2003 in music

jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music” (Simone). Nina is one of the greats when it comes to African-American music, a black woman that children of color can look up to in awe knowing that our people had a contribution to real art. Simone was born February 21, 1933, in the small town of Tryon, North Carolina, but later died at her home on April 23, 2003, in Carry-let-Rout, France. Nina Simone attended Julliard School of Arts in New York…

them is cool. I never was that kind of person, and don’t think I’ll ever be. Not saying that the mainstream media content is purely bad but I just can’t listen to most of music they put out. Music to me is a really special thing that makes me feel some type of way. Don’t intentionally search for new music, I like to just have the music find me. When i’m out and about and I hear a certain song that catches my attention I have to stop what I’m doing and figure out who’s it by and the name. My…

Rollo A. Dilworth is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities and Music Education at the North Park University School of Music in Chicago, Illinois and he also serves as director of the Music Institute of Chicago Children's Choir. In 2003, the University awarded Dilworth with the prestigious Zenos Hawkinson Award for Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership plus he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from Case Western Reserve University, and a Master of Education…

For my three movies that I think should be appreciated even after many of us have left, would have to be Spider-Man, The Hulk (2003), and Selena. Why Spider-Man? You may be asking yourself for the first pick, well since this movie is all time favorite movie because I enjoyed how Tobey Maguire captured the essence of Spider-Man. I enjoy the story plot. The actors for each character couldn't have been any perfect. The fact which everyone can relate to Peter Parker, well maybe not the part that he…

In 2014, Kristen Rencher wrote the article “20 Important Benefits of Music in Our Schools.” Students who are involved in the fine arts have better memorization skills than the students are not involved in the fine arts. Since the students have to memorize the music, lyrics, or dialogue, their memorization skills are always working. Rencher said, “Kids who study the arts can learn to think creatively. This kind of education…

(1948-present) American composer and lyricist. Since he was young, he has been involved with music. Schwartz had the chance to study piano in the Julliard School while he was attending high school. Then, he belonged to the Scotchn´Soda of the Carnie Mellon University, where he obtained a Bachelors degree in Drama. He started his career during the 1970´s when he created his first major credit Butterflies are Free. Then he worked on the show Gospel, which is based on stories of the Gospel of…

Karen Werner Music of America 28 September 2015 Paper #1: R. Carlos Nakai and Native American Music The field of Native American music is an interesting one. For myself, I have never heard much Native American music, but I have seen the rituals and dances that they perform in movies, most of them in history classes in my past. There is one person that I had never heard of before taking Music of America. That man is R. Carlos Nakai. He relates to the field of Native American music well, and I…

Albert Einstein once said, "Life without playing music is inconceivable... I get most joy in life out of music." Music has been known to bring people joy, but can it bring people success? Music had been a constant in today’s society, whether it be through a computer, mp3, phone, or on the radio. Music is heard all throughout the world, and what is not known about it, is that it can enhance ones athletic ability. Music impacts athletic preparation and performance in five ways: dissociation,…

Nina Simone Biography Nina Simone was a powerful black singer in the 1960s and 70s. She became famous for her amazing talent and the way she put her feelings and emotion into words through song. She wrote a lot of music about civil rights and was admired by many other influential people of her time. Many people respected her for her unapologetic attitude and her amazing voice. Her songs are still sung today because of the amount of raw emotion flowing through them. Originally named…

born on August the 29th 1958 in Gary. Micheal was the fifth son of Katherine and Joe Jackson (his beloved parents).He was born in a house that was always full of music, as his mother was influenced by the way of music and taught the subject. Although Jackson’s father was not a musician, he worked at a steel plant, he was very addicted to music. Did you know that Jackson had eight siblings and five of them formed a musical group -The Jackson 5? Career Jackson started his dancing and…