Musical groups from Washington

Duke Ellington Duke Ellington was an amazing keyboardist. He was born on April 29, 1899 in Washington DC. He was understandably musical and began piano training at age 7. Both of his parents were musical, however his dad, James Edward Ellington, was a butler at the White House. Religion played a big role in his life; his mother was a baptist and his father was a methodist. He got a scholarship from Pratt for art but he turned it down to pursue music. His move to pursue music instead of…

The song I have chosen for the My Favorite Song Assignment is “Crazy On You,” by the rock group Heart. It has been my all-time favorite song since I was in high school, and was one of the first songs I learned how to play on guitar. It is a stellar example of rock music that was popular in the seventies and displays the accomplished songwriting talents of lead singer Ann Wilson, her guitar-playing sister Nancy, as well as the contributions of the other members of the band: Howard Leese, Roger…

ethics, justice, and the fine arts. Not only are these important to me, they are also areas in life that I hope to grow in. By attending Holy Names, I hope to receive not only an academic education, but an education that focuses on growing as a musical, spiritual, and ethical individual. The first reason to explain my desire to attend Holy Names is purely academic. During my HNA visit, I attended classes such as Physical Education, Biology, Algebra 2 Honors, Honors English, Liturgy, and a…

passed down from generation to generation and play an important role in preserving the customs and culture from our past. The goal of the Bluegrass Project: Exploration of Bluegrass Music is to acquaint residents, young and old with their musical heritage and help them acquire the skills necessary to learn to play bluegrass successfully. In turn, they will introduce the music to others and keep the art form alive. In 2011, Gaston School of the Arts received a $2500 matching grant award from…

field notes and quickly detected a pattern among spectators that grasped my curiosity. My event was a live rock and roll musical performance by the band “Finish This” that took place at approximately nine o’clock on Saturday, November 26th in the…

It is with great pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation for James Rheaume. I have known James for the past five years as his acting teacher and theatre director. Simply stated, James is one of the most remarkable students I have taught in my 26 years of teacher. He is more than just an intelligent, hard working, talented young man. James is always willing to take on new challenges and is never afraid to ask those essential questions for personal and artistic growth. He is naturally…

As people migrated to the North different races inhabited different cities such as Washington D.C, New York, and Philadelphia. This new combination…

their stills, and flat out not paying taxes. Washington and Hamilton watched for three years as the West tirelessly resisted against this tax. The West was strong and resilient. Violence ensued against politicians and the rebellious farmers only became stronger with every casualty they faced. After the death of one of the major rebel leaders, a large rebel force of around 5,000 to 7,000 gathered near Pittsburgh and began to drill. On Aug. 1 a rebel group marched to Pittsburg, where they were met…

DJ’s are often the ones helping to produce music with artists or playing music from the artists for the fans. Some of the most prominent DJ’s, like Jam Master J and DJ Yella, have played vital roles in the history of Hip Hop. Jam Master J was the DJ for the influential group Run-D.M.C. DJ Yella is known for being a member of the Hip Hop group known as N.W.A. MCing is was most people would commonly refer to as rapping. In today’s society, this is the element of…

Renaissance took most of its inspiration from the Caribbean and U.S (Hutchinson 4). Even though Harlem was a white district, by the early nineteen twenties it was black-owned. Black intellectuals from Washington, Baltimore, and Los Angeles met in Harlem or the Borough of Manhattan. Even though they had their own theaters and reading groups, New York City was very diverse and decentered black social world where no one could question it. People also brought forth the musical aspect of the…