Piano Man

George's legacy had started. George's brother, Ira Gershwin, was also involved in music at a young age. At one of Ira's piano lessons George began to play, with no prior lessons, and his parents discovered his love and natural talent for music they put him in lessons. His first mentor and teacher, Charles Hambitzer, early on had realized George's exceptional talent with the piano so he denied charging the Gershwin family because he knew he had the privilege of teaching a future phenomenon. He…

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…

considered one of the best bandleaders of all time and changed the entire jazz landscape. He also shaped the mid 20th century pop music and earned the title “King of Swing”. Both of his parents, Harvey and Lillian Basie, were musicians. He started piano at a very early age with his mother giving him his first lessons and played the drums in his school band. With an incredible ear, he could repeat any tune he heard. Though he excelled musically, Count Basie ended up dropping out of junior high…

For my concert critique, I went to Jason Terry’s Doctoral Piano Recital on Tuesday, December 1st at the School of Music in room 206. Because Terry was able to pick the pieces he played, he picked a range of different pieces to emphasize his wide range of talent. He included older and modern pieces including Bach, Godowsky, Balakirev, Zorn, and Liszt. The first piece he played was “Prelude & Fugue, BWV 872” composed by Bach. I was a little unsure about the nature and form of this piece because…

currently works on a farm, but he is determined to buy his own land which is something his family has never had the privilege to do. In addition, it will give Boy Willie status in the world because land symbolizes wealth and he will be equal to the white man. Similarly, Sonia is discontent with were she is at in life. For example, Sonia has done nothing in her life. She has so much free time throughout the day that she spends the whole day deciding what to do. In addition, Boy Willie has the…

I Believe Would you believe me when i told you that a young man at the age of 16 would be on the cover of youtube’s trending page, reaching over 6 million views and then a year later start his first international tour? Well Hugo Leclercq (A.K.A. Madeon) would prove you wrong. This young producer has quite the track record and I’d say he is the embodiment of talent. Talent is everywhere around us, but it’s not simple given to anyone. To become talented you have to invest time into your craft…

the way. One conflict is man vs. self with Scarlett vs. herself. The story says, “... she would sit for hours. She couldn't help but wonder…” (Drake 68). This…

Each Individual informs the way one views others and the world. In the personal essay, “Us And Them” by David Sedaris, Sedaris claims that “The only place that seemed truly different was owned by a man named Mr. Tomkey, who did not believe in television.” (73) Mr. Tomkey was David's neighbor, who was viewed differently by David because of his personal beliefs of not wanting or needing a television. I suppose at that time it was or even still is strange for someone not to have a television in…

his life. He gave up conducting and performing but continued to compose and many of his most admired works came from this period. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor op.57, together with the Waldstein op.53 and Les Adieux op.81a are considered as the three great piano sonatas of Beethoven's middle creation period. It is also regarded as the most technically challenging piano sonata. The title “Appassionata”, which means "passionate" in Italian, was added by the publisher. It was composed and…

Beethoven stayed at Bonn for five years. After those five wonderful years at Bonn, Joseph von Breuning asked him to teach and instruct two of her four kids to play the piano, and he agreed. through Mme Von Breuning, Beethoven met a lot of people, which probably helped his name become more and more…