Jazz Dance: Then and Now Jazz has been around for centuries‚ starting in the 1600s with the rhythms and movements brought to America by African Slaves. Being forced into America‚ Africans from many cultures were cut off from their families‚ languages and tribal traditions. African cultures intermingled creating a new culture with both African and European elements. African dance has rhythms and movements such as vocal soundings‚ hand clapping‚ and foot stomping and tapping. All of these were woven
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Polymodality in Jazz Polymodality is a term that has been rarely mentioned in the jazz literature‚ in the same way it has been infrequently practiced as a compositional tool by jazz arrangers and composers. Very few books mention either polymodality‚ polytonality or its related terminology‚ and when done‚ is sometimes to describe a different concept from the one discussed in this research. A clear example of this‚ is the use of the term polymodality by George Russell in his book Lydian Chromatic
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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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ballet for about three years‚ when I started to fall behind because everyone else was taking jazz and contemporary. So when I was going to be turning nine I started jazz and contemporary. They were all so different‚ but they all were quite similar (except for tap‚ that was pretty different). When I was asked which was my favorite I could not decide because I liked them all for different reasons. I liked jazz because I now
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Denim jeans were originally created for the workers in the 18th century. The original idea behind the jean was to offer protection to the plantation workers. The jean material was extremely strong and worked as a means to protect the workers bodies from harm. The jeans were a deep indigo in color and worked well due to the fact that because the color was so dark‚ the jeans did not fade quickly. As jeans made their way through the eras of the western times‚ World War 2‚ the rebel stage and the hippie
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Blues and Jazz are different in several major ways. I. Blues and Jazz are different in terms of feeling. A. By performing or listening to the Blues‚ one is able to overcome sadness. 1. Blues is based on the music of African-American playing to express longing for better life and lost loves‚ jobs‚ and money. 2. Because African-American‚ in the past‚ did not know about music theory‚ they played out of major scale notes‚ and therefore‚ makes the feeling of sadness. B. Jazz sparks
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2013‚ I attended the Jazz Orchestra held in Music Concert Hall. It was the first spring semester performance directed by Aaron Lington. The jazz band collectively played seven pieces in total. The songs performed were entitled “Nobody’s Perfect‚” “Madcap‚” “Point of You‚” “One Mint Julep‚” “A View from the Side‚” “Chiaroscuro‚” and “A Little Minor Booze. “Nobody’s Perfect‚” written by Sammy Nestico was the first piece. The song greeted the audience with the classic jazz rhythm by setting a romantic
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| Jazz Music and its Musicians | | | By Brandon | | | Jazz started when World War I had just ended and a social revolution was on its way. Customs and values of previous were rejected. Life was to be lived to the fullest. This was also known as the era of the "lost generations‚" and the "flapper" with her rolled stockings‚ short skirts‚ and straight up-and-down look. They disturbed their elders in the casino‚ night clubs‚ and speakeasies that replaced the ballrooms of prewar
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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 12 AP In the play Hamlet‚ Prince Hamlet gave the one of most important soliloquy ever “To be‚ or not to be: that is the question:” this soliloquy is one of the best ever because of its location in the play and the devices and structures‚ Shakespeare used to amplify its meaning. The soliloquy is located in the Act 3‚ Scene 1‚ lines 64 to 98 and during the soliloquy‚ Hamlet is very troubled and in distressed about his future. Shakespeare magnified the placement of the soliloquy because first
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