... America. In America, they are making it clear that they have a sense of power in the world when it comes to this style of music. Jazz music originated in New Orleans in the nineteenth century.2 Slaves around the time all met in an area called the "Congo Square," known today ... as Louis Armstrong Park where they danced publically simply to enjoy themselves. After research on the documents in the history of African-American music, sketches have shown these people playing percussion instruments with string as well.3 There are many unanswered questions to how it started there, but architect...

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... allows the mind/ body as a whole to feel safe, soothed and energized" (Campbell 194). When kids play jazz, they open up a whole new level of energy. The music allows a student to feel comfortable in the classroom, and soothes the mind while keeping students relaxed and working efficiently. Jazz therefore encourages organization and focus. Within an uncomfortable, "chaotic ... deductive reasoning caused by the Mozart Effect, not only improves math, but problem solving in any subject, giving students a far more innovative approach to their work. Jazz, like classical music improves critica...

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... communities. Spirituals were somewhat of a passage way for blues. Blues followed blacks to urban societies as spirituals followed the slaves onto the plantations. The differences between these types of music were that spirituals were collective, whereas an individual sang blues. Blues attributed to the evolution of black society toward individualism after the collective society of slavery. Blues became know as ... the music of the black working class. It was a way for African Americans to express the modern problems of economics, social errors, and poverty and power struggles they faced...

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... Italian society. This movement can be contributed with the help of technology, musical influence from America and the ascent of the combined singer and songwriter. The beginnings of Italian folk music echo the sounds of the Balkans, Eastern Europe, North Africa and so forth. All these cultural influences have gathered and meet in Italy, "the cultural crossroads of the Mediterranean ... performers called Cantacronche ("New Singers") was formed in Turin"(Baranski 330). This association marked the beginning of the canzone d"autore, art pop song. Then in the 1960's, a modern urban music move...

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... first hand basis in some of my college courses. I have learned diversity is important and essential for cognitive skills, especially with teens and young children. Introduction to different styles of music can produce new ideas and even integrate new experiences with traditional thought processing. As the teens grow and develop and their ability to make decisions increases, certain precautions should be ... , but that is exactly what concerns famous author and specialist of cognitive thinking Priscilla Vail. "I am particularly worried about the kids who conform to the listening patterns ...

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... that blues became popular in the south (1890s), African Americans had mastered the piano. As a result, African Americans began to interpret and play classical music with "ragged or syncopated rhythms" (Shipton 33); with this, "Ragtime," was born. Ragtime became nationally popular fast because black pianist first really ... the 1920s, Ragtime had branched off into two styles, classical Rag and Jazz. Jazz was a more energetic and upbeat form of Ragtime music; it was a music that anyone and everyone danced to. Jazz made its way from "New Orleans and worked its way up the River [Mississippi]...

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... communities. Spirituals were somewhat of a passage way for blues. Blues followed blacks to urban societies as spirituals followed the slaves onto the plantations. The differences between these types of music were that spirituals were collective, whereas an individual sang blues. Blues attributed to the evolution of black society toward individualism after the collective society of slavery. Blues became know as ... the music of the black working class. It was a way for African Americans to express the modern problems of economics, social errors, and poverty and power struggles they faced...

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... sounds of their ancestors as they came ashore to this country. Polyrhythms and work songs were parts of their heritage. As slaves labored in the fields, the music became a way of adapting to a new language, a new religion and a new, but difficult way of life. Often times the songs were a means ... (the father of the blues), Ma Rainey, and Bessie Smith just to name a few of the early pioneers. Another style of music that has the black influence is gospel music. Gospel music had its origin in the South. It developed in the African American Baptist churches during the 1930's. By the 1940's...

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... had different forms of the ways it rhymes, those being: Perfect rhyme, alliteration, multi-syllable, and assonance to name a few. In most recent songs, rap music had developed and changed from a "thug" trend to a party and materialism type of genre. Rock, on the other hand, can be argued to ... genres speak of different topics in their song. On the stereotypical side of these genres, Rock has been portrayed as a "white" genre of music while Rap has been portrayed as a "black" genre because of the fan base and races of artists of both genres. I totally disagree with ... "black" genre. Sp...

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... Coltrane did indeed find work as a laborer in a sugar-refining factory. A couple of months later he enrolled in the Ornstein School of Music on 19th and Spruce Streets. In Philadelphia John Coltrane could hear a lot of the blues and jazz which weren't often broadcast in the South ... historians as alegendary gig?. He eventually rejoined Miles, by January1958. From this point on, his tenor work displayed amazing fire and invention. His music used basic jazz as a starting point, incorporated Eastern ideas and free-jazz tendencies which included multiple or lengthy soloing with boundless ene...

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... brand clothes such as Tommy, Timberland, Echo, or Polo Jeans. This type of person may also use slang words such as "yo" or "ya buggin." Music has aided to a new kind of personality that has never existed. Some dislike this form of self expression and would rather go for something less "ghetto" ... and listen to a form of Rock. Another category, Rock, has a different style then Rap. This form of music is more based in the use of the guitar. A Rock fan tends to like the style and unique sound that either an electric guitar or acoustic guitar ... Rock fans express themselves the way they w...

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... a "legendary gig."" He eventually rejoined Miles, by January 1958. From this point on, his tenor work displayed amazing fire and invention. His music used basic jazz as a starting point, incorporated Eastern ideas and free-jazz tendencies which included multiple or lengthy soloing with boundless energy. With Miles ... is the same piece might be unrecognizable when he played it month later. The best way to understand Coltrane is to listen to his music. Coltrane broke the jazz sound barrier with his restless experimentation and improvisations, his flamboyant free style of playing drove man...

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... composer. Something that I find truly fascinating about this style is that it leaves a lot up to the composer's imagination. It opens up a whole new world of innovation and exploration in music; each composer has a different and unique sound. For example, Morton Feldman was a revolutionary composer in this style. He was a friend and colleague of John Cage, a composer of very eccentric &tilde ... was greatly inspired by abstract impressionistic paintings and wrote incredibly long pieces. Another well-known composer is Conlon Nancarrow. There is not much to say about Nancarrow except that...

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... scale for expressive purposes. Typically the alteration is a semitone or less, but this varies among performers and genres. -Blues: is the name given to a music genre that originated in African-American around the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts. -Call-and-Response: is a ... in two parts) or compound (dividing in three parts). A 5/8 time signature, for example. -Key: the felt harmonic( and melodic) home base of a piece or section of music. A key is represented in a chord progression by that chord which feels like a resting place. -Measure: a gro...

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... 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 music ( Gusikoff 119). The music originated among the common people of a nation passing it down orally, often changing for artist's personal design. The meaning of folk in a musical term describes the common, but ... named it darkness. "Afro-Americans came to the Americas from western Africa beginning in 1619" (qtd. Gusikoff 119). Although many of them lived their long struggling lives as slaves, their music influenced many acros...

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... down a bit in the early 60's and Rock Steady emerged. With Rock steady the drums became less prominent and there was a heavier bass tune, and the music was a bit slower and more laid back. REGGAE By 1969 the new, enduring sound of reggae had established itself. Reggae is a combination of traditional African Rhythm ... and cultural beliefs, Rastas share the belief that Africa is their homeland, and that through repatriation they will escape to Western Babylon. Reggae music brought us the worlds first 3rd world music star, Bob Marley who is the lead singer of a group called Bob Marley and t...

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... a thorough description of each. The first genre, and probably most well known, is Rock & Pop. Most of a record company's income would come from this genre. Rock is a form of dance music originating around the 1950's, and is a blend of rhythm and blues with country and western. Electric guitars, vocals, an electric bass and a drum set consisting of a snare drum, a bass drum ... 's Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Death Metal, Surf Rock, etc. Pop usually appeals to younger people due to its" catchy and simple music, but it plays quite the significant role in today's culture. Next is Opera music. Op...

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... Particularly Louisiana. Blacks, whites, men and women of all ages and backgrounds came together and created a new, more artsy form of music that is known as jazz. What makes jazz music so special is that it is one of a kind and that it is unpredictable. People would just get together and play their instruments ... Slaves would sing and doo-wop on their plantations to help pass the time. Many believe that this was also partly responsible for the birth of Jazz music. Throughout the jazz era, slavery was in full gear in the south. Within a few years, the civil war broke out. Jazz was not on...

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... Finally, instead of thinking of them as isolated changes, I worked out a system upon which traditional theory is based and I gradually began to understand how the music was put together" (Jazz Journal, March 1985). In 1946 at the age of seventeen Evans began a four-year undergraduate course at Southeastern Louisiana College (SLC) ... impasse while the small-group jump bands and R&B units took over the "race" charts. Evans dropped out of Fields band not because of dissatisfaction with the music or his role within it, but because he was called to service. "It looks as if I better brush up o...

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... their CD players with them everywhere, and move to the rhythm of their favorite music, in the streets, the subway and sometimes even in class. Music influences people's clothing, hair and appearance in general. The different genres of music divide people into categories. In several societies, people who prefer classical music are considered as mature, serious and cultured as opposed to people who listen ... people but also to places. For example, there is a certain kind of music that can be called elevator music. The music generally played on the elevator it is not of a distinct genre. ...

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... . The other genre would be classic big band singers. The first singer that I would like to mention would be Frank Sinatra. I really like his music because it is so classic and seems to only get better with time. He lyrics are timeless and though the style of singers and a big bands ... colors in he style. The second, and probably my most favorite singer and all around band, would be the band Sublime. I love their music. They blend many different styles of music that I have never heard together. The styles are a mixture of rock with a heavy reggae background with blues and old time beach b...

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... sang were used as alert songs, songs that have a double meaning referring to the Underground Railroad. In class, we watched several documentaries on gospel music, but two in particular caught my attention. First, there was the performance in Carnegie Hall by Kathleen Battle and Jessie Norman, and second there was ... the documentary about celebration of gospel music in the Quinn Chapel. The concert that took place in Carnegie Hall has two main performers and a large orchestra conducted by James Levine. The ... than the concert in Carnegie Hall. I think the reason why these two documenta...

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... 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 music ( Gusikoff 119). The music originated among the common people of a nation passing it down orally, often changing for artist's personal design. The meaning of folk in a musical term describes the common, but ... named it darkness. "Afro-Americans came to the Americas from western Africa beginning in 1619" (qtd. Gusikoff 119). Although many of them lived their long struggling lives as slaves, their music influenced many acros...

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... guitar produces the sound of Jamaican Mento mixes with rhythm and blues sounds of Jazz and Calypso can also be heard in Ska. Ska music from Britain and America influenced Jamaican version. Ska has a very insistent beat and it's frequented with arm swinging dance. The songs often ... dropouts of the Jamaican society. Reggae is Jamaica's most distinctive musical form. Reggae can be defined as "coming from the people". This type of music has crossed political and racial lines frequently. It has influenced musical artists including the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, The B-52's and ...

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... led to the military coup of 1964. Critical of the insipid character of bossa nova lyrics and influenced by the precarious political and economic situation of Brazil, artists started using music to voice their opinions and as a vehicle to teach the largely uneducated Brazilian population about their country's current social, political and economic status. Following the coup of 1964, a new ... generation of bossa nova musicians emerged. The music they composed was radically different from that created by the first generation of bossa nova musicians and depicted the plight of the Brazilian...

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