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and watching the jazz performance. The band that was playing were young adults from the cuesta music program. The band’s name was the sharks there was three men and one woman in the group, the woman was the lead singer, and the three men’s instruments were a bass guitar,xylophone, and a guitar. Linnaea’s is a very small cafe, and the jazz room was full, so i was sitting in the back and it was hard to hear what songs they said they were playing, but still noticed some great jazz songs that they…

I know that everybody has rights to pursue hobbies or interests. When I was young, my parents told me that interests can be an incentive of pursuing success; interests can be the beginning of career; interests can be a color pen to paint the life, making it meaningful. I began to play the piano since six years old and enjoyed playing it very much, so piano is one of my most favorite things. Nevertheless, I have noticed a serious problem that playing the piano takes up my too much time which…

by he and Bill Evans, the other pieces were written by Davis himself(“Kind of Blue”). Born in a wealthy family in Illinois in 1926, Davis began playing trumpet at the age of 13 and moved to New York City years later to pursue his music dream at Julliard School of Music. However, he chose to quit Julliard and start to play as a professional in the clubs with Coleman Hawkins(“Miles Davis”). Davis managed his…

professionalism and singular quality. Finally, they always displayed a confident ability in themselves and in each other by standing tall and refusing to break character or hesitate at any given moment. One song emphasizes four distinct characteristics of music. In Il est bel et bon, the melody is divided into four parts, which makes the song convey an echoing resonance. The song does not emphasize a singular melody; instead, it heavily focuses on harmony because of the parts. The rhythm…

big impact in the economy and affected every part of America. Jazz music was mostly affected by the depression, people began staying “home and listening to the radio, instead of spending their money and going to nightclubs” (History of Jazz). In effort to save the jazz music and its popularity, “symbolic relationships” arose between agents and musicians during the creation of the “music business”. Working together with the new music business” came many musicians that influenced the beginning of…

1.) Music is valued greatly in the elementary classroom because it helps students learn more efficiently. Incorporating music in the classroom can make it easier for students to understand and learn. Music can help students who need help in subject areas, such as speech or math, and can enhance their skills. It is important to keep music in schools because it can help children with language and grades, and can also help when a student is struggling in the subject. Singing can help children learn…

with Tina (River, 2018). The wall of sound was once again used to produce this song. Spector’s ensemble consisted of, “over 20 top session musicians for the recording,” many back up singers and Tina Turner (River, 2018). As the song starts one can hear the iconic entry of musician layering and heavy use of reverb. Right away Tina enters with her powerful baritone voice. When the orchestra and Tina hit their peaks, there is almost a sense of too much reverb. Additionally, Spector’s use of…

The Legacy of Sondheim Since his arrival in the 1950’s Stephen Sondheim’s name has become almost synonymous with musical theater. Since his breakout role as the lyricist for West Side Story, which opened in 1957, Sondheim has gone on to contribute music and lyrics to shows such as Into the Woods, Sweeny Todd and Gypsy. His works earned him a total of eight Grammy Awards, one Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize and eight Tony Awards, more than any other composer. Considering the span of his career,…

Violin, Viola, and Cello. I immediately and instinctively chose the violin mainly because it is what I am best at. It was a bad choice. After playing violin for five years at that time, and going back and relearning the basics I learned four years ago, music can get boring. I was extremely glad that fourth grade was over, and I looked at what I wanted to play for fifth grade. This year, I still wanted to play violin because IPSF (Irvine Public School District) would be making (as for the last…

I thoroughly enjoyed observing Dr. Silveira conduct and lead the IC Concert Band in rehearsal today. Dr. Silveira led a very efficient rehearsal that resulted in a lot of playing by the ensemble, and significant improvement. At the beginning of the rehearsal, I noticed that flutes, clarinets and saxophones were there. I discovered later that this was because they were given sectional time while Dr. Silveira worked with the rest of the ensemble for a portion of the rehearsal. This allowed him to…