Music

How did music influence the Civil Rights development? Vocalists and performers worked together with musicologists and melody authorities to scatter tunes to activists, both everywhere gatherings and through distributions. 

For what reason was music such a ground-breaking power? Music is a language of feeling in that it can speak to various emotions in manners that simply talking can't. 

Name a couple; - I'm A Believer - The Monkees  

- Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison 

- Let It Be - The Beatles

Hamilton

What is Hamilton about? Hamilton is a musical based around the American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

What is the style of the show? Hip-hop, R&B, pop and traditional show tunes and it casts non-white actors as the founding fathers.

Name a character you like - I loved the king because of the way he was singing as well as rapping.

What did you think? I actually liked it more then I thought I would and I was so surprised when the guy who played Alexander Hamilton knew all his words so well and spoke them so clearly.

I would definitely recommend watching the 2 hour long musical!

Music performance

Who are the members of your group and what is each person doing in your performance? Izzy, Kimmy, Alesha and I. Izzy and I are singing, alesha and kimmy are playing piano.

Which song have you chosen to work on and why? stay by Rihanna we just thought it was an easy song to sing and play on the piano.

Add a link to the song you are going to do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YWDLjvfEs4

What is going to be challenging about this task? its going to be challenging for the girls who have to learn the song on the piano

My first solo performance

My first solo performance 

what instrument did you play and why? voice because that's something im confident with.

what song did you choose to play and why? the song I chose to sing stay by rihana because I knew that song already and i think it sounds good with my voice

where you happy with your performance, explain? yes i was happy with my performance yes i messed up but that's the whole part of learning 

if i had to do it again what would i change? i would change how i was standing i need to stand straight and let my voice out.

The greats - voice

The greats - voice

voice 

Frank Sinatra -

Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. 

Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers". 

By the early 1950s his professional career had stalled and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of the Rat Pack. 

Aretha Franklin -

Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. 

Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was minister. At the age of 18, she embarked on a secular musical career as a recording artist for Columbia Records. 

While Franklin's career did not immediately flourish, she found acclaim and commercial success after signing with 

My first solo performance

what is the instrument  you have chosen? ukulele 
why did you choose this? i thought it would be nice to try/ learn something new 
what is the song you have chosen? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ
what is this song about? the word hallelujah means to rejoice in praising God
are you nervous about your performance? yes because you never know what people are gonna say or do
what part of the song is the hardest? probably getting my fingers on the right stings in time

Music

Listening Questions

1. Name of singer/performer and song. Stevie wonder, superstition 

2. What instruments are being played. Piano,voice,drums,saxophone, trumpet, electric guitar

3. What do you find interesting about this piece. There’s lots of dancing,singing along and back up dancers 

1. Name of song? blaze of glory (Bon Jovi)

2. What instruments are being played? Voice,drums,electric guitar and double base

3. What do you find interesting about this piece? I liked the sound of the double base

1. name the song/singer? beyonce and the dixie chicks (daddy lessons)

2. what instruments are being played?guitar,drums,voice

3. what do you find interesting about this piece? there was lots of different singers

Research on Bon Jovi

1. Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey.

2. In 1984 and 1985, Bon Jovi released their first two albums and their debut single "Runaway" managed to crack the Top 40

3. Bon Jovi is correctly 57 years old

4. Bon Jovi began playing music in 1975, at the age of 13, playing piano and guitar with his first band, Raze

5.his real name is John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.

Guitar evaluation 

1. did you enjoy learning the guitar? personally I didn't enjoy the guitar because im not really a guitar player.

2. what did you find challenging about playing the guitar? I found learning the notes very hard.

Percussion

what is a percussion instrument? drums 

I enjoyed playing the drums because i likes hear the beats i disliked playing the drum because it was a little difficult. 

Music

What is the different between a piano and a keyboard? A keyboard is way smaller then a piano

What is the difference between the white keys and the black keys? The black keys are a lower pitch and the whiter keys are the higher pitch.

On a keyboard what does your right hand play and what does your left hand play? the left hand typically plays chords, while the right hand plays the melody.