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    SAXOPHONE AND MUSICAL EDUCATION Table of contents Introduction 3 Adolphe Sax 4 Anatomy of the saxophone 5 Saxophone and Jazz 6 Saxophone in Other Music Genres 7 International Adolph Sax Contest 7 Contest for Young Saxophonists 8 The ‘Mise à Sax’ 8 Musical Education for Students from Elementary School to High School in Belgium 9 Musical Education in the United States 9 Point of View 10 Conclusion 12 Bibliography 13

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    Southern Folk Music

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    Southern Folk Music and Race Relations Abstract Introduction The growth of the American folk music reservoir is a process that counterparts the historical and cultural development of American society. In the formation of this reservoir‚ two major streams‚ British‚ African‚ and several smaller branches‚ e.g.‚ German‚ French‚ Cajun Mexican‚ etc.‚ flowed together over a two-century period (Malone‚ 1979:4). Alan Lomax‚ one of folk music ’s leading historians‚ has detected that the merging

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    Indian Music

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    India The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk‚ popular‚ pop‚ classical music andR&B. India’s classical music tradition‚ including Carnatic and Hindustani music‚ has a history spanning millennia and developed over several eras. It remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as sources of spiritual inspiration‚ cultural expression and pure entertainment. India is made up of several dozen ethnic groups‚ speaking their ownlanguages and dialects‚ having distinct cultural traditions

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    Ed‚Edd n Eddy and the American Dream Ed‚ Edd n Eddy is a television cartoon series on Cartoon Network that follows the lives of three young friends who have a variation of the name Ed‚ but completely different personalities. Ed is the ignorant dimwit‚ but the brawn and heavy lifter of the group. Edd‚ or also known as Double D‚ is obsessive and intelligent‚ and Eddy is a greedy‚ loud-mouthed control freak. Their only pursuits in life is getting their hands on a jawbreaker and fitting in with the

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    Analyzing Rock Bands

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    Running Head: Analyzing Rock Albums using Critical/Cultural Studies Analyzing Rock Albums using Critical/Cultural Studies Nick Gallagher Buck County Community College Professor Queeney May 9th‚ 2013 Abstract In this paper I will be looking at the following things Pink Floyd “Dark Side of the Moon” album and The Clash’s album “London Calling” I will be analyzing their meanings‚ tone‚ purpose and what they have to do as with and how they tie into critical/cultural

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    Music in the Caribbean The genre of Caribbean Music encompasses a diverse variety of musical styles and traditions from islands that are located in the Caribbean Sea and it represents something that is simple‚ exotic yet rich and wonderful. The styles range anywhere from traditional folk genres such as the Puerto Rican aguinaldo and Jamaican mento to more contemporary music such as salsa and reggae. They are each syntheses of African‚ European‚ Indian and Indigenious influences‚ largely created

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    evaluates how one might respond to Cornel West ’s "Afro-American critical thought." First‚ West ’s theory is outlined as it is presented by the theorist himself. Second‚ the significance of key features of his approach to theory with regard to formulating a response is evaluated. At the same time‚ we will assess the importance of those features to any theory which takes society as its field of inquiry. The core of West ’s presentation of his Afro-American critical thought contains two elements. First

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    Women’s Fashion in the 1950s The 1950s post-World War II era‚ were a time of fashion evolution. Advances in textile technology subsequent to the war gave way to new fabrics such as spandex and easy-care finishes that suited suburban lifestyle for women in the 1950s. The 1940s boxy structure look with square shoulders and short skirts were replaced by Christian Dior’s “New Look” silhouette‚ which also gave way to an unfitted‚ structural look in the later 1950s. After years of military and civilian

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    recitativo | Style used in operas‚ oratorios‚ and cantatas where the text is declaimed in the rhythm of natural speech with slight melodic variation‚ small orchestral accompaniment. | Basso continuo* | The bass line that is filled in by chords by various instruments even though written for one. | Ritornello* | In a fast movement of a concerto‚ recurring thematic material played at the beginning and repeating varied throughout. | Libretto | Literary text for an opera or other musical stage work

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    child knows how to play a musical instrument it can help them out in many more ways than they know (iDiva). Having a young kid learn an instrument can help develop better coordination‚ build better concentration‚ help with stress relief‚ and enhance a child’s intelligence‚ along with many other positives (o5). I personally play the guitar‚ and it has helped me out throughout the years. Probably the largest positive that comes out of a kid learning how to play a musical instrument is that it enhances

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