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Wales. He composes jazz, rock and classical music. Jenkins also plays the oboe, saxophone, and the keyboard. He studied music at Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. Then went on to postgraduate studies at Royal Academy of Music. He was first exposed to music by his father who was a school teacher, played the organ for their church and was also a choir master. For the majority of Jenkins early career he was known as a jazz and jazz-rock composer. Co-founding a rock jazz group…

Nate Parker Nate Parker is an American actor in movies and a director for his movies. He also produces movies as well as write them. Some movies that he starred in were Beyond the Lights, Red Tails, The Secret Life of Bees, The Great Debaters, Arbitrage, Non-Stop, Felon and Pride. He was born on November 18, 1979 and is 37 years old. He was born in Norfolk Virginia. Parker wasn’t always an actor, in his earlier days he was a wrestler. He wrestled at Great Bridge High School and also went…

chosen "Stravinsky: The firebird, Finale" and "Duke Ellington: The "C" Jam Blue". These two differed in a variety of things. For "Stravinsky: The firebird, Finale" I felt like it was more like orchestra music while "The "C" Jam blue" was more like jazz. I felt like the pitch for " The Firebird Finale" was more high than "The C Jam". Also the dynamics for " The Firebird Finale" fluctuated a lot in tone. For the instruments I heard the violin , flute, horns, piano and many more that I quite…

When it comes to music, it has a different meaning for everyone. For some it is a sense of expression, for others it is a calming tactic and so on. Personally, I have never been extremely musically inclined. I have never been in band or choir, nor have I ever learned to play an instrument to my full intent. Although, I love to belt out along with the radio in the car, even though I may be a little tone deaf. Even though I may not have a physical connection with music, that certainly has not…

Overall the concert was amazing. I sometimes go to orchestrated concerts and the performance that I have seen specifically the NYU Symphony and the performances that these students did, was overall really great and flawless. My favorite piece by far and not because I’m instrument bias was, “The Joyful Escape”. The mini solo the clarinetist had was amazing and she didn’t mess up at that part at all. From “Two Chorales” to “Iona Alma mater” that clarinet played as smooth as it can ever be. I…

Honor Choir group for seven years (6-12th grade) and the band for six years (7-12th grade). With the experience at Monterey Jazz Festival Education Program for the last six years, I also am very fluent in the way of jazz. I played at the Monterey Jazz Festival Middle School Honor Band from 7th to 8th grade and the High School Jazz Band from 9th-12th grade. I was in the Monterey Jazz Festival Honor Vocal Ensemble as a 9th grader as well and will be returning as a 12th grader. I have been on five…

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The History of Jazz Music. What I Already Knew / What I Wanted to Know I Have always liked jazz music. When I got older, I realized there were plenty of different kinds of jazz. Last year in music, I was briefly able to research the topic. I wasn't able to find very much in that small amount of time, so I thought it would be a good idea to do it now. I know there are many different types of jazz music. I also know that there are many artist that influenced the evolution of jazz. Now I want…

sense, listening and writing about jazz music was my biggest headache from the beginning of class. It is hard to use words to describe wordless music that is being heard. Yet I still learned the origin and the evolution of jazz music, its African American background and the different style it changes into. The videos playing in the class were useful to better understand the jazz music: by going over Billy Taylor’s What Is Jazz, I realized the composition of a jazz band and the different role of…

The influence of blues music on early rock and roll is undeniable, and can be easily identified. Rock and roll certainly drew upon blues music for a number of its elements; underlying themes, instrumentation, and vocal style to name a few. Let us therefore compare Elvis Presley's early rock and roll song "Blue Moon of Kentucky" to Son House's "Walkin' Blues" to demonstrate this influence. Elvis Presely's early forays into music writing were marked by a number of influences, many of which were…