More Than Music: A Brief Look Into Hip Hop Culture
Hip-hop is more than music. It’s a culture. Originating in the 1970s from inner-city African-American culture, hip-hop has had a lasting effect on the world.
The History of Techno Music
Origin of the Genre Techno came out of Detroit in the 1980’s as underground dance music and subculture. Techno music took technology and made it
Alix Swann
Why I should not have to take the final I should not have to take the final because I have done all my blog posts
The History of Disco
Origin of the Genre Disco came out in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It quickly overtook funk as the popular music of the times.
Gospel Evolution: “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”- Mahalia Jackson to “Can’t Give Up Now” – Mary Mary
“He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” Mahalia Jackson released “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” in 1958, though it was originally
Ben E. King- The Rhythm & Blues of America
Origin of the Genre The history of R&B is one that is similar to the black experience in America, both encompassing many complexities. Emerging from
Black & Blues -Alix Swann
The Blues came to the United States not even 50 years after slaves were granted their freedom. Sharecropping was very popular in the South after
Sun Ra: Space Jazz
Born Herman Poole Blount, Sun Ra was a big jazz composer in the Chicago jazz scene in the 1940s. His adopted name, Le Sony’r Ra,
The History of Jazz Music
Origins of the Genre Jazz started coming around in New Orleans, where French, Spanish, Creole, African American, Cuban, and Caribbean populations constantly mixed and shared
Intro to Ragtime Video
Intro to Ragtime Video Check out this Intro to Ragtime Video Below! Made by A’Shiah Rachel, Alix Swann, and Makenna Waller. Video Transcript Welcome
The Tuskegee Institute Singers (AKA the Tuskegee Institute Quartet)
Introduction The Tuskegee Institute Singers were created in 1914 as one of the famous University Jubilee style quartets. The first quartet consisted of students Hiram
Finding the Spirit in Slavery: Negro Spirituals
Origin of the Genre Folk music was created by Africans forcibly brought over to America and enslaved. From folk music came Negro Spirituals. Negro Spirituals
Straight Outta Africa: Folk Music in the Americas
Origin of the Genre Folk music came during the time of the transatlantic slave trade and is considered the oldest form of African American music.
Why I should not have to take the final
I should not have to take the final because I have done all my blog posts as well as attended all of the classes. I have learned a lot in this class and I am now able to talk confidently about the evolution of music forms that stemmed from black music. I already have a high A, so I think even if I took the final I would maintain it, so there is no reason for me to take it. Also, I have learned how Dr. Johnson is a brilliant man!
