I don’t know how the wonderful music history of Memphis pass me by but somehow It did! I have always heard that Memphis is known for its music history, especially the blues, but I never investigated the theory for myself. The instructor at the college challenged me to write a paper about the history of the Stax Museum in a reflection paper and I am really glad she did. It influenced me to finally take the time to view the history of Memphis firsthand starting with the Stax Museum. The research, museum, and the informative information my teacher taught in class helped me to learn the original name of the company, showed me the good and bad experiences with the company, taught me the meaning of music terms in the music company and lead me to
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I learned about the importance of Stax Records, how it impacted the community around the people of Memphis, TN and how Stax Records was not just another business to be run for profit. But, a family of intense individuals who loved making music, despite the color of their skin. I also found out, the doors were always open to the people in the community. The knowledge obtained from the Stax Museum gave me a great appreciation of artwork within a musical standing, the importance of being different and let me know it’s okay to think outside the box.
While I was at the museum, I saw a picture that caught my attention. The picture told the community to finish school on a the broad outside of the building. I thought that was very important because without a good education, you’ll have no change to get a profitable job in the world. I have friends today that don’t have a diploma and it is very hard for them to find a job because that is the first thing that they ask for. Looking back at the company’s history I am glad they took the time and made the decision to become color blind. We are all the same in gods’ eyes despite our many walks of …show more content…
There aren’t many places in today’s society open to speak are show anything in regards to religion except for the church in my opinion. It was exciting to see the religious pieces of artwork in the establishment giving the recognition of jazz, soul and blues to African Americans! If people do their research, they will find that music is everlasting and has come a long way in transformation from the beginning of time before it even had a name. Blues is a musical form that originated in African American communities "Deep South" of the United States during the 19th
I learned about the importance of Stax Records, how it impacted the community around the people of Memphis, TN and how Stax Records was not just another business to be run for profit. But, a family of intense individuals who loved making music, despite the color of their skin. I also found out, the doors were always open to the people in the community. The knowledge obtained from the Stax Museum gave me a great appreciation of artwork within a musical standing, the importance of being different and let me know it’s okay to think outside the box.
While I was at the museum, I saw a picture that caught my attention. The picture told the community to finish school on a the broad outside of the building. I thought that was very important because without a good education, you’ll have no change to get a profitable job in the world. I have friends today that don’t have a diploma and it is very hard for them to find a job because that is the first thing that they ask for. Looking back at the company’s history I am glad they took the time and made the decision to become color blind. We are all the same in gods’ eyes despite our many walks of …show more content…
There aren’t many places in today’s society open to speak are show anything in regards to religion except for the church in my opinion. It was exciting to see the religious pieces of artwork in the establishment giving the recognition of jazz, soul and blues to African Americans! If people do their research, they will find that music is everlasting and has come a long way in transformation from the beginning of time before it even had a name. Blues is a musical form that originated in African American communities "Deep South" of the United States during the 19th