Walking into the world created by Jackie Kay’s novel Trumpet is much like walking into the world of mysterious outcomes, and just as you find the answers to the previous questions asked another turn awaits the corner. Between the multiple perspectives, Kay creates a complex idea between past and present often shown through dark and bittersweet reenactments of the characters’ memories. Josephine Moore the young light hearted girl takes a quick turn when she transforms into the peculiar, but talented trumpet player, Joss Moody. In a heavy battle with a concrete truth being concealed and an attempt to push away all perspectives and opinions of the outside world, Joss Moody seeks to make one statement true, in order to find yourself in the pool …show more content…
He strips himself bare, takes everything off, till he’s barely human” (Kay 131). As the trumpet plays it shows that Joss sheds every little viewpoint shown in the memories of all the characters. The fog of Joss Moody slowly clears with every note he plays, and as he plays he sheds himself more and more “The place down there: it forces him to witness his own death. He watches open-mouthed the card he’s going to be dealt. He watched himself in flashback” (Kay 132). Anything and everything that made Joss Moody now is dwindling away: The picture changes with the light. He can taste himself transforming. The body changes shape. From girl to young woman to young man to old man to old woman. The old woman sits up on the cold table and looks straight into his eyes. She says, ‘Who are you kidding?’ He watches the flame eat the body up. He is an ear man. He can play it all by ear. He is bending the ears of everyone at the bar. (Kay 133) and now that it is gone, it allows Joss Moody to slowly be that “small black mark” (Kay 131). In consequence, Joss sheds himself of everything that he is said to be, even his own doubts, then
Uprooting Cady from Africa, her parents instigate the transformation she will experience in her journey of integration within American society. In spite of the fact that Cady’s adventure has already begun, the film opens with a scene presenting her in a particularly ordinary situation; preparing Cady for her first ever day at school, her parents represent the last connection to her known world. Vogler observes how essential it is for the audience to meet the protagonist in their customary environment; presenting Cady in normalcy allows the audience to identify with her, whereby the monotonous hardships of daily life contrast against the marvels of the ensuing Special World (Vogler, 1992). The events in the ‘Ordinary World’ therefore act as catalysts to the hero’s impending adventure, whereby the pollutions of daily existence enacts one to feel despairingly set for change.
In the book “A Long Way Gone” music plays a role as a healer and a saviour.
However, Edna admires Mademoiselle Reisz and longs to have the same adventurous and carefree lifestyle of her. The music and life of Mademoiselle inspires Edna. Each time Mademoiselle plays, Edna is moved and brought to tears but the freedom and passion of the music. The music aroused the very passions “within her soul, swaying it, lashing it, as the waves daily beat upon her splendid body (page 26).” Mademoiselle Reisz foils the type of person Edna aspires to be. After seeing the freedom within Mademoiselle Reisz, Edna feels empowered to make a change.
“He is senseless and externally motionless; but the pulsation of the heart is still faintly perceptible; some traces of warmth remain; a slight color lingers within the centre of the cheek; and, upon application of a mirror
(p.75) In this excerpt, it shows how the music sent her back, deep into her subconscious to the girl she once was. The music from the cellist reminded her of who she really is underneath the rigid exterior - a happy, careless young
Trying to understand how the trumpet works is a very difficult task that many trumpet players goes through every day of their lives. What if I told you that there are ways to help you come close to achieving this? Some of us think that trumpet has nothing to do with the mental aspects of life. Some feel playing old things does not help develop new skills. Some think when we play the trumpet we buzz into the mouthpiece. I will guide you through an approach that not only helped me but helped many trumpeters today. The Bill Adam approach to trumpet playing requires the student to understand how air is produced on the trumpet, how the embouchure plays a role in proper trumpet playing, the routine and
Shortly after the Second World War, Max, a transplanted American, visits an English pawn shop to sell his trumpet. The shopkeeper recognizes the tune Max plays as one on a wax master of an unreleased recording, discovered and restored from shards found in a piano salvaged from a cruise ship turned hospital ship, now slated for demolition. This chance discovery prompts a story from Max, which he relates both to the shopkeeper and later to the official responsible for the doomed vessel, for Max is a born storyteller. Though now down on his luck and disillusioned by his wartime experiences, the New Orleans-born Max was once an enthusiastic and gifted young jazz musician, whose longest gig was several years with the house band aboard the Virginian,
“Then there would be an art to this very thing,” I said, this turning around, having to do with the way the soul would be most easily and effectively redirected, not an art of implanting sight in it, but how to contrive that for someone who has sight but doesn’t have it, turned the right way or looking at what it needs to.”
and see the lonely, passive, and frightened years of his youth. He explains that his
Whether it’s a musician, singer, artist or anyone else, everyone have to go through the journey of life by facing difficulties. It’s a story about one day, just like several days where a jazz musician has been interviewed near the national forest. After being asked about why he changed his profession, he tells something amazing. (He tells) In this world there are two types of people: Polite, shy and religious, and on the other hand who is the self- styled ladies’ man. My life starts from ‘World War’ where from several bombings and deaths including fire in forests my family decides to change the Home- town to Paris. As a child I was polite and shy. When I had family problems during which my mother and father divorced and got separated. I changed my interest several times including arts, music, and writing and now as an adult in girls. I had several girls in my life. Finally, One day when I was in a good mood because of joking around with the friends, after the lunch I met someone and for the first time, I felt as if I am so lucky to be the part of this world. She seems to be so attractive to me; I have seen several girls in my life. Her body was symmetrical in shape; eyes were like the shining star that comes in the morning, making the sky bright. Something was special in her I have seen several hair styles but I cannot forget her hair; that was while touching on her face, more beautiful than the peacock feathers. She was drinking water; I wished to be that water bottle
Storytelling plays a central role in society and can serve as a way to recount certain events, teach lessons, or even simply to provide a form of entertainment (Nicoll). A powerful way stories can be conveyed is through jazz music. Everything from ones hopes and dreams, to fears and sorrows can be expressed through jazz; sharing with the listener experiences and memories that can transcend culture and time and be passed from generation to generation. Speaking directly to the hearts and minds of people, jazz can be a tool not only to highlight recurring issues of human existence, but provide perspectives for how to handle these issues as well. The perspective, attitude, understanding, or any other form of insight one gains through jazz, and music in general, allows it to act as equipment for living.
Clark takes his aunt to see the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing Wagner’s operas “to repay her for some of the glorious moments” she had given him as a child. When the concert ends, Georgiana is reduced to tears. She pleads with her nephew not to return to Nebraska because there is no music there, only desolation and despair.
At this point he retreats back into his mind. He struggles with other difficult people and situations in the real world, and he often recedes back into himself when his emotions are
However, Jane was always by his side, becoming his dear girlfriend and supporter. With her, Chet finds a genuine love that gradually makes him recover the lost stability and gain not only the confidence to play again but also the strength to stay away from drugs. After an arduous adaptation to the instrument, new opportunities will come up and the success is in no one’s hands but the
For example, he swayed his hand to and fro while one lantern was centered on him, creating a shadow on the wall. When the narrator was executing his “ingenious” plan for murder, he slowly entered the room, crouching down for what seemed like an eternity, and opened the lantern to shine light on his victim, showing his vulture-eye, therefore giving the narrator the motivation to kill him and giving the audience an uneasy feeling. The narrator's body language showed tension as he was anticipating the right moment to kill the old man and as he was lightly conversing with the police officer. During the majority of the play, the narrator would laggardly ascend and descend the stairs which captured his increasing uneasiness. The actor's true skill in portraying his character was most perceptible as he carried out the murder of the old man. He kills and dismembers him happily, clearly showing the audience that the character is in an unhealthy mental state. Additionally, the narrator continually explains to the audience that he is not insane and attempts to prove it by explaining his master plan of murdering and hiding the old man. However, the more the narrator explains to us how sane he believes himself to be, the more we believe he is not. To represent a change in setting, the narrator opens an imaginary door and paces up and down the stairs. To show time progressing, the narrator