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 ideas from other musicians Swing Rhythm Beat |1 |2 |3 |4 | |Straight | I |I |I |I | |Swing | I | I | I | I | | The Jazz Soloist -The improvised solo the highest
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The Power of Music -Charles‚ Chloe & Lee “Somewhere over the rainbow‚ way up high‚” the melody echoes in my room. The song has a magical power that refreshes me. It is surprising that there is not definite proof of the power of music. The power of music has been studied for a long time‚ but since it is a rather abstract subject‚ this power is not easy to define. When human beings are born‚ they experience new sights‚ smells‚ and sounds. Like the sound of whirling wind‚ rain drops‚ footsteps
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other composers; indeed‚ even Scott Bradley used the technique in his scores for the Tom and Jerry cartoons. After the First World War‚ many composers started returning to the past for inspiration and wrote works that draw elements (form‚ harmony‚ melody‚ structure) from it.
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Frank Sinatra. It is a Latin-inspired sounding consonance which set the romantic mood at the beginning of this song. A piano and saxophone then alternated the melody of the song as though they were dancing like two lovers flying to the moon. As the passion of the song heated up‚ the texture changed within the song as the saxophone took the melody and the piano and other instruments within the ensemble were in accompaniment. The rhythm‚ which was continuously steady‚ seemed to get faster like a heartbeat
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us of the current events. Another example of information in oral language is music. Not only can music inform‚ it also entertains. On top of that‚ appeals to any age group and varies in genres anybody can enjoy. Music uses conventions of beat‚ melody‚ timbre‚ harmony‚ rhyme‚ rhythm and lyrics. Intertwined together‚ these conventions create music which informs of a message‚ whether it’s Muse singing about an uprising or Taylor Swift whining about another break up. Music draws people in‚ sticking
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and singing styles between them. After all‚ Wonder is known for his incredible R&B vocals while Beck is best known to be one of the more influential guitarists in the history of rock music. Wonder’s singing voice and style is very harmonic with the melody of the song. Wonder’s voice immediately jumps at you‚ and you start to assume that he has quite the vocal range. On the contrary‚ Beck’s voice and style is lower and laid back. It’s low enough that the listener can hear the beat and guitar taking
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------------------------------------------------- Performing the Characters: 3 interpretations of Verdi-Liszt’s Rigoletto Paraphrase ------------------------------------------------- Featuring Li Yundi‚ Maciej Pikulski and Leslie Howard Evan Asava Aree Table of Contents List of Figures: 3 List of Tracks: 4 Chapter 1: Introduction 5 1.1 Rigoletto: Opera by Verdi 5 1.2 Rigoletto: Piano Transcription by Liszt 6 Chapter 2: Characters in Rigoletto 8 2.1 The Duke 8 2.2 Maddalena 9 2.3 Gilda
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twentieth century music is melody. This new music moves away from the traditional melodic line that previous musical styles had developed. Modern composers have also rejected the traditional harmony structure by developing two new forms of harmony. The melody of twentieth century music is a constant or scattered line of notes with no direct tune or phrasing. This type of melody contains large intervals and very dissonant sounds. One reason for rejecting the traditional melody is the goals of the composer
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CUMBIA Cumbia is a traditional form of music and dance originated in Colombia ’s Caribbean coastal region; its roots come mainly from Africa‚ in fact the name of this traditional dance its comes from the African term cumbé which means revelry or party. However‚ Cumbia is a musical and cultural fusion of Native Colombians‚ slaves brought from Africa‚ and the Spanish. Today Cumbia is the national dance of Colombia which gradually has evolved around this music and came to be known as the Cumbia dance
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recorded the album "The Anthem of Idiom"‚ "It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)". From the definition of the Webster Dictionary‚ swing involves a departure from the written score by maintaining the underlying beat‚ but playing the melody between and around the beat in a fashion other than it is written (Pg. 2121). More commonly‚ swing refers to what we call "big band" jazz of the 1930’s- music performed by groups which generally featured several of each instrument and playing
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