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A Mistreated Theme: Bullying (Effects of Bullying) I had yet again scraped my left knee cap against the robust concrete that formed the base of my school’s so called ‘child friendly’ playground. So much for a clean sheet this week. The school bullies weren’t helping, they just made my injuries worse. They would always torture me while I was sitting alone at lunch time having the happiest time of my life, as happy as a healthy growing tree and then a fire would be carried by the wind and…

They’ll call it a mystery, but we’re gonna call it Victory. We’ll be writing history, it’s gon be victory. This stanza, from the featured track ‘I See A Victory’ in the movie Hidden Figures, gives a basic overview of the theme. Hidden Figures a non-fiction novel by Margot Lee Shetterly, follows the stories of three black women who aided the U.S in the victory of the space race. It follows the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine G. Johnson, and Mary Jackson, who each contributed in their own…

1. American society drastically changed after World War 1 and during the 1920’s. The era in the 1920s were known as the “Jazz Age”, despite the different racial groups jazz became a popular form of music, even got accepted to white Americans. Every weekend a variety of people would go into club like Cotton located in Chicago and, listen to jazz performed by African Americans. As the same token as, the commercial radio. The airwaves became the medium to hear their news and entertainment. Its…

traditional music of New Orleans all over the world. This is what music should be all about. Doreen has a special way to express emotions in her music which touches the hearts of her fans. She is called many things such as "Clarinet Queen", "The female Louis Armstrong", and “Lady Louie”. She has performed with many other jazz players. Ellis Marsalis, Jon Faddis, Trombone Shorty, Al Hirt, Dorothy Donegan, The Black Crowes, and Jennifer Warnes are only a few of the numerous talented musicians she…

In 1994, performer Darryl Yeager saw the need for another company in Salt Lake City, Utah to allow the large group of unemployed talents a chance at beginning to work in their field. Thus he founded Odyssey Dance Theatre. He wanted to focus on having dance works that were performed for general audience instead of for people who focus on dance as an elite form. After discovery of this need, Yeager began the choreographic work “Shut Up and Dance” to allow people of all ages and ethnicities to be…

Just like artwork there are so many genres and pieces of music to choose from. Since as far back as we can imagine people have been using music to express their feelings and emotion. Singing in times of grief during the war or slavery, worktime songs, while working as a slave or the railroads per say, and party music and songs like jazz. Even songs that others can relate to such as Daddy You’ve Been a Mother to me from the 1920 roaring twenties. While every piece of music has their significance…

Joe Smith’s cornet accompaniment relates to Fletcher Henderson’s piano accompaniment by that they both focus on supporting Bessie Smith rather than over powering her voice. This is because blues is more of vocal genre, in the song I noticed that what was being sung and the lyrics was what was dominantly heard. For me, I tended to concentrate on what melody on the song and tone of her voice rather than the instruments playing. Both the cornet and piano accompaniment exemplified the practice of…

Sarah Vaughan was surrounded by music at birth. She was born in Newark, New Jersey to a father who played guitar and a mother who played organ for her church. Her interest in music began at an early age. Sarah started talking piano and organ lessons when she was seven years old; she also sang in her church’s choir. At age 12 she began subbing in to play organ for the church when her mother couldn’t. When she was eighteen years old Sarah was dared by her friends to enter an amateur singing…

Cuban jazz pianist and composer, David Virelles, has been widely solicited by the attentive musicians on the current scene, who immediately recognized his outstanding creative capabilities. In the recent past, he has played key roles in projects led by trumpeter Tomasz Stanko and saxophonists Henry Threadgill and Chris Potter. As a leader, Virelles always brings heritage into the game, and both Continuum (Pi Recordings, 2012) and Mboko (ECM, 2015) received accolades from the specialized media…

Louis Armstrong is known for being the man who had a gravelly singing voice and played the trumpet well. His familiar voice and many hits are known worldwide to anyone whether you be a jazz fan or not. Louis Armstrong was one of the most popular jazz icons of the 20th century, and he shaped music during that era. His music is even well-known today. This paper will explain how Armstrong modernized the Jazz industry and had a big influence on music. Music would be completely different without him.…