TPOK Jazz

A New Beginning Ana Arriola Jazz has always been a part of the American tradition. Some may say they like Jazz for its rhythmic twist and turns. Others may love the soothing melodies from an improved Trumpet solo. All in all, Jazz has been an American staple and has molded today’s popular music, into what it is today. It’s very different from classical music, which is written out and strict. Jazz is much more. It’s made up of spontaneity and improvisation, which makes up an idea on the spot. There

controversial and powerful tools aiding in interlacing the body and mind. The birth of jazz music took place in New Orleans, though it soon expanded to America 's white middle as well as Britain, France, and other areas of the Europe. Jazz was characterized by the union of African and European music, and made way for new dance styles. Cities like New York and Chicago were hotbeds for jazz, especially for black artists. The “Jazz Age” was a cultural movement that took place in

The Baroque Style within Gospel Music Growing up in a Christian family, a minister as a father, a musician as a mother, Gospel music was the prominent source of musical entertainment in my childhood. As my peers listened to and could tell you about current hip hop, rap, and r&b music, I could do the same with Gospel. It wasn’t until high school, when I started my pursuit of music, that I started learning the classical style and developing an appreciation for it. However, in my endeavor, I came to

culture, the music can be likened to a BLT sandwich without bacon, for no matter how skillfully prepared, it lacks an integral part of itself, and cannot possibly be whole. This is exactly the phenomenon I observed when I attended the Miami University Jazz Ensemble’s concert for my ethnographic research. This phenomenon is evident in the way the musicians interacted with one another and their audience, the demographic of the audience, and the manner in which the show flowed. Before attending the concert

Expression is imperative to the human condition and is the primary reason why music has managed to subside throughout the centuries in various forms. For many, music extends beyond rhythm and beat, and is a means of communicating one’s experiences and narrating those experiences to their comprehension of the world. For African Americans, music was a symbol of cultural identity and a way to translate the daily oppressions they were forced to endure. Insight and evidence into this is depicted widely

There are many types of music in the world, with many different artists, backgrounds, and stories to tell. Every genre holds within itself a message, and this message shows a glimpse of the past as well as the possibilities of the future. People everywhere love music for these reasons and more, and I love one style of music in particular: a style that brings me comfort, makes me question the world, and gives me insight as to who I am. Classical music describes a genre that, for me, means more than

Instant Regret Xalapa, Veracruz, 1999, I was only a young boy, at the age of 4 or 5, when I learned “Always listen to your mother”. My mother always gave me the feeling of intimidation, her eyes were always watching to make sure I did nothing wrong. However I was the sort a child who always liked to “Poke a sleeping bear”. I had recently gotten rid of my training wheels and felt the need to ride my bike everywhere. Now when you 're that age, on a bike falling is inevitable. Most kids gets scrapes

ELECTRO SWING AND ITS PLACE IN MUSIC HISTORY Pedro Osuna Ardoy Although many people would argue that electro swing is to be heard as EDM and not as jazz, electro swing can actually help us rethink the lines we draw between jazz and dance music because it shares the function of early jazz more than jazz as art music. What is electro swing anyway? A lot of people ask themselves this question, and nobody seems to have a closed answer. The website ‘electro-swing.com’ tries, but ultimately concludes

Lin-Manuel Miranda won his first Tony Award in 2008 for Best Original Score for his work on In the Heights, a musical with it’s foundation of music being rap and salsa. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights carefully infuses his latin and hip hop/rap roots into the lyrics and music to create one of the first hip-hop musicals that thoroughly tells a story. In the Heights jumps into three days in the life of the New York City latino neighborhood, Washington Heights and focuses on the dreams and aspirations

Jazz has been a part of American culture throughout history that is still being explored today. Jazz has a rich history that goes back many years. Jazz has also developed into many different styles that trace to places all around the world. There have been many jazz musicians throughout the years. Jazz music has a very complex, but good musical tune and instrumentation to it. Jazz had started, when musicians came to New Orleans to play, most of the people that came to play were former slaves of