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one of the most popular American music genres that arose in the past decade. Jazz has developed around the late 19th century to early 20th century, the time frame when music was an essential part of America. It was an entertainment for everyone who was worn out by the tragedy and misery that arose from ongoing wars. The many music genres that were formed during that time contributed their best traits and formed the well known Jazz. The representative music genres were Ragtime and Blues. They…

from them. But, every part of music contributes to its identity. The instruments, the tempo, and the use of cords and scales all affect how we distinguish and can easily tell what genre of music we are listening to. 4. The various styles and sub genres of Latin music are long and large enough to full a book, but a few genres form the basis for what followed. Between the coasts of the U.S. and South America, Cuba offers some of the finest rhythmic exports, including rhumba, danzón, and son. Add…

The Godfather is a 1972 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and Gordon Hugh Willis. It is a film of the gangster genre because it involves mafia and has different aspects that will suggest and show why it is in reality a gangster genre film. The Godfather is a film that involves a family who is in the mafia and they are called the Corleone family. Which is going to show how the life of the main character would change and now it would center around the mafia lifestyle and becomes known as the…

technological industry, including computers and even some smart phones. In today’s style of music, most often the elements and instruments being used are actually not instruments at all, but digital sounds created by a computer synthesizer. Entirely new genres of music have come to fruition through the work of portable DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) including techno, Electronic Dance Music (EDM), and so much more. The use of sound sampling has also enabled musicians to…

For centuries, people have found some sort of comfort/aid in the various genres and sounds of music. Although, with these different genres of music, people with different backgrounds can listen to something they can relate to, or maybe something that makes them feel good. Throughout the years, music has changed for both the good and not-so good, from bringing kids closer to God, to including more vulgarity. Those are just some of the ways music has changed within popular culture. Music is also…

songs from all over the musical spectrum. From the staff, they gathered around three hundred songs to put on the ballot. NPR then conducted a ballot that allowed listeners to vote. They also gathered a panel of musicians from a wide array of musical genres. It was important to have musicians to vote on the songs too because they have a different perspective on music than the listeners do. The listeners and the musicians had extremely similar results. When the song was very close…

America, what makes this style of music fascinating to a lot of music lovers, artists that excels in this style of music and how it influenced musicians around the world. It is extremely difficult to separate R&B, hip-hop, jazz and neo-soul as these genres of music are closely tied together in history. In this research, focus will be heavily put on artist such as D’ Angelo, Questlove, Robert Glasper, Hiatus Kaiyote, etc. Music itself has no limit or boundaries, names were given to…

authors. Both countries have such rich history with very diverse and unique cultures, but when it comes down to the end, all that matters is which one had a better connection with the United States. Although Cuba has influenced a lot of different genres and music styles, South American countries have been influenced by the United States and therefore has a higher importance value to Americans over Cuba. Another reason why could be because the United States and Cuba haven’t had the best…

This movie is a classic crime/detective genre and is a black and white movie. The movie was made in 1941, and is about a young detective who gets involved with a gang in the city he lives in. It has twists and turns around every corner and has you on the edge of your seat the whole time. My opinion on it however is that it was a good movie and keeps you intrigued, it was kind of slow and at some points it was hard to understand what everybody was saying. Like I said earlier the movie was made…

music has many effects on the mind. I believe that within these effects, music holds more positive growth than negative. But what are some of the effects and who do they effect the most? More specifically, what are the effects of the heavy metal genre? Dr. Katrina McFerran has stated “Most young people listen to a range of music in positive ways; to block out crowds, to lift their mood or to give them energy when exercising, but young people at risk of depression are more likely to be listening…