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    Memoirs of a Geisha, War Horse, and Lincoln. John Towner Williams genre of music consists of film score, contemporary classical music, post-romanticism, and jazz. He started his career in music in 1952, and his music is still widely popular to this day. His music was an inspiration to artists of all variations.…

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    Classroom Motivations

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    learning the flute was probably the fact that I wanted to be in a band. I remember when my brother used to be in the school band and I would go to his performances. After watching the first performance, I was already captured by the music. I really wanted to make music with other people and do something that involves teamwork. Picking up the flute was actually not that hard since I had piano as a foundation, but actually playing in a band was a completely…

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    Marcus Giordano Analysis

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    but he also anticipated the manipulation of his own technique to fit into his students’ personal style. Giordano’s jazz technique, though codified, is part of a changing tradition. Gus desired jazz to be of its time by constantly being influenced by music and people. This principle of constant change honors Holm’s use of improvisation and space, elements that…

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    relationship, somber as well as the friar Laurance. It is based on the Overture Fantasy; however it does not have the opus number Everybody can relate to the story of unattainable love who is really contented in life? One particular piece of Romantic Era music is a shining example of this quest is the “Song for Someone"U2 by Bonno. Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Peter Tchaikovsky connect the listener to the passion of forbidden love. Arching melodies, dynamic rhythmic patterns and a…

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    “Music was my refuge, I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” This quote by Maya Angelou describes how music has affected my life and what it has meant to me. Music is the one thing that has stuck with me through the good times and the bad and for that, I am ever so grateful. Music is more than just a string of instruments and vocals; it is a feeling, and this feeling is different for everyone. For some it is therapy, for some it is an energy source,…

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    Nina Simone

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    “To most white people, 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…

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    like a part of the orchestra, part of a group, so that his nerves don’t fail him. Mrs. Oleander’s surprisingly delicate hands fly up and the children play an “A” to tune. Then, after a moment of quite tuning, the soft music begins. Patrick watches Corey’s eyes glaze over the music, every so often, his expression of childish concentration changing to one of ease. Corey is watching Mrs. Oleander for certain cues, his little black head swaying in time with her motions. His elbow is stiff, his…

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    chamber groups was Christine S. Lopez and Sung Ae Lee both performing on piano, the other was Paul Da Silva playing piano and Manon Robertshaw on cello, and lastly Sung Ae Lee doing a solo performance. This was performed at Cerritos College in the music building at BC-51. It began at eleven in the morning on February twenty sixth. First musical performance was the piece of Muzio Clementi’s sonata in B flat major for two pianos. It was experience to see a performance with two pianists performing…

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    successful are best taught in performing arts, so therefore performing arts is very beneficial in any field you can go through, or just any form of art. He really focuses on Ethos and Pathos for his argument. He uses ethos, to prove that arts (in his case music) that can be very beneficial to people. He uses pathos when he talks about empathy. He also talks about to reach the equilibrium, that we need to build a bridge between arts and science, and when we make this equilibrium it will be very…

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    Wednesday, November 16 at 12:00 noon was hosting the Studio Jazz Ensemble in Building K, room K413. One of the numerous buildings of Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus. The Studio Jazz Ensemble consists of 9 members. When there are less than 10 members it is called a Jazz Combo. The young Musicians who performed were Yami Ayala- Vocal, Alex Arias- Bass, George Fernandez- Guitar, Christian Martinez- Drums, Charles English-Drums, Christian Romero- Piano, Andrew Collado- Tenor Sax, Marcel Diaz-…

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