I agree with the fact that Jazz and Blues was a way for African Americans to express feeling and also Blues focuses more on vocals and Jazz on the instrument and improvisation

1) Jazz and the Blues are very similar as they both originated in the south for African Americans to express theselves and their emotions. Although they are similar in terms of timbre, meaning the instruments that […]

Hi I agree with the fact that the dance was very energetic and the music accompanying the dance to be high tempo and upbeat. I also agree that the timing would be hard for the dancers to realize for the second question.

1) The 2 aspects that was the most obvious for me was the beat and the tempo. The beat and the tempo started off slow and increased throughout the music. The connection between the dancers and beat/tempo is the […]

I would have to agree, the jazz performance would be an fun time and a great place to hangout. The atmosphere does seem very casual and relaxed. The symphony performance would be too serious and restricting

Hi, I agree with the fact that the two musical pieces are very different and I liked how you noticed how the tempo for Alpana from “Sitar, Sarode, and Tabla” started to increase and maintained as is.

It really was a golden age where there were many achievements in arts and music and how people thought about changing for the better

Very informational blog post. The Renaissance period really was a period of innovation and rebirth for both music and religious belief.

Hi! My name is Hui Lu (Rence). I am a first year Undergrad student and my major is currently undecided. My favorite genre of music is hip-hop and pop. some artists I listen to currently include Drake, J. cole, […]