Blue Dog Coalition

The bass is one of the pioneer string instrument jazz musicians started to use around the 1890’s to provide a low-pitched bass line that would outline the chord sequences of any song. Before jazz, the bass was mostly known for its use in grand orchestras. The double bass arose in Germany during the late 1650’s. It was mostly used in Orchestras for classical music, creating a low pitched base for the violins and violas while harmonizing with the cellos. As time evolved, around 1890, the African…

dawned, pop-influenced country music was the dominant style, through such acts as Kenny Rogers, Eddie Rabbitt, and Crystal Gayle. Crystal Gayle best known for her 1977 country-pop crossover hit, the jazz-flavored ballad, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Kenny Rogers’s crossover success was important; his lush, easy listening productions and smooth croons showed that country stars could conquer the pop audience, if produced and marketed correctly. By the beginning of the '80s, Rogers'…

As her mother walked through the door Catellina felt a breeze on my boiling cheeks. Her brother jumped in her arms and told her he missed her. Her sister smiled, hugged her and told her how happy she was to see her again. Without any acknowledgement from her, apart from an empty stare through the wooden walls Catellina walked away, knowing she had a right not to have faith in her mother anymore. As she walked away from the person she would have done anything for. Her inside burned and evaporated…

Empress of The Blues The 1920s were an exciting time to be alive, the economy was flourishing, everyone was throwing extravagant parties and the music industry was booming. There weren't many black singers of the time period but those who were, made their presence known. One of the best blues singers of the 1920s or maybe even of all time, Bessie Smith. She has set the stage for not only African-American singers but female black singers who came after her. Although Bessie Smith may have…

Art, a painting on a wall might look meaningless but others consider art to be everything that surrounds them. Jackson Pollock and Roy Lichtenstein arts are extremely beautiful and well define which could change the way of how people thing about arts. The Mask, 1941 by artist Jackson Pollock, Landscape Steer, 1936-37 also by Jackson Pollock. The Drowning Girl , 1963 by Roy Lichtenstein. All three arts has a unique style, and amazing contrast. The Mask is painted by Jackson…

and secondary colors with the combination of color harmonies. Primary colors like blue, yellows, and reds. The color blue gives the feeling of freedom, calmness and intellectual. While, yellow color produces an emotional strength, confidence and creativity feelings. Secondary colors of orange and yellow-green were used to give the effect of warmth and security. Complementary harmonies are noted with the blue sky and the orange outline of the tree. The complementary harmony gives the…

horrific event and find calm in nature. This is demonstrated in Frankenstein 's proclamation, when he says, "I wept like a child: 'Dear mountains! My own beautiful lake! How do you welcome your wanderer? Your summits are clear; the sky and lake are blue and placid. Is this to prognosticate peace…

2 Dimensional Art The two dimensional art that I observed is called Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, created between 1623-25. The artist of this painting is Artemisia Gentileschi. This was a large painting that covered over half of the wall. This painting was created by using oil paint. Artists used oil paintings because it dries slowly, the colors are able to blend together, and lastly oil paintings allows the painting to be larger then what it normally would be. The…

“Relationship between Color and Emotion: A Study of College Students” by Naz Kaya and Helen Epps, ninety-eight students were asked to express their emotional responses to five principal hues (red, yellow, green, blue, purple), five intermediate hues (yellow-red, green-yellow, blue-green, purple-blue, and red-purple), and three achromatic colors (white, gray, and black) and the reasons for the emotion they felt. The color green reminds the students the color of nature which gave them positive…

a radio show, rock ‘n’ roll was introduced to a nation. It was took elements of every contemporary genre at the time and combined it to form the exhilarating sounds of rock ‘n’ roll, it was a “fusion of country-western, pop, gospel, and rhythm and blues” (Slade and Lee 2004). This new style music brought forth and set into motion many social changes. America in the 1950’s was still heavily segregated. Racism was the norm, everything was based off the color of one’s skin. The thought of sharing…