History of American Jazz Appendix A: Understanding Jazz -Americas art form -European- African musical traditions -Hard to define Defining Jazz Improvisation- spontaneous and simultaneous composing and performing Rhythm- a unique interaction with time involving: -syncopation‚ -jazz swing rhythm Dissonance- extending common rules of music; “pushing the envelope” Jazz interpretation- a unique way of producing sound and phrasing melodies Interaction- listening to and reacting to musical
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How to Swing a Golf Club Step 1- Addressing the Ball Approach the ball calm and comfortably. Body over the ball‚ relax your arms and grip the club. Step 2- Beginning the Swing Start the club head back from the ball 3 feet. Your body should stay in an aligned position‚ wrists and arms firm‚ and a slight bend of your knees. Move the club to waist high‚ keeping your lead arm straight‚ your hips with a slight rotation away from the ball. Step 3- The Backswing Bring your club
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Swing kids The Swing Kids (German: Swingjugend) were a group of jazz and swing lovers in Germany in the 1930s‚ mainly in Hamburg (St. Pauli) and Berlin. They were composed of 14- to 18-year-old boys and girls in high school‚ most of them middle- or upper-class students‚ but some apprentice workers as well. They sought the British and American way of life‚ defining themselves in swing music and opposing the National-Socialist ideology‚ especially the Hitlerjugend. The name "SwingKids"
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Lm89Jazz Jazz is a genre of music that originated in African American communities during the late 19th and early 20th century. It emerged in many parts of the United States in the form of independent popular musical styles‚ and it is linked with African American and European American music. Jazz since its birth have changed and faced with improvisations starting from ragtime till the modern style of the jazz. The birth of Jazz in the multicultural society of America has led intellectuals from around
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Cultural Differences between Swing and Bebop By: Maria Kratz Misericordia University RUNNING HEAD: MUSIC AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES Swing and bebop are jazz music styles that are very similar and hard to tell apart. Both are styles of jazz that originated with African music and started in New Orleans. Swing was highly influenced by jazz musician‚ Louis Armstrong.Bebop was highly influenced by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. When I think of swing‚ I think of the big bands with
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themes include Jazz and blues‚ the Big Band era‚ country‚ rap‚ and various other genres of music. Each of these classes of music are drawn from and represent the particular culture and time of the background of the artist or the events that inspired it. Jazz first originated in the early 1900s. Jazz didn’t just miraculously emerge as the defining music of the time however. It was a product of various emotions and cultures that reflected the attitude of society that manifested into jazz. Jazz was an improvisation
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Jazz Concert Review #2 I attended a jazz concert on November 3rd at the Frontenac Grill. The band‚ Joe Bozzi and I‚ played all kinds of music for us while this place was filled with various groups of people eating‚ drinking and chatting. This band played their songs by using three guitars‚ drums‚ saxophone‚ trumpet‚ xylophone and the piano throughout the whole entire time. The first song called‚ “Through the Eyes of Love‚” was played from the movie called The Ice Castles. This song started off
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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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Jazz is a mix of music from marching bands as well as blues and Ragtime. Jazz is a type of music genre that has black American origin and is characterized by a regular or forceful rhythm‚ improvisation‚ and syncopation. Jazz’s most common instruments are brass and woodwind instruments and piano although the guitar and violin are occasionally used. Some different styles of Jazz are Dixieland‚ swing‚ bebop‚ and free jazz. The history of Jazz started in the South in the United States. The foundation
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The Jazz music of the Big Band Era was the peak of over thirty years of musical development. Jazz was so innovative and different that it could literally sweep the world‚ changing the musical styles of nearly every country. Big band Jazz that makes the feet tap and the heart race with excitement that it is recognized with nearly every type of music. The musical and cultural revolution that brought about Jazz was a direct result of African-Americans pursuing careers in the arts following the United
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