Blue Jay

When first reading “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin, it may initially seem that the relationship between musicians and drugs is synonymous. Public opinion suggests that musicians and drugs go hand and hand. The possibility lies that Sonny’s passion for jazz music is the underlying reason for his drug use, or even the world of jazz music itself brought drugs into Sonny’s life. The last statement is what the narrator believes to be true. However, by delving deeper and examining the theme of music in

Bessie Smith Known as the “Empress Of Blues”, Bessie Smith was said to have revolutionized the vocal end of Blues Music. She showed a lot of pride as an independent African-American woman. Her style in performance and lyrics often reflected her lifestyle. Bessie Smith was one of the first female jazz artists, and she paved the way for many musicians who followed. Bessie was born April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to a part time Baptist preacher, William Smith, and his wife Laura. The family

BTEC Extended Diploma in Music Unit 22: Music Performance Session Styles You are to recognise 3 genre of music and evaluate that style with the aim of performing that style accurately. P1 Explain the fundamental stylistic elements of a wide range of musical genres. You will understand the stylistic elements across a wide range of musical genres Reggae Reggae is most easily recognized by the rhythmic accents on the off-beat, usually played by guitar or piano (or both), known as the skank

Everyday people stare at billboards, magazine covers, movies, television, or pictures on the Internet of someone or something that they classify as beautiful. Some things people glance over and other things fascinate them. For example, when Farrah Fawcett’s famous picture of her in her red bathing suit came out; many teenage boys hung that picture in their bedrooms. Their idea of Farrah’s beauty was based strictly her outward appearance. In Tony Hoagland’s poem, “Beauty”, the young girl, decides

pile of bushes. Also, there are large, dark mountains in the far distance. Above the landscape is a beautiful blue sky. I can image myself standing in a dining room and looking out upon an open landscape. The painting has a sunny setting and a warm feeling. The white clouds give the painting a soft feeling. In the painting the clouds contrast greatly with the warm colors. Naturally, blue is a cool color and red is a warm color. However, I

Luther Vandros or Barry White, a feeling of warmth and longing for your significant other becomes evident. When asked of what colors can be used to see how they feel when listening to those two genre types, orange and red was used for rock and ska, blue was mostly used for the love Ballard. "Tempo and beats is what causes people to bounce there heads or to feel warmth within, causing energy levels to

Armstrong was born in New Orleans on August 4, 1901. He attended school until he was in the 5th grade, he stopped going to help support his family. To earn money, Armstrong sang on street corners, sold newspapers, and delivered coal. When Armstrong was eleven years old, he got in trouble for shooting a gun on New Year’s Eve to ring in the new year, 1912. He attended Colored Waifs Home in 1913 for eighteen months. During his time there, he learned how to play the bugle cornet, an instrument that is

Hank Williams jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, when he was only 3 his dad died. He then performed one of his dad’s songs when he was 8 on stage, he then went into playing southern rock, and blues. Which, soon made him a star in the music world. Williams soon got caught doing drugs, and drinking while on the road on his tours. Before long Williams was going through tough times, He soon attempted suicide in 1974. He then decided to turn his life around, while in Montana mountain climbing he severely

Performer: John Mayer Performer’s Life Span: Mayer was born on October 16, 1977 in Connecticut. Mayer is currently living and still records and plays music. Location: John Mayer was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mayer spent his adolescent years in Connecticut until finally moving away to Berklee College of Music in Boston. Mayer dropped out of college and moved to Atlanta, Georgia and this is where his music career started. After traveling around doing tours for many years Mayer finally

tye Saar, a California sculptor began creating African inspired boxed sculptures to challenge race discrimination and racial stereotyping. This art piece is titled The Liberation of Aunt Jemima (1972) was created to attack the racial “mammy” stenotype and violent stereotype by using the R.T. Davis pancake mix (Aunt Jemima pancake brand). Saar explained that her interest “was to transform a negative, demeaning figure into a positive, empowered woman … A warrior ready to combat servitude and racism”