’ belief that others are as interested in them as they are into themselves‚ as well as attention getting behavior‚ or attempts to be noticed. For example‚ when I was in middle school‚ I had English class with my best friend‚ and she used to "act out" to get attention or laughter from the other students. She would not listen
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Jazz has been called‚ among other things‚ America’s "only original form‚" showing it’s clear cultural roots in America. In addition‚ jazz historians have touted jazz’s pedigree as "American’s Classical Music." An appreciation and analysis of jazz history forces one to question both the "American" and "Classical" descriptors that past historians have used to label jazz music. Using primarily sources such as "From Somewhere in France" by Charles Delaunay and "An Interview with Wynton Marsalis" by Lolis
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Grading Summary These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions‚ and comments from your instructor‚ are in the "Details" section below. Date Taken: Time Spent: Points Received: 130 / 140 Question Type: # Of Questions: # Correct: Multiple Choice 16 16 Short 3 N/A Grade Details - All Questions Page: 1 2 3 1. Question : (TCO A) Which answer includes the three major categories of nonprofit organizations? Student Answer:
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Top of Form Maximum number of choices allowed is {0}. 1. India’s economic boom is most likely a result of all of the following EXCEPT ________. A) increasing deregulation B) foreign investment C) educated workers D) government leadership 2. The European Union currently consists of how many nations? A) 46 B) 34 C) 12 D) 27 3. In 2008‚ India joined a free-trade agreement known as ________. A) NAFTA B) SAARC C) MERCOSUR D) ASEAN 4. John Mathis’
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Question 1 3.33 out of 3.33 points Characteristics of a successful supervisor are Answer Selected Answer: having a positive attitude. Correct Answer: having a positive attitude. Question 2 0 out of 3.33 points Higher-level managers‚ middle and top‚ usually spend most of their time on these two management functions: Answer Selected Answer: leading and organizing. Correct Answer: planning and organizing. Question 3
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1. In this essay‚ please fully explain—in your own words and fully cited-- what Mills means by “the sociological imagination” and then discuss how it might be used in escaping from the inequality trap. Please use a standard 5 paragraph essay format. The first paragraph should be devoted to Mills and the following paragraphs should put Mills “in conversation” with Schwalbe. I expect to see both authors fully cited in the body of your text. The sociological imagination is being able to step outside
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Even in the common jazz lover community‚ Gypsy Jazz is considered a style rather than an individual genre. The fact that Gypsy Jazz is a style‚ means that there aren’t many specific musical pieces that are original to the style. Jazz musicians started by covering popular jazz standards of the day and‚ similarly‚ Gypsy Jazz musicians had the same material to work with. Gypsy Jazz is an extremely unique style however‚ it’s versatile enough to be able to translate modern‚ and standard‚ popular music
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