African American literature includes spirituals ‚ gospels ‚ work songs ‚ the Blues ‚ jazz ‚ and basically just songs or stories in general that ties back to African American culture . All vernacular genres have different stories to tell as well ‚ however ‚ they all precipitate a vision or message that is being sung or told . The two genres that I would like to bring up are jazz and hip hop . Many people think that jazz and hip hop are almost identical to each other ‚ which is why it would be hard to
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Rights Movement before it existed. Jazz music brought together Black and white musicians alike‚ as well as‚ promoters‚ and performers. Many of these jazz musicians advanced the civil rights movement by their compositions and influences to decimate racial barriers and inequalities. Louis Armstrong recorded‚ “What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue" in 1929‚ and Benny Goodman bought arrangements from Fletcher Henderson and integrated black musicians into an all-white jazz band when it was illegal in many
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Effect. One program in Florida even “mandated children receiving state aid to have at least 30 minutes of music instruction daily” (Jensen 38). This program was just the beginning of the movement to shape young minds with music. Classical music and jazz aid learning‚ suggesting that music can enhance the academic potential of a student. Classical music improves a student’s relaxation and focus. Studying with music can relax both a student’s muscles and mind. Furthermore‚ listening to classical music
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The pieces of music from Unit 1 ranged from styles of R&B to symphonic and all of various recordings whether live or in studio. A couple of the pieces had purposes other than being strictly for performance like a tutorial or added content for a cartoon show. Each piece had their own set of musical elements to differentiate them‚ but at the same time‚ they shared some as well. The first song‚ Marvin Gaye’s “Heard It Through The Grapevine”‚ was performed live‚ and there was little excess feedback from
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Jazz dancing involves movements that are specially choreographed to West-African music compositions. The movements are termed as jazz‚ which is basically an umbrella term‚ and set to ’blues’ notes‚ polyrhythms‚ improvisations‚ the ’swung’ note‚ and syncopation. The Jazz form of dancing actually relates to several dance styles that are related‚ such as ballet‚ tap‚ and the African-American rhythms-and-dance styles. This dance form originated in the late 1800s. The trend took time to catch on‚ but
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piece is Jazz and another example of Jazz is Louis Armstrong (trumpet/cornet/voice) Terrible Blues with his band the Red Onion Jazz Babies. Background Miles Davis was born in Illinois in May 1926. He knew from a very young early age that he wanted to be a musician. He started learning the trumpet at a young age‚ looking up to his heroes Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Charlie Parker‚ eventually took Davis on as his ‘sideman’‚ mentoring him and introducing him to the other big names in jazz music
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with beautiful jazz music. He choreographed a few Russian ballets with limited success‚ but in 1933 he came to America and his career took off. Balanchine was fascinated with the American culture. He loved how so many people‚ all of different races‚ could come together and live happily. Balanchine also fell in love with African-American culture‚ specifically their jazz and dance moves. Balanchine knew that he wanted to incorporate African-American dancers‚ jazz music‚ and a jazz choreography into
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off with something slow and calm. This usually jazz music with its soft and mellow tones. Then later in the day‚ I prefer to listen to rap music. It really helps me get excited. This helps me when I am in the gym‚ especially the sound of the loud bass and tones. I tend to calm down after a long day of activities. I sooth my mood with slow‚ mellow‚ and calm music. This really helps my body and mind relax after a long day of work. In conclusion‚ Jazz‚ Rap‚ and R&B are very powerful different types
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Bill Crow has compiled a great collection of stories. This book looks into the personalities and humor of the Jazz world. Being a jazz player himself‚ Crow is obviously familiar with the life of a Jazz musician‚ and he has written down some hilarious tales that Jazz players have passed on to one another. This book shows how the jazz world as it really is. The entire book is filled‚ page by page‚ with hilarious stories of pranks‚ goofs‚ getting hired‚ getting fired‚ stuff that happened while on the
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Duke Ellington: The Music‚ Politics‚ and his Story Duke Ellington was a musical and political genius; he was “America’s only original musical mind.” He was not only a performer‚ but a composer. He learned the craft of composing by observing others instead of disciplined study. One important factor of Ellington’s music was its relation to black heritage and African American history. His symphony “Black‚ Brown‚ and Beige” displayed the African American struggle in America. Not only did Ellington
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