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Hand By Lakita Garth Hand By Lakita Causes
427 wordsOur group chose Speak To The Hand by Lakita Garth. This song talks about the health risks of casual sex, and sexual encounters. We chose it because of its positive message and the good results that would take place in the event this concept would be heeded. We also chose it because of its rapid, up beat tempo that stimulates movement, which is an First of all, the message that is being exhibited is that abstinence should be exercised, no sex is the safest sex and that excuses will not protect yo...
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Count Basie Bob Marley
1,580 wordsFor my week posing as professor for music history 10, I would like to discuss the meaning of and history leading up to the mid 90 s ska selection by Less Than Jake: Sugar in Your Gas Tank. Sugar in Your Gas Tank was released on Less Than Jakes 1996 album on Capitol records: Losing Streak. Although they had actually had many previous releases on independent labels, this was Less than Jakes first major label record. Previously only having an underground Indy following, being picked up by a major l...
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Sports Acrobatics Partner Tosses Skills
376 wordsThe roots of Sports Acrobatics date back to the time of the ancient Greeks. The word acrobatics is derived from a word in the Greek language meaning to elevate. This derivation is significant, since Sports Acrobatics combines the aspects of lifting and balancing and the high flight of partner tosses and tumbling passes. Modern Sports Acrobatics began in Russia with the formation of the International Federation of Sports Acrobatics (IFSA). This exciting new sport has been competed actively in Eur...
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Good Example First Verse
1,230 wordsIt is almost impossible to identify the author of a spiritual or to pinpoint its original form. Typically, spirituals are created by nonprofessional musicians, changed by other singers and passed along from one generation to the next. As the song is passed along it starts to change. The changes that take place become a part of the original song and eventually the music takes on a different form. Over the span of years the authors' names are forgotten. The composer who wishes to create a new spir...
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Double And Multiple Stopping Passages In Double And Multiple Violin
1,079 words... Paganini's artistry in composition and performance were tinted by "rose-colored memories." There is nothing "rose-colored" in the genius of such contemporaries of Paganini as Schubert, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann, Berlioz and others, whose reports claim his total mastery as a composer and genius as a performer in absolute terms. It is important to understand Paganini's music in the context of his cultural heritage and his enthusiastic adherence to traditional compositional values. H...
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The Discovers History Of Rock Music It Presents
2,278 wordsThe paper discovers the history of rock music. It presents other styles of music and historical background that influenced rock music. The paper strives to explore and explain the rock music genres role as a dominant force of modern culture. Outline Introduction Body Rock music discussion Origins of rock music Influence of rhythm and blues Bob Dylan and Beatles Influence of rock n roll History of rock Social issues Conclusion History of Rock Music Rock music is neither a style nor a genre of mus...
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Midi Time Code Midi Setup Note
590 wordsUnderstanding Basic MIDI This article was designed to give you a basic understanding of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), and to leave you with a brief knowledge of its past. It is a tool widely used today in many varied recording or live performance situations. MIDI is what allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other to preform certain tasks. These tasks may include starting or stopping a song, changing the voice of a keyboard or other controller, etc. A ...
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Charlie Parker At Storyville Parker At Storyville Set
571 wordsCharlie Parker at Storyville The set by Charlie Parker, at Storyville is a perfect example of bop or bebop. It fits almost all of the criteria we use to define bop. These criteria include, but are not limited to: fast tempo, display of instrumental virtuosity, complex melodies and harmonies, an unresolved character, highly syncopated and masterful improvisations. These were all shown throughout this set. The compact disc I chose is actually a compilation of two different live sets 6 months apart...
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Romantic Era Second Movement
1,050 wordsComparison Between Piano Concert By Barbara Wieman Comparison Between Piano Concert By Barbara Wieman And Sacramento Chamber Orchestra Comparison Between Piano Concert by Barbara Wieman and Sacramento Chamber Orchestra February 20, 1997 William Strang On Feb 20, 1997, I attended a piano concert that was performed by Barbara Wieman. The performance was held at the American River College Music Department choir room. The choir room holds about 100 people and every seat was taken and students were s...
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Romantic Era Second Movement
1,040 wordsFebruary 20, 1997 William Strang Music 6 Concert Pape On Feb 20, 1997, I attended a piano concert that was performed by Barbara Wieman. The performance was held at the American River College Music Department choir room. The choir room holds about 100 people and every seat was taken and students were seated on the floor. The audience was dressed casual as everyone was students trying to do their concert papers. Barbara Wieman was also dressed casual but nice. The piano concert started at 12: 20 p...
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935 wordsDave Matthews and the Raging Animal in the Cage On August 10, I went to a Dave Matthews Concert which was held in F ( ^^ ( ^ ) ) (&# 038; ^n. I estimate, that the audience outnumbered at least 10, 000 people. Unlike in a small concert where the audience gathers up in front before the band, this concert was densely populated in the front as well as in the back and even behind the band. The spectators were overwhelmingly 15 to 19 year old teenagers although I could spot several middle aged spread ...
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Made Me Feel John Coltrane
759 wordsOn September 15, 1957, John Coltrane recorded Blue Train, an album he considered his favorite, and many critics considecontributes to the sound. Coltrane provides listeners with an impressive r his best work. The albums rhythm Chambers finishes up with a bass solo before the opening statement is repeated, bringing the song to a full circle by its end. The next song is Moments Notice which is also swung and in 4 / 4. This song played at a faster pace and has a catchy melody that becomes rather co...
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Rhythm And Blues Rock And Roll
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End Of The Poem Word Choice
664 wordsril Brooks Page 1 3 / 29 / 01 1. Poetry allows in a musical language of an economy of words to express ones emotions. Through writing people express their hidden ideas and feelings about life. A poem can be musical by the rhythm and the sound, these aspects seem to give the writing a tempo. The way the tempo is expressed is through assonance, alliteration, and rhythm. The poet uses these assets in an economy of words to convey their personal emotion or tone. The assonance is the recitation of vo...
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941 wordsLennon/McCartney John Lennon and Paul McCartney are two of the greatest artists popular music has ever embraced. Their collaboration on early Beatles songs propelled the group to international fame. As the Beatles matured, however, the relationship between these two became more competitive than cooperative. They developed unique and surprisingly polar styles. In a 1980 Playboy interview John Lennon stated: You could say that (Paul) provided a lightness, an optimism, while I would always go for t...
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Eighth Grade Bad Habits
1,190 wordsFirst Musical Biography Dear A&# 038; E, First off, I would like to thank you for giving me this opportunity to share my musical biography interview with you. I have many friends that would get a thrill out of seeing my biography on A&# 038; E. My life has been filled with many peaks and valleys, many hardships that I wish no one would have to face. I have not been graced with a beautiful life, but I feel that I have done the best with what I have got. The following list of songs is an attempt t...
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Hip Hop Culture Men And Women
988 wordsRunning Head: MUSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RAP Musical Characteristics of Rap Paper 1 Jesse Lipscomb e Morehouse College Musical Characteristics of Rap Hip-hop culture, once confined to the streets has broken into the commercial realm with force. Hip hop records top the charts week after week, rap videos have taken control of MTV, BET and the BOX, and there are dozens of hip hop magazines on the newsstands. A stroll on any city street in the United States reveals the proliferation of hip-hop style...
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Electric Guitar First Verse
442 wordsDec 2000 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins In The Air Tonight is a strophic composition produced by Phil Collins. The aria consists of an electronic drum set an electric guitar and a prophet to add an additional fullness to the song. The exposition of the monody is at an adagio tempo. The electronic drum kit repeats a drum pattern with 12 drum hits in each loop, while accenting on every third beat {eg 22 - 1 - 2 | 122 - 1 - 2 }. In the middle of the first loop the electric guitar roars a triple st...
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Rock And Roll Punk Rock
900 wordsA Crazy Little Thing Called Punk Sex, drugs, and rock and roll was the rallying cry for a movement that changed American culture forever. Rock and roll first startled the American scene in the mid- 1950, but no one then could have predicted the remarkable vitality and staying power of this new music. The early tradition of rock has gone through many transitions. Provocative and outlandish stage attire and behavior have been an important resource since the birth of rock and roll. Decades followin...
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Hip Hop Hard Times
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