Jazz techniques

Fusion rock is a term frequently used in music to classify songs containing characteristics of the rock genre with another style of music, for example African or jazz music. Sister Rose, performed by renowned band Sky, and Smooth performed by the popular band Santana are both strong examples of fusion rock. While Sky successfully manages to fuse two very opposite styles of music, rock and classical, Santana unites rock and Latin music together bringing a spicy, hot dance number. Both pieces…

the new pupil who will make it successful and he was a genius. Gershwin dropped out of school and began playing piano professionally at the age of 15. Within a couple of years, he was one of the most sought after musicians in America. A composer of jazz, opera and popular songs for stage and screen, now a day many of his works are now standards in the music business. Gershwin had a brain tumor and sadly died after brain surgery July 11, 1937 at the age of only 38 years old. Throughout his…

Louis Armstrong used jazz to change the music world and left a lasting effect on the entertainment industry. Armstrong was born in New Orleans to fifteen year old Mary Ann and twenty year old Willie. His whole life, Armstrong identified his birthday as July 4, 1900. It is now know his actual birth date was August 4, 1901. Armstrong’s young parents were not ready for a child so Josephine, Willie’s mother, raised him until he was five. Over those five years, Armstrong did not see much of his…

record deals with the Carter Family from Virginia and Jimmie Rodgers of North Carolina. In their recordings, instruments such as the acoustic guitar, mandolin, autoharp, fiddle, and banjo were present, however, Jimmie Rodgers used a stunning vocal technique called yodelling as well. The Carter Family and Jimmie became the first stars of country music, and composed hit songs later that year such as Can The Circle Be Unbroken, Wildwood Flower, and Blue Yodel.…

string bends, and the guitar smashing and burning aside, he played with the blues in his soul, and in his fingers. Jimi’s guitar playing was loud and in your face, but all at the same time bluesy and musical, due to his experience playing jazz and his influence of jazz and blues players from the thirties, forties, and…

1.0 INTRODUCTION Music festival is currently one of common activities enjoyed by everyone across generation and inspires the young generation in creating new components to enliven music industry that have existed since the evolution of music industry since 1850 which then brought drastic change to music market. This report includes several important components which explain in details about case study of successfully organizing and setting up Music Festival in Liverpool, North West of England.…

They teamed up with fellow Georgian Vic Chesnut to record 1995’s album, Nine High a Pallet. The Indigo Girls came into prominence as a part of the late 80’s folky singer/songwriter revival. The combination of two different personalities and techniques for songwriting provided both tension and an interesting balance. Emily Sailers was more complex musically and leaned toward a more abstract and spiritual style. Amy Ray drew from the aspects of punk rock. She had a more abrasive and direct…

For centuries, song and dance have been a vital part in creating and expressing a community’s sense of identity. Through each, members are able to pass on traditions, make political statements, and express themselves. The tango and salsa styles of music and dance are prime examples of mobilities in Latin American music that help foster a sense of identity among the smaller communities, although each required international attention before earning recognition from its home country. Each style of…

video “Who’s Loving You” to get a feel of his musical style (Payne). Jackson’s dancing techniques taught young Knowles how to evoke emotions throughout her music. Decades ago, music genres were not instrumentally inclined as they are today. During Michael Jackson’s era music was considered contemporary R &B that combined different musical elements. Musical elements at that time consisted of rhythm and blues, jazz, soul, pop, and dance (article). Much of the music during those times included…

Research Essay Portfolio Task 5 Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story”-1957 is a landmark composition in the development of the American musical and it took many years for the idea to be developed into a musical. They had the idea of writing a deep meaning musical which would show people what real life was all about. The original idea was for a Jewish girl and a Catholic boy to fall in love. This theme however changed when the Puerto Ricans moved into New York and the story line was altered to…