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Stevie Wonder was born on May 13th , 1950, in Michigan. He was born about two months prematurely with an eye disorder and had to be in an incubator, which is where he received too much oxygen in there and became blind. Just when he was four years old, he first discovered his gift for music. He taught himself piano, drums, and harmonica before he was ten. A band called “The Miracles” found out about his talent for music and the founder of the band ended up signing him to a record deal when he was

Could you follow the music with the road maps? Any problems? Could you pick out the various instruments? What were your reactions to the music and your learning? It is a little difficult for me to follow the music with the road map, especially for the fast-paced ones. It will be better if I follow the music by clicking the pause button constantly. I think I can do better if I practice more. I can pick up some instrument,, but sometime I can’t distinguish the instrument with similar voice. It is relative

the ad. First of all, the colors in advertisement evoke emotion and ideation in the customer’s mind. The blue color represents cleanliness. The whole point of paper towel is to clean up messes. Also the color blue has an affect on the mind and body such as it invokes rest and makes people typically feel calm. When a spill happens people tend to get to anger or upset over it, with the blue in the advertisement it shows how the paper towel can reduce spills subconsciously. The green color represents

The term 'Latin America' encompasses not only South and Central America but the Caribbean also. The many different ethnicities and cultures present in Latin American music make it diverse and hard to categorise.Latinos have helped bring these sounds to U.S. audiences, and -- just like European Americans and African Americans -- they have contributed new musical flavors that sprang from their experiences on U.S. soil. Music in the 1940s was only broadcast through radio and TV. Latin American music

In the early 1880’s, Scott Joplin traveled as a teen musician and played in many bars. Throughout this time, Joplin spent many days Sedalia’s Lincoln High School. After a few years, Joplin traveled to Chicago for the World Fair. While there, Joplin fronted a band as a cornet player and met Otis Saunders. Saunders begun to inspire the idea of Joplin’s works being publicized. In 1894, Joplin moved back to Sedalia, Missouri and joined the Queen City Cornet Band. With this, and many other groups, Joplin

Have you ever heard of Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars? The Red Shoes by IU? Both of these songs sprout from a genre that everyone has heard of at least one time in some point of their lives: jazz. Jazz is a genre that started out in the early 20th century by communities of African Americans, which soon became the “pop music” of the time period. However, jazz has been declining in popularity as other genres (especially pop) started developing, and conservative efforts haven’t proved to be very effective

Have you ever tuned on the radio and listened to artists and bands such as The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, or even Jimi Hendrix? All of these examples of artists and bands fall under the musical genre of classic rock. The true origin of classic rock music When I first listened to classic rock music, I was captivated by the way that classic rock utilized its influences. Every time I listened to a new song, my filled enjoyment rose significantly as I always found a different take and aspects of the

As a result of the sparkling combination of emotional playing and brilliant technique, the saxophonist/composer Chris Speed has been widely solicited by multiple renowned artists who have no doubts when it comes to incorporate his talents in their personal works. Speed has built his reputation not only with exciting projects from others - John Hollenbeck’s Claudia Quintet, Jim Black’s Alas No Axis, Tim Berne’s Bloodcount, Dave Douglas group, but also with the robust bands he co-leads, Endangered

It is interesting to see the many forms of vernacular in African American music. For years African Americans language has been developing from the beginning of slavery till now. Spiritual and Gospel music are both example of genres that are similar and different but are both Vernacular. It is my best interest to compare and contract both genres of music by studying their language, form of development, and rhythm flow. Spiritual music is religious songs sung by African American slaves in the eighteen

Music paper Katharina Tophoven “When the music changes, so does the dance” -African Prover. Many of the world's greatest musicians have made tremendous impacts on the music today, Charlie Parker being one of them. Charlie Parker was a phenomenal Jazz musician who made a huge impact on jazz music as it advanced throughout the ages. Just as any other musician, they had to start somewhere in order to become the prodigious artist. Charlie Parker was born in Kansas City, Kansas on August 29, 1920.