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    When it comes to music‚ any music lover would love to talk about their favorite genre type. The Rock and roll genre has been around since the early 1940s and it has evolved decade after decade. Rock and Roll is composed of other genres such as jazz‚ gospel‚ classical music‚ country‚ and blues. Instruments that have been used in this genre include bass and electric guitars‚ keyboards and drums. Throughout history Rock and roll has influenced and impacted the lives and lifestyles of many individuals

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    that the cultural groups she is a part of make her who she is as a person. Being American‚ a Marylander‚ and a college student are just a few of the cultural groups Rachel belongs to. One way in which her cultural groups affect her tastes is through music. Rachel’s age group‚ religious affiliation‚ family‚ school‚ and hobbies are all cultural groups that have influenced her taste in musical styles. Rachel’s family is a very important aspect of her life that she cherishes deeply. She grew up in a family

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    style and genre of music to one type is nearly impossible. This singer-songwriter has a multitude mixes different influences in a manageable way in order to make a style of music his very own. His style is a mixture of acoustic-folk‚ blues‚ reggae‚ pop‚ and sometimes even a hip hop type of sound. In the year 2000 Jack Johnson’s sound became popular and widely listened to with his emergence into the music world. He expands off of the basis of a wide range of genres‚ utilizing

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    Hip Hop vs. Rock

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    Music is the Key to Creativity. Music fuels the mind and thus fuels our creativity. A Creative mind has the ability to make discoveries and create innovations.”(http://www.pianoacrossamerica.com) Music has been around for thousands of years. Today there are many different music genres. Rock and hip hop are two of the most popular music genres. These two music genres are both alike‚ but also have differences. Rock and hip hop have many similarities. One of the main similarities is the types of

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    Hardcore

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    In our world‚ there are many kinds of music‚ all of which are beautiful and each one has its ups and downs. Personally‚ the genre that sticks out the most and has the biggest impact on me is hardcore music. The genre has amazing roots‚ some of the most uplifting lyrics‚ and most of the people in the HxC scene are genuinely amazing‚ kind hearted people. Hardcore music started in the late 70s early 80s‚ as a movement of brotherhood. Hardcore was also a symbol of abstinence from drugs and alcohol.

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    Jazz Improvisation

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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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    English if she was speaking with a white American. According to Anzaldua there were about seven different dialects of Spanish that she knew how to speak (530-532). She also wrote about her culture‚ and how they enjoyed different types of movies and music than what would be considered “popular” for the white community (534-535). Once Anzaldua went to college‚ she was given a speech class were the point of the class was to get rid of her accent (Anzaldua 528). This is when she realized that her language

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    The end of jazz? How and why has jazz declined in popularity in the 21st century? Introduction Jazz is a genre that was born in America during around the early 20th century. It is a combination of music of white European settlers and African music. My project will be based on whether the musical genre‚ jazz‚ is losing popularity and if so‚ exploring the reasons for why this is happening. Referring to my question some people say jazz is “dying”‚ the most common use of the word ‘death’ is the state

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    The social and political context of the 1950’s is crucial to any understanding of the birth of rock n roll. "Rock was formed out of the social‚ economic and political context of post-war America". The social context was on the bases of the post war baby boom‚ which counted for the birth of 77 million babies between the years 1946-1964. By the year 1964 forty percent of America’s population was under twenty years of age. For the first time both middle and working class youths were acquiring an

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    There are multiple different genres of music that each have a certain sound or represent a certain time period in history. The two genres that I have selected are Opera and Big-band Jazz. These are two very diverse genres that have different musical elements‚ such as melody‚ rhythm‚ etc. The Opera piece is Purcell: Dido and Aeneas‚ Act III‚ Opening and Lament by Henry Purcell and the Big-band Jazz piece is Strayhorn: Take the A Train‚ by Duke Ellington Orchestra. Opera was very popular during the

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