... by the agency( career 3). Another career option is to become a college professor. In this position you would be training and helping other to become certified music therapists. In addition to the normal teaching classes, professors supervise students in a clinic , evaluate students for admissions, attend meetings, and have an array or academic ... greater than say Ohio or Montana. It also depends on the employer and what job position you are asking for. An Average yearly salary for a music therapist would range from around $29,000 to about $38,000 depending on the situation. Governmental...

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... connotation associated with both genres can be greatly attributed to the elements of sex, gambling, and drinking which are commonly associated with rap and blues. Blues music is very structured in its form. Songs are usually 12bars, 16 bars, or 8 bars. Each has a very specific set of rhyme schemes. ... Lost love, bad luck, discrimination and loss of a loved one are among other themes common in blues. Blues was considered "the Devil's music" by most Christians. During the Second World War, blues migrated to urban communities, as black people moved to major cities seeking work. Other ......

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... small, suburban towns dotting the pathways between its bigger urban destination."2 White people who mostly populated suburbia were now getting a taste of this new music. To add to the new phenomenon, a group called "The Beastie Boys" which consisted of three Jewish kids from New York had sprung onto the ... was gaining in popularity. The white audience was embracing something other than the ordinary, and changes were to be made to accommodate their main interests in the music. Then, in the late 80's, a bomb hit. N.W.A. (Niggahs Wit Attitude) had exploded onto the scene. This group entice...

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... , love, and harmony-. It was called this because of the peace movement and the emergence of the flower children. (Britannica) The sixties were about assassination, unforgettable fashion, new styles of music, civil rights, gay and women's liberation, Vietnam, Neil Armstrong landing on the moon, peace marches, sexual freedom, drug experimentation, and Woodstock. All of these components caused a revolutionary change ... values, epitomized in free form events which were known as be-ins (Clarcke pg108). Musicians such as Jerry Garcia from the Grateful dead expiremented with long improvised st...

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... warning labels to prohibiting kids 16 and younger from purchasing albums with explicit content. When a parent takes an active role in selecting their child's music purchases - we applaud. When record companies insist upon placing warning stickers on albums to aid those parents - we raise an eyebrow. So ... the last 60 years. 1955 Æ'x In one week's time during April, Chicago radio stations receive 15,000 complaint letters protesting their broadcast of rock music. Æ'x Variety runs a three-part series on what they term "leer-ics," or R&B songs with obscene lyrics, calling for censorship o...

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... motivates and influences other members to reach group and individual goals. The Rza is also is also extremely intelligent. Not only has he studied music for years he is also schooled in all religions, governments, current events and business. Other members of the group are intelligent, but ... set standards of behaviors or actions. The fact that the Wu Tang Clans norm is no set standard of behaviors creates a very unique brand of music. I say this because allowing nine members to act how they feel results in each member bringing a different musical style to a group. The ... result in pe...

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... motivates and influences other members to reach group and individual goals. The Rza is also is also extremely intelligent. Not only has he studied music for years he is also schooled in all religions, governments, current events and business. Other members of the group are intelligent, but ... set standards of behaviors or actions. The fact that the Wu Tang Clans norm is no set standard of behaviors creates a very unique brand of music. I say this because allowing nine members to act how they feel results in each member bringing a different musical style to a group. The ... result in pe...

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... were changes politically, economically, and spiritually that were some of the occurrences that helped Ellington become the genius he was. The world of music was expanding, sharing its enthusiasm throughout the world. This evolution of jazz aroused the curiosity of the nation. As Blacks received their freedom ... Collier, 93). The Cotton Club lost some of its freshness as performers played dazzling, yet emotionless jazz but Ellington brought his own style of music, which interested the nation's people. During the Cotton Club years, the Duke Ellington Orchestra began to win distinction for ...

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... important to understand that as an industry it is moving forward. The so called "Hip Hop" culture is a self expanding one. Influences from other music are there in small amounts, but Hip Hop in general expands internally. Tomorrow it will be a completely different thing to what it is today. Meaning ... West coast feud which ended in 1996, taking with it the lives of the Notorious BIG and Tupac Shakur, two of the most influential people in music. Hip Hop in-between these years was laced with hostility, from the "Old Dirty Bastard" serving eight years for assault, the relatively unheard of...

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... constantly into you ears "might do. (620) For example, many believed that the Sean "Puffy- Combs trial of 1999, was all influenced from rap music. Combs, being the owner of the widely known Bad Boy Records, was simply being judged by the ownership of such a name on a record label and the ... knows nothing about hip-hop culture, but to the regular rap listener, those words are nothing but another set of lyrics being heard over a track of music. "When Eartha Kitt salaciously sings "Santa Baby,"" does that really mean that she wants to sleep with Santa Claus?- This sort of statement is mean...

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... musicians (Kenney). Most of these musicians were influenced by New Orleans musicians such as Freddie Keppard, Louis Armstrong, and Joe Oliver. However, these musicians took a more scholarly approach to the music, which may explain why the style had an aggressive and forceful feel to it. Some famous Chicago Jazz musicians include Benny Goodman, Frank Teschemacher, and Bud Freeman (Davis 112). Many ... of Traditional New Orleans Jazz"). After traveling to New York, Armstrong joined a professional orchestra playing in the midst of the Harlem renaissance. There, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong co...

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... day. But what is hip hop? This is a very difficult question to answer because there are several different answers to it. Is it simply dancing and music with an up-tempo beat? Not at all, and I plan to discuss the real meaning of hip hop in the following paragraphs of this essay. Before ... . It was invented by either Grand Master Flash or Grand Wizard Theodore, who were both DJs from the Bronx. Rapping is saying rhymes to the beat of music. It was originally called emceeing. Rap draws its roots from the Jamaican art known as toasting, along with old "dozens" rhymes and jail house jargon...

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... . Woodstock represented the peak of "flower power" which was promoted by the hippies who encouraged people to make love, not war (American Decades). The significance of Woodstock went far beyond music (Brinkley-Rogers). It was a powerful demonstration of how a huge number of people could handle themselves with peace and love in their hearts. Woodstock became a pivotal event in American social history ... authority and standard American values. They were, for the most part, between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five. Theses young hippies openly supported experimentation with sex and drug...

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... Livingston and Peter Mackintosh. Together they did many things such as walk around town, go to the beach, play soccer and probably most importantly write music. Together the three were known as the Wailing Wailers. They soon had their first release, "Judge Not," in 1963, but the single had no ... reggae producer had and through other smaller bands he gained a great measure of prominence in Jamaica. He suggested to Bob that the group try a new type of music called "rude boy", which is a slower type of reggae. The group soon had a number of hits, including "Soul Rebel," "400 Years," and "S...

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... the reputation as a forefront performer and entertainer. Madonna has influenced American culture through her aggressive acts and displays of sexuality, her inspiring, yet controversial music, and her outspokenness on many women"'s and controversial issues. She is the ultimate sex symbol of America. Madonna was born on the 16th of ... 16 August the same year, Madonna had become an internationally recognized superstar, known to millions of tabloid newspaper readers without any interest in her music. Sex has clearly influenced American culture, and the way people act, what they wear, and b...

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... recognize and acknowledge that these problems exist. Those within this subculture consider the other group to be those people who do not understand rap music and the message rap artists are trying to send. The suppresser, or opposition, is the dominant culture, because it ignores these problems and ... opposition, is the dominant culture, because it ignores these problems and perhaps even acts as a catalyst for some of them. "The beats of rap music has people bopping and the words have them thinking, from the tenement-lined streets of Harlem, New York, to the mansion parties of Beverly Hi...

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... : this man is a wealthy gangster. The show, if it had a gender, would be male. This masculinity is shown in every individual part of the opening sequence, especially the choice of music. The music, which has a strong, heavy beat, lyrics relating to guns and a deep male vocal, is interesting in that it too suggests a sleazy side to the city, also hinting at a gun ... , cool, sophisticated image of New York as a city of dreams, of bright lights and a spectacularly beautiful man made horizon. The music in this opening is of even greater importance to the setting of the scene than the music f...

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... through-out the whole song. Kool Herc's real name was Clive Cambell. In 1955 he was born in Jamaica. He moved to N.Y.C. in 1971. Reggae music highly influenced his beats, but native New Yorkers did not like the Reggae beats. Now, without Reggae, he would make a beat on the turntables and recite ... made up to three different components. They were Graffitti, in which people would write their names on walls with cans of spray paint, Break Dancing, and music. These major categories were fiercely competitive. Gangs or crews used these components to battle for their territory. DJ's would make...

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... whites, purred by racist-based fears poured out. Blacks took over an area that was basically just another New York City neighborhood and, with energy, music dance and determination to survive, turned it into an intentionally-known community. According to researchers, Harlem did become the capital of Black America. By ... Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey. The seeds of radicalism were planted in the Renaissance. This new sense of pride also emerged in the form of literature, music, and theater. For many in the cultural set, it was a happy time. The writers and artists that emerged in the mid 192...

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... children anywhere at all. Presumably the children of Leukerbad, like children the world over, were indoors, frowning over computer games, checking Facebook, or watching music videos. Perhaps some of the older folks I saw in the streets were once the very children who had been so surprised by the sight of Baldwin ... . Maybe some xenophobia or racism are part of their lives, but part of their lives, too, are Beyoncé, Drake, and Meek Mill, the music I hear pulsing from Swiss clubs on Friday nights. Baldwin had to bring his records with him in the fifties, like a secret stash of medicine, ...

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Music is by far one of most, if not the most, powerful medium when it comes to conveying an idea, sharing a story, or simply humanizing a piece of work. ... like] I just lost my girlfriend, because that song isn't mine anymore," Trent Reznor explained when he first watched Johnny Cash's music video of "Hurt"[1] . This is just one of the examples of how powerful music is as a medium, and how emotion and humanizing a piece of work can completely alter its intended meaning. Throughout time countless artists have ... in 1984. Even once the album hit the public "Hallelujah" went unnoticed. That wa...

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... lyricist, Tupac was often said to be the Marvin Gaye of hip-hop, complex and talented, but a "Trouble Man" to the core. He parlayed his music career into a successful film career and was one of the hardest working men in show business, putting out five albums, five films and numerous guest appearances in ... album, "Strictly for My N.I.G.G.A.Z." which was a strong selling album and got him a nomination for an American Music Award as best new rap hip hop artist. The media stopped focusing on Tupacs music career and started focusing on his troubles with the law. He was accused of shooting t...

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... Her father, a Baptist preacher, sent her to live with Mahalia "Duke" Paul after her mother's death in 1916. Aunt Duke did not allow secular music in the home (although Mahalia's cousin played Ida Cox, Enrico Caruso, and Ma Rainey records on the sly), so little Mahalia belted out hymns and old-time ... gospel tunes. Music drifted into her childhood "the music of Jelly Roll Morton's New Orleans jazz piano, King Oliver's ragtime coronet, Bessie Smith's blues voice, the Holiness church's old-time gospel- ... and then their rhythms, melodies, styles, and words, poured out of her heart, chang...

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The 1940s was the decade that the musical changed from being, a play with music and dancing to a play that had a story about something, while still maintaining the vitality of the old musical. In this decade there were many hits. The following are some examples ... sex in it, which shocked many people. South Pacific was racial, erotic, poetic and tragic. Of all Hammerstein and Rodgers shows this one has the least music and the most book, there is a touch of music here and there. The play won a Pulitzer Prize for drama. South Pacific ran for five years on Broadway and another five years on to...

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... my audience of the origins and upbringing of hip-hop in the American culture. Central Idea: Hip-Hop has overcome many adversities to become among the largest grossing genres in music today. Introduction I. Hip Hop is an art form that includes DJing [cuttin' & scartchin'], MCing (Master of Ceremony or "mike controller") /rappin', break-dancing (people ... learned to extend them indefinitely by using an audio mixer and two identical records in which he continuously replaced the desired segment. (Davey) II. Even though this music is now called "rap'' back then it wasn't, it was called MCing...

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