Makenna Waller
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Tori Kelly
Thesis Tori Kelly is an immensely talented artist, musician, and music producer that deserves more recognition and popularity in the music industry. Origin Born on
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Makenna Waller
Makenna Waller Artist Post Posts Group Ragtime Project Why Should I Not Have to Take the Final? Throughout the semester, I have continuously completed assignments
The History of Disco
Origin Emerging during the early 1970s, disco is a genre of dance music compiled of R&B and funk roots. Influenced by urban and gay culture,
Gospel Music: Past & Present
Background on Gospel Music Passionate about establishing a better quality of life, black sharecroppers began to migrate from the rural South to cities in the
The Rise and Fall of Vee-Jay Records
Origin Passionate about starting a black record label, Vivian and James Bracken borrowed $500 from a pawnbroker to start a black owned black music label.
Black & Blues
Origin At the end of the twentieth century, a new genre named Blues “emerged from Black communities in the southern United States”(119). In contrast to
The Jazz Age
Origin Created by blacks in New Orleans, Jazz is a music genre that has elements from ragtime and blues. Jazz rose to popularity during the
Tuskegee Institute Jubilee Quartet
Origins The Tuskegee Quartet was formed in July 1881 after the creation of the Tuskegee Institute. The main purpose of the quartet was to perform
Negro Spirituals
Origin and Influences By defintion, negro spirituals are ” the earliest form of religious music to develop among African Americans in the United States”(Burnim 50). Created during
African American Folk Music
Origin and Influences Created by slaves that were taken from West Africa to the New World, folk is the earliest form of African American music.
Group Ragtime Project
Why Should I Not Have to Take the Final?
Throughout the semester, I have continuously completed assignments and projects on time. In addition, I have consistently attended class in order to receive the necessary information required to excel in the course. However, most importantly I have shown that I am more than capable of mastering the immense music knowledge we learn in this amazing class. Therefore, I believe that I should not have to take the Survey of African American Music final.
