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Certain music genres have been associated with particular ethnic groups. This is the case of Jazz and African-Americans as well as Tejano and Mexica- Americans. In the article Tejanos and the Making of the Texas Jazz Festival, 1959-2013, Guadalupe San Miguel Jr. describes how minority ethnic groups influence one each other and how such influence is seen through music, especially jazz and Tejano music. During the historical study, San Miguel Jr. attempts to analyze the tendency Mexican Americans…

camp is an army corporal named Courcey who wishes to go back home after his experiences in the war. Introduction Movie genres are classified as combat, comedy, romance, horror and many others. By watching a movie, the audience can tell the genre by examination of the themes, setting and characters. For a movie to belong to a certain genre, it must follow the conventions of that genre. However, a movie can belong to a certain class but fail to conform to the norms of that class. They…

something out of it that my simple non-artistic mind couldn't possibly grasp. One day I stumbled across a movie that had good reviews but it was labeled the dreaded genre, Independent. Oh whoa to me I felt like it would be too weird for my mind to grasp. Let me tell you, if you were like me, you are dead wrong about the Independent genre. First, let me give you an overview of the common misconceptions of independent films. What Makes a Movie an Independent Film? All an independent film is, is…

Britney Spears is an american singer, dancer, and actress that has sparked the pop genre of music. Spears started her career as an actress auditioning for roles in The Mickey Mouse Club, later rejected because of her young age was accepted into a performing art school in New York. With her vocals making a large impact on the teachers and students her manager ,Lou Pearlman, got her a spot in the female pop group Innosense, which spears was rejected. After many rejections from many record labels…

Big industry companies sign artist with huge commercial appeal in the hopes that consumers will buy anything the company puts out in support of their favorite artist. Younger generations in particular are very active and passionate about the music genres they like and support. Music and radio stations have an understanding that if they don’t take into account the consumers interest they will lose money. The way these stations and companies are run was not always like this. At one point in time…

With the musical tradition of the Oklahoma Ozarks, their main residents being the Cherokees, originally it was folk music but over time as different cultures came along and influenced their musical style and tradition, different genres flourished and some of the genres even mixed together as well. The music tradition was heavily influenced mainly through intermarriage, however despite the intermixing of cultures the Cherokees preferred traditional indigenous dances and rituals as their preferred…

plays a part into the music we listen to today. In many people’s lives music is a constant, they are always listening to it. That’s why corporations like Spotify and ITunes exist, they are capitalizing on the easy access of music from all different genres. Music is a way in which artists can share their experiences and life troubles without having to speak about them, rather they can just make a song. It gives many people a voice as well, often times to people who otherwise wouldn’t have one. In…

describing the characteristics of disco that relate it to other forms of music, including those that oppose the nature of disco, and to human experience, including queer movements, he makes his defense. He is arguing that disco is just as valid as a genre, that it is not solely focused on capitalism but instead has its own unique elements. Some particulars of his argument, like materialism and consumerism, are not very clear, but in general,…

even coined a camera move as his own, "Edgar Wright's Whip Pan". Growing up as a movie geek, Wright has successfully observed a lot of different filmmakers and their films in variety of genres. Because of that he can find humor in places other people do not look. He is one of the few people working in comedy genre using the full range of what is possible. Edgar Wright never wastes a shot, every second of his films are filled with either visual or audial gags and clues. This is what seperates a…

today’s world we have experienced some of the greatest compositions that have or will ever be written. Everything resulting from classical music, inspiring other eras of music such as Baroque, Romantic and Jazz, to these types of music inspiring music genres that we listen to daily, music is simply the theme song to life, with a very versatile palate to fit every desire. The…