... Fender Stratocaster slung over one shoulder and his wild black hair bound in a red headband (Piccoli 11-12). The group eventually began and tore into the classic hit "Fire" followed by an ensemble of prime works of "Isabella", "Hear My Train A -Comin',"" and the proclaimed new American anthem of "Voodoo ... win the crowd over. That was until he stepped away from his microphone, looking like a cowboy gypsie and cosmic hitchhiker, sounded out the first notes of the song everyone knew so well: "The Star Spangled Banner." Hendrix's guitar seemed to mock and revere the national anthem's grandi...

• Word Count: 2535
• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: High School

... Fender Stratocaster slung over one shoulder and his wild black hair bound in a red headband (Piccoli 11-12). The group eventually began and tore into the classic hit "Fire" followed by an ensemble of prime works of "Isabella", "Hear My Train A -Comin',"" and the proclaimed new American anthem of "Voodoo ... win the crowd over. That was until he stepped away from his microphone, looking like a cowboy gypsie and cosmic hitchhiker, sounded out the first notes of the song everyone knew so well: "The Star Spangled Banner." Hendrix's guitar seemed to mock and revere the national anthem's grandi...

• Word Count: 2522
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... properties, song form and structure, harmonic progression and melodic contour, the dynamic relationship between harmony and melody as well as the lyrical content. As my pop piece, I have selected the classic Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley. I define this as a popular song because it charted at number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 Charts (All Music, 2014) and the UK Singles Chart (Official ... bang on with the first two beats of the bar locking in with the bass drum which is also placed at the first two beats of the bar. This is a classic example of a rhythm section being totally locked in ...

• Word Count: 968
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... is trademark Zeppelin song with heavy riffs then space followed by another heavy riff then another space. Rarely do you hear a hard rock band like Zeppelin embrace the absence between notes. By the way, the guitar solo is not to be missed. 2. "Rock and Roll- - The title says it all. This song perfectly bridges the gap between old school rock and ... used up almost all of the good stuff; this was Led Zeppelin's only disappointing album. Nevertheless, even relatively poor material by Led Zeppelin is decent and some tracks here are classic, notably "Poor Tom," "Ozone Baby," and "Wearing an...

• Word Count: 4319
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• Grade Level: High School

... by a lone Bluesman at the railroad depot in Tutwiler, Mississippi, in 1903. Handy is the first person to publish a composition with the term "Blues" in the title and utilizing "blue notes, " which are flatted thirds and sevenths. The two famous songs that first brought the genre to the mass public are, "Memphis Blues," published in 1912, and "St. Louis Blues" published ... from the Delta region, but his guitar playing had much more in common with the more sophisticated finger-picking of Piedmont style Blues. Lastly, Bessie Smith defines the term of "classic" Blues singer; earned the tit...

• Word Count: 2036
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• Has Bibliography
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... the repeat of theme A before the beginning of them C, and like all rags being rhythmically more flexible with the left and right hands set apart in syncopated tension. This is classic ragtime. West End Blues For the first half of his life, everything Armstrong did was copied as fast as he could record it, but this 1928 recording of a 12-bar ... the same simple-to-complex patterns. Then on the last chorus Armstrong quickly rises to a high b-flat and holds the note for four whole bars. When the strain of the notes length and height is at its maximum, he releases it, lurching downward agai...

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... Miller Orchestra from 1941, which was taped on film as one set and then made into an audio recording with separate tracks. The track I chose to listen to was , the classic, In the Mood. This saxophone feature has one of the coolest and most knows saxophone licks ever. This song was written as a dance and jive song with its up beat ... there is an impression that they are standing out in front of the band. Most of the song is played with a swing feel on the hi-hat, and the bass notes are really plucked throughout the whole song. There is a shout chorus at the end which is the grand final...

• Word Count: 301
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• Grade Level: High School