Roger C. Bethel's Songs

While in his early twenties, Sousa toured with several traveling music groups. One amateur group he worked with was so successful that it managed to become professional under his leadership. Sousa’s career was already off to an impressive

Imagine a third grader, small and blonde, standing on a stage that practically swallows her. She gazes in awe at the bright lights that seem to tower miles above her head; likewise, she follows with a stare, fixating on the hundreds of darkened faces that remain directly in front of her. Unlike her classmates who fidget with nerves beside her, she feels a rush of adrenaline. What may have seemed to some an ordinary choir concert in a dull auditorium, was, to me, a life changing moment. Ever since this day, for 9 years now, I have had an unwavering passion for music and performing. As I aged, I found myself excitedly learning how to play 7 new instruments, but even considering the vast number of bands, orchestras, choirs, and instrumental lessons that I joined, I noticed myself

General Lee once remarked, “Without music, there would have been no army” (Kehoe). The New York Herald concurred with Lee in 1862 when a reporter wrote, “All history proves that music is as indispensable to warfare as money; and money has been called the sinews of war. Music is the soul of Mars...” (Bowman). It is evident from these quotes the important role music played in helping soldiers from both armies cope during the war. The Civil War would have been immensely different without the considerable influence that music had on both the Union and Confederate armies. Music played a significant role in motivating soldiers to overcome their hardships in both the Union and the Confederate armies by entertaining and comforting, bringing back memories of home and family, and strengthening the bonds between comrades and helping forge new bonds.

Throughout African American history, especially during slavery music has been used as a coping mechanism to assist one with enduring hardship and opposition. Music specifically jazz and the blues can have many boundless effects on one’s life. In this case, in Sonny’s life, music was his only source of hope and strength to redemption.

George Helmholtz, as the head of the music department at Lincoln High School, is very determined with his regular students and the gifted musicians of the band. Each semester and year at school he dreams of “leading as fine a band as there was on

the training ground and inspiration for the birth of the American musical. As the primary

Watching Louis Armstrong’s live performance in Berlin during the year 1965 was a pleasure, especially because I am a great fan of his music. Throughout the concert in Berlin, Armstrong and his chamber orchestra played 13 different pieces. With the exception of Jewel Woods’ entrance on vocals for two songs, the makeup of the chamber orchestra did not change throughout the concert. As a result, the cello, clarinet, drums, piano, trombone, and trumpet remained vital parts of each song throughout the concert.

"Bobby Horton's information of Civil War melodies and music are outstanding as well as verify his dedication to bringing history alive by concentrating on the encounters and hardships of both Confederate and Union troopers," said Dr. Margaret Gnoinska, right hand educator for history at Troy University. "Having Mr. Horton perform and talk about such tunes and music

Radio was a very important transmission mode. The radio’s main function was to deliver citizens the necessary information in a way that was easy to understand, while at the same time making sure the news agencies earned sufficient ratings and to profit. The radio companies had to make the radio programming easy to understand to the average citizen, because “[t]he education of many Americans had ended after freshman year in high school. (Horten, p.

Charles Ives is known in our day as the “Father of American Music,” but in his day, he was known just like everyone else- an ordinary man living his life. He was born in Danbury, Connecticut on October 20, 1894 (Stanley 1) to his mother, Sarah Hotchkiss Wilcox Ives and father, George White Ives (A Life With Music, Swafford 4). His father was renowned for being the Union’s youngest bandmaster and having the best band in the Army (The Man His Life, Swafford 1). Little Charles was influenced early in his life by his father who had libertarian ideas about music (Stanley 1). Although Danbury prided itself as “the most musical town in Connecticut”, the people did not give the musical profession respect or understanding

Marie’s experience with radio was a good one. She listened to a lot of soap opera style radio shows. Rosemarie was the name of a program she enjoyed. The Squeaking Door was more of a mystery based program. She would listen to the radio in the evening after supper with her family. Her family would listen to the radio and read. Food commercials were big in her time. She recalls hearing the Pepsi commercial on air a lot. She also said cereal commercials were a big advertisements. She states static being the biggest problem with radio.

He believed to play the clarinet one needs to understand the alliance between wind and wood. He played in the house band of a local Detroit Station. As the band leader, he assisted the sound man and created the sound of Silver for the Lone Ranger Radio Show.

This article reminded me of several times in history when music was used by African Americans to survive times of hardship. In the time of slavery, music was used as an escape. The negro spiritual was sung by the slaves who worked in the fields and those who worked in the household alike. The songs took them to a more peaceful time and were passed down from generation to generation. The negro spiritual was even used by Harriet Tubman and others who worked the Underground Railroad as a code. The spirituals were used as a haven for the African Americans who were not in charge of their own lives. That same music would be used in future generations as a war call and as a way to endure the struggles they would face.

The film itself is a combination of both Joe’s childhood experiences and also ancillary anecdotes that correspond to the theme of the use of the radio, but that doesn 't necessarily involve Joe himself. For example, the film follows the rise of stardom of Sally White, who transformed from once having a grating and annoying voice and selling cigarettes to the elite to talking in a cosmopolitan manner and ultimately being the star

During the 1930's and 1940s Dorsey worked with two influential figures, Mahalia Jackson and Sallie Martin. In addition he toured the country as a performer and lecturer and wrote some 500-gospel songs including "There Will Be Peace in the Valley" and "Precious Lord, Take My Hand." By the mid -1930's, the appeal of gospel music within black culture was quite evident, and commercial record companies wishing to capitalize on its popularity soon embraced it. Radio stations and the major radio networks featured its music on their live broadcasts. These attempts at mass marketing quickly led to a sense of specialize among the performers. By the onset of World War II a small but growing cadre of people made their living singing, writing, or promoting black gospel music. (Tanner)