... many cultures around the world. Each culture adopted rhythms and beats from family and cultural rituals. The family of string instruments applied the music with common harmonies. Other variations of instruments, from homemade to daily items were used in addition to create a more original beat. The region of Great Britain, or the Celtic race inspired many of today's top beats in folk ... three different divisions of the American population originated Folk music from the seventeenth century until the early twentieth century in the Northeast. The Native Americans, who were the first inhabi...

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... . She now works full time for a well-known wireless cell phone company in addition to being a full time student. She loves her job and very few people feel that way. Mary said her boss likes her so much that he keeps telling people he wants to clone her. Last semester Mary and I took a calculus and a computer class together. There was a calculus homework assignment that took ... Associate degrees and a Certificate. This is Mary's last semester at Sierra College. She is going to transfer to a four year college. She is further planning to get a Masters degree in math. Onece I asked her: "Y...

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... complex lyrics with themes. DJ Kool Herc was the first DJ to create an MC dance team, and during his performances at clubs, his dancers became known as break-dancers. Most importantly, the hip-hop culture was unique in style, especially dancing. Break dancing was a style of dance that grew up around rap music during its early stages in the United States. Break dancing ... stretched the body to its limit. The only way to talk about break dancing is to describe the type of moves that are performed by the dancer. It seems as if the ... like the electric boogie. In this style of dancing, d...

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... all over the Caribbean. For example: Coquito and Mamajuana are used to celebrate holidays like New Years Eve, Christmas and Three Kings Day. Another method of celebrating is through the art of music. Puerto Ricans are very soulful people. They use music to express the way they feel towards their Island. Puerto Ricos music culture stems from a combination of African percussions and poetry. Salsa is ... one kind of music that Puerto Ricans use during celebration. According to Vernon W. Boggs the author of "Salsiology: Afro-Cuban Music and the Evolution of Salsa in ... share the same move...

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... accurate and detailed maps of the land. Lewis also wrote of their encounters with the Indians in order to become more involved with their culture, languages, and customs. Most of the Indians Lewis and Clark encountered were welcoming and eager to greet them. They enjoyed the American gifts which Lewis brought and gave them food in return. The Indians were amazed at what ... Divide" which was jut passed the Bitterroot Mountains. The Indians gave them horses to in order to complete the next part of their journey. Lewis and Clark were very fortunate and honored the Indians with their respe...

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... the state militia so when the uprising was over he joined the regular Army hoping to see some action. In 1795 Lewis and Clark meet again. Clark is a rifleman for "Gen. Mad Anthony Wayne."" (pg30) Both Lewis and Clark were able to see a little action against the federated Indian's but that was all of the ... action they were able participate in. After the confrontation with the Indians the war was over for Lewis and Clark. They spent a week waiting for a boat to pick them up and take them home. When the boat finally arrived the crew was drunk and four days later they still hadn ... never ...

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... know that he wasn't a captain. The men never did find out either. On October 15, 1803, Lewis met up with Clark in Clarksville. While there, they recruited more men and Clark decided to take his slave, York. They set off down the Ohio to the Mississippi River, but the Mississippi River was tough, and they realized they would need more muscle power. They were ... Jean Baptiste "Pomp- Charbonneua. After all of this was taken care of, Lewis went to St. Louis to make the final preparations. He left it up to Clark and the sergeants to get the expedition going from Camp Wood. May 14, 1804 was ...

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... the President's private secretary and an U.S. Army Captain. Lewis chose a former U.S. Army officer named William Clark to join him. In order to join the expedition Clark re-enlisted in the Army in 1803, after resigning in 1796. The two men agreed to lead the expedition together even though Lewis outranked Clark. Both men were well experienced in the wilderness and had served in Army campaigns against ... the Indians. While traveling up the Missouri River, the beauty of the land and its large amount of wildlife impressed Lewis and Clark. The group had a tense encounter with Sioux Indians...

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... buffalo culture. As winter broke the expedition had picked up two key editions, Toussaint Charbonneau and Sacagawea, to help guide the explorers through the country never before traversed by white men. (638) As Lewis & Clark reached the navigable limits of the Missouri on August 17, they made their first contact with the Lemhi Shoshone ... it after the Indian tribe Clatsop. This tribe was very friendly and proved to be as populated as the eastern states. The winter proved to be very harsh and rainy, but on March 23, 1806 the expedition headed home. Lewis & Clark's journey has gone as pla...

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... in the west. In the expedition Thomas Jefferson gave Lewis and Clark some objective goals to reach throughout the mission. The reason Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to go on this journey to the western part of the United States is because it was to protect the economical and political interest in the amount of trade ... their money. The Indians also had some fur trade in the North West that influenced the Americans to see how their fur trade was doing. Jefferson has a specific instruction for Lewis and Clark when they were to run into an Indian tribe. " In all your intercourse with the...

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Methods of teaching and learning music vary greatly according to culture and society. In the Ewe music - culture, most all music and dance are learned through enculturation, by simply being around and listening to the music. Agbekor, however, is very complex rhythmically and difficult to learn, students of this type of music require years of special instruction and training. Agbekor is learned slowly, in stages, beginning by simply listening too ... and absorbing the music. If you want to learn to play agbekor you ... ...

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... it as their calling from God. She also believes that the time she is captive, is a time of restoration in order to prepare to go to God as well. In the invasion, Mary and her daughter are shot and wounded and she is separated from the rest of her family. Instead of questioning why God would let such a thing happen, she believes that ... with one hand and carries her with the other. In some cases people would question God, if they were in the shoes of Mary, on why such thing happened to them, but Mary views all of her experiences something good from God. Mary after being captive, for on...

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... it as their calling from God. She also believes that the time she is captive, is a time of restoration in order to prepare to go to God as well. In the invasion, Mary and her daughter are shot and wounded and she is separated from the rest of her family. Instead of questioning why God would let such a thing happen, she believes that ... with one hand and carries her with the other. In some cases people would question God, if they were in the shoes of Mary, on why such thing happened to them, but Mary views all of her experiences something good from God. Mary after being captive, for on...

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... the funds depleted by the enormous wave of file sharing is teaming up and with major companies to promote and sponsor their music. Grammy winning artist Mary J. Blidge teamed up recently with Reebok to promote her new single, Love at First Sight. Her song would be played in Foot Locker across the United States. Reebok would also sponsor a clothling line as well as her ... . Other artist having the same financial impact have also formed partnerships with big companies. One of the masterminds behind the partnerships is Jay Coleman. He is commonly referred to as the father of music marketin...

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... even started movements as a result of certain bands. Also, the basic understanding of music types has changed. As a result, music has played a major role in the development of bands around the world and the cultures that are affected by them. Children growing up today look up to bands and people of music, as role models. Bands play a part in being role models by the ... clothes they wear, and the way they present themselves. This is what children see and want to be like. Some crimes committed in schools, are said to have been influenced by song lyrics, and messages from ... today in th...

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... the raft so she won't get wet even though some of the Indians are mid-leg deep in the chilling water. Not seeing this as an attempt to keep her alive, Mary thanks God, and quotes from the Bible, "When thou passest through the waters I will be with thee, and through the rivers they shall not overflow ... English Army came upon this same river and couldn't get across for the lack of a raft or the cunning to build one. About this situation Mary says: God did not give them [English Army] courage or activity to go over after us. We were not ready for so great a mercy as victory and deliveran...

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... of different civilizations and generations. Songs are generally divided into 3 categories: classical, popular and folk. The word song is divided into two categories; music which is the common ground between all songs and rendition which refers to the performance of the song. A song is not simply composed of lyrics and tunes, but the context in which the song is created is ... -Americans. Eventually African Americans eventually created its own all-black minstrel show. However African culture was not the only influence on American popular music, Irish and Italian cultures also greatly cont...

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Introduction Can you think of a pop culture that has contributed more to our society in any other way than music genre? What about a pop culture that have a positive influence on some parts of the country and yet be portrayed as a negative influence among the rest of America? What about a culture ... over our youth and drove parents into a frenzy? This culture can take on many different art forms that allow several different types of people to participate in regardless of ethnicity: whether it is the highly scrutinized rap music, the beautiful art form of graffiti, the creative art of break ...

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... advance in worldwide transportation and communication and with increasingly mobile societies, it seems not only appropriate but also necessary to develop a global perspective of music. A global perspective of music is a sense of the lifestyles, traditions, values and the music of several nations and cultures throughout the world. An awareness of the diversity within our national boundaries that ... Functional qualities of music: music has the ability to affect and change people's feelings and attitudes. Music is used therapeutically to help physically or mentally challenged people. Many ...

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... advance in worldwide transportation and communication and with increasingly mobile societies, it seems not only appropriate but also necessary to develop a global perspective of music. A global perspective of music is a sense of the lifestyles, traditions, values and the music of several nations and cultures throughout the world. An awareness of the diversity within our national boundaries that ... Functional qualities of music: music has the ability to affect and change people's feelings and attitudes. Music is used therapeutically to help physically or mentally challenged people. Many ...

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... for the rights of those who could not speak up for themselves. One woman, Margaret Sanger, created birth control so that women could have the choice of when they wanted to have a child. Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones), fought for the rights of children working in the mines and fought for both regulations and standards ... Administration. Margaret Sanger provided women with their own choice that still exists to this day, this ''magic pill' that she fought so hard to create, has given women their own voice about when and if they chose to have their own children. Mary Harris Jones, also k...

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... of the 20th century was Charles Ives American composer of orchestral, chamber, and solo vocal and piano music who used and anticipated polytonality. A unique quality of his music is the combination of well-known hymns and popular tunes with a complex dissonant accompaniment. He chose to study music at Yale under Horatio parker but his first and most influential teacher was his father, George, a Civil ... player, accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer. He was most influenced by Duke Ellington another important composer in the history of jazz. He liked to use Negro gospel music, an...

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... playing a key role in shaping what we now know as popular music. The author begins the article by explaining what he believes we, as western society, perceive to be "world music". According to the author, world music consists of any non-western music, and is treated with ambiguity and obscurity by consumers too afraid to explore an area of the musical world that may be new or ... unusual to them. He also claims the term refers to a bin in record stores for music that cannot be placed into a specific ... the world, both in terms of production volume and the various types of music, as op...

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... 19th century". But, everyone should at least agree that jazz is the mother of all music, and is referred to as the only art form originating in the United States. America was home to immigrants from all over Europe and beyond who wished to build a new life, or just needed to escape from the old. These people, often thought of as second-class, brought their ... early jazz was played in small marching bands or by solo pianists. Besides ragtime and marches, the repertoire included hymns, spirituals, and blues. The bands played this music at picnics, weddings, parades, and funerals. Charact...

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... runaway slaves find the various stops of the underground railroad. Songs would be sung secretly in codes, blind to field overseers but apparent to other slaves. Spirituals are now associated with freedom and the rise of abolitionists. African Spirituals gave root to other genres of music: blues, folk, and in 1950s, rock n roll. Some of the primary listeners of this seemingly lewd, loud, and ... obnoxious music were teenagers who wished to upset their parents, others were individuals who sincerely felt passionate for rock. Either way, Rock became a culture, one ... is hip and cool, and ...

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