Essay on Negro Spiritual When I was 16, I had been out on the street and had to survive on my own. I had an awakening into the world of religion and wanted to broaden my knowledge as it was. I had been looking for a church that fit my needs. Music was the most important thing and all the rest came after it. Not necessarily perfect in the Christian sense, I’m sure. What I wanted and needed was a band setting that had a guitar, drums and piano with bass. I wanted my friends to attend church…
Have you ever seen a person with clothing that was just covered in band patches? I brought a vest that's just like what you might have seen. It's covered in patches, buttons, and patterns of sorts on it. These patches are from many bands that I enjoy listening to and there are also political types of buttons on it. Vests and clothing like this helps people in the Punk Rock culture express themselves as they see fit and helps them show others their way of thinking that they believe strongly in.…
Thirteen Reasons Why Some ask what does the color blue represent, wondering if it is more than just a color. Blue is most commonly used to portray sad emotions in artistic mediums. This practice is demonstrated in the book, Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, where blue is a prevalent theme evoking a sense of sadness. Hannah Baker, one of the main characters, mentions blue numerous times throughout the entire novel to represent her feelings of depression. Blue is a recurring theme consistently…
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born in South Carolina in 1917 and died in 1993. He was a jazz trumpet player, bandleader and composer. He received a music scholarship to the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina. He was one of the pioneers in bebop and had performed in Minton’s Playhouse and Monroe’s Uptown House. He worked with Charlie Parker in 1945, and performed in New York and Los Angeles. After the Los Angeles performance in December 1945, Gillespie returned to New York and Parker…
Procedures: (all sections consist of clearly stated sequential steps) I. Introduction (The Launch) I will ask the students if they recognize the music that is being played. (The Entertainer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSpoVH0c-Dw I will expect the students to respond with yes that’s the ice cream truck song. I would go on to explain that this song is one of many songs written by Scott Joplin and is part of a music style known as ragtime. II. Central Part of Lesson (sequential instructional…
The story of Sonny's Blue by James Baldwin about the imagery of dark and light has changed. In 1957 being to know that is interesting about James Baldwin stories include character Sonny with brothers and family. Sonny is the narrator about brothers between to change it being a movement of the family his dark and light. Looking for different to live with brother have a nature of the darkness is illustrate. How to know have Sonny his brother make to break being a problem about drug addiction with…
style of early blues and spirituals. When listening to early slave era music you can hear certain elements or Africanisms that make connections to early blues and spiritual music such as the call-and-response style. Songs like “Daniel,” performed by Georgia Sea Island Singers (Week 1 Lecture pg. 17) depict the call-and-response and polyrhythmic pattern of hand clapping that is very common in ring shouts and slave songs. Another key element that shares this connection is the use of “blue notes”…
was born, and his mother resulted to prostitution, so he was often left with his maternal grandmother. He began working in fifth grade where he developed a interest in music, this interest lead him to his jazz career. Louis Armstrong contributed a great deal to jazz, but just a few are his popular rhythm which created swing, Scat Singing, and also he made the role of a soloist more important than it was ever before. In the beginning…
Rock and Roll began with jazz, blues, folk, and gospel, and from there, it has morphed into the almost all-encompassing classification that we label the genre today. Throughout the history of Rock and Roll music, it has been an example of evolution, not just in the music industry, but in American culture. The history of Rock and Roll is intertwined with our nation’s history, oftentimes being a catalyst for our country's progress. Today, Rock and Roll exists as a beautiful collection of sounds…
Willie was born in the 30’s during the great depression. After he was born his mother left his father and his father remarried and moved leaving Willie to be raised by his grandparents. Willie accredits his music styles are influenced by Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong and none other than Hank…