Music festival

The Second musical performance that I attended falls under the category of world music that we have studied in the classroom and I saw brought to life. I attended The Harper Guitar Ensemble on May 2nd that took place at Harper College performing arts center. My general reaction to this performance was first surprised because I had never…

Towards the beginning of this semester, I attended a festival up in Queens, New York City called The Meadows. While I watched various artists perform that day, the performance that stood out to me the most was by far Chance The Rapper’s. While Chance has been around for about three or four years now, he popularity really began to increase this year with the release of his third mixtape Coloring Book. Due to this increase in popularity, his personality has been showcased on social media, award…

Tap Dogs is a professional Australian dance company whose grungy, yet casual costuming reflects their upbeat and exhilarating style of tap dancing, loose, fun and charismatic. Torn between labour and love, founder and choreographer Dein Perry uses dance to reflect his journey of becoming a professional tap dancer as a young boy. Getting down and dirty to the soul of this performance, there is no doubt that Tap Dogs Beams is far from the more traditional style of tap dancing. With a contemporary…

PROGRAMMING The cost spent on schools may be slightly more than the other focuses, considering that jazz is not popular within students but they are the future and a crucial part for the music to stay alive. Educational programs could be established, inviting jazz musicians to teach students the beauty of the music and share experience, while recruiting new blood and finding talent at the same time. I will probably invest less money in recording and archiving, where this is the focus that could…

The movie Whiplash from 2014 follows the story of Andrew Neiman as he is a jazz major student at Shaffer Conservatory in New York City. The movie starts out with Andrew playing the drums in the music room, when Terence Fletcher, a well-known conductor, walks in to see him playing. Fletcher invites Andrew to be a part of his studio band as the alternative drummer. When Andrew arrives to band practice the next day, he realizes Fletcher’s true personality. He is insulting, abusive, and a bully to…

from before I was born, music was an enormous part of my life. Both of my parents graduated from Baldwin-Wallace’s Conservatory in the 1980s: my mom with degrees in both music education and horn performance, and my dad with a degree in music education. My mom is now a music teacher in a small, rural school district in New York, and my dad is the senior high band director and music department chair in another district. Additionally, my grandfather started the local music store that has now been…

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As long as I can remember, my life has been surrounded by music. Since birth, my mother has played jazz. In the car, around the house, I was surrounded. As a small child, I was delighted when my mom bought a piano for our house, and I randomly pressed keys on the piano until I stumbled across a soothing sound. At the age of 9, I picked up a clarinet. As anyone would imagine, a fourth grader picking up an instrument for the first time, I didn't sound too great, but after weeks of my bands 6 a.m.…

in the music industry. The concert they gave on May 24th, 2015 featured violinist Christian Tetzlaff and the London Symphony Chorus. It was a part of the LSO International Violin Festival; this festival showcases twelve world-renowned violinists. Orchestral music is still a part of culture because many talented individuals that have dedicated themselves to instrumental performance. Western musical literature is both extensive and impressive. It was shaped by the different eras of style music…

Parade Field was a sea of blankets and lawn chairs; people adorned in red, white, and blue chirped merrily in the spirit of Independence Day. The alluring aroma of deep-fried carnival treats saturated the thick humid air; a constant reminder of the festival that served as the audience’s backdrop. The dense crowd of a thousand consisted of older veterans proudly wearing their decorated hats, parents attending to their children’s needs, and teenagers chattering around the stage waiting for Tristan…