... occupies a much smaller span of time. Its origins are found in the early 1900s as some dance band leaders in the southern U.S. began playing music that combined ragtime and blues. Early exponents of this dance music were Jelly Roll Martin and Scott Joplin, who were both blues players. The terms "Jazz" ... in precise ways. Jazz music became more of a passed on tradition that a musician learned through interaction with other players. In a similar way, the modern Jazz musician must rely on previous recordings to get a feel for the style and technique which one desires to learn from. As a m...

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... the Gospel socio-cultural, gender issues and the impact of Gospel Music on other genres of secular music. The influence of gospel music on modern music and its exponents is discussed. A short list of singers and Christian music bands, Christian record labels and companies like Canzion Group and ... in the US, especially among churches of whites and blacks, led to separate both branches of gospel. This separation was never absolute and in modern times, this separation is considered an error, because it goes against the principles of Christianity. This is a musical genre characterized by...

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... was no longer being performed by solo pianist. Small orchestras, military bands and piano-banjo combos were among the earliest recordings of Ragtime, which added elements that alluded to popular dance bands of the Dixieland, New Orleans and Swing styles yet to be developed. An individual musical voice was being established in America, it was an exciting era of development and ... sweet bands for example the bands of Glenn Miller, Wayne King, Freddy Martin and Guy Lombardo. Many listeners so not make distinctions between the two. They considered all the big dance bands to be swing bands....

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Chapter 25: Transition to Modern America (the 1920s) Introduction Mass Production: the result was the creation of a New America, on e in which individualism was sacrificed to conformity as a part ... they rejected their rural past while still longing for the old values it had created. It is in the 1920s that we can find the roots of modern America as we know today. The Second Industrial Revolution With the advent of the new consumer goods industries, the American people by the 1920s enjoyed the highest ... one hand, there was the solid growth of new consumer-based industries. Automobiles and...

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... . It was the era of prosperity deemed the "roaring twenties". Full time jobs become available and wages go up. Social behavior changes. People now, mostly younger people, go out and dance in places called "speak easies". The urban cities were booming. All this social change created a cultural war between the urban cities and rural America. The people that lived in the ... , rural people followed what the bible said literally and stayed with traditional values. A priest, Aimee Semple McPherson,represented Americans trying to hold on to their original religious roots. She used a modern meth...

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... ) Music In 1921 there was a new kind of beat in town. Jazz, Jazz, and Jazz was the hottest thing in town. People would gather downtown at nightclubs to listen and dance to black entertainment. There were nightclubs that opened about midnight for those who were ready for a good time. This is what they called the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was ... , and eye shadow. Flappers wore baggy dresses, which exposed her arms as well as her legs. Flappers did more than symbolize a revolution in fashion and mores but they embodied the modern spirit of the Jazz Age. Prohibition Prohibit...

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... ) Music In 1921 there was a new kind of beat in town. Jazz, Jazz, and Jazz was the hottest thing in town. People would gather downtown at nightclubs to listen and dance to black entertainment. There were nightclubs that opened about midnight for those who were ready for a good time. This is what they called the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was ... , and eye shadow. Flappers wore baggy dresses, which exposed her arms as well as her legs. Flappers did more than symbolize a revolution in fashion and mores but they embodied the modern spirit of the Jazz Age. Prohibition Prohibit...

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... ) Music In 1921 there was a new kind of beat in town. Jazz, Jazz, and Jazz was the hottest thing in town. People would gather downtown at nightclubs to listen and dance to black entertainment. There were nightclubs that opened about midnight for those who were ready for a good time. This is what they called the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was ... , and eye shadow. Flappers wore baggy dresses, which exposed her arms as well as her legs. Flappers did more than symbolize a revolution in fashion and mores but they embodied the modern spirit of the Jazz Age. Prohibition Prohibit...

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... a music video. Her provocative moves in her video definitely weave a sticky web of misconception for young adults, especially teen girls. The dangerously high hot pants, the rowdy crowd, the seductive dance routines, and the aura of wild partying gives the impression that if a young woman purchases degrading clothes, acts provocatively and "dirty- she will be cool and accepted. While the lyrics ... . Then parents wonder why their daughters are looking and acting like tramps. MTV gladly hands up these people to teens. This portrayal harms teen culture in a profound way and digresses moder...

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