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Chamber Music Rehearsals | A Minute with Miles Oboe | A Minute with Miles

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Oboe | A Minute with Miles
The modern oboe most likely originated in France in the 1600's. The word oboe, which is the instrument’s name in both English and Italian, comes from the French name, hautbois, meaning “high wood,” or...
Chamber Music Rehearsals | A Minute with Miles Women's Voices | A Minute with Miles

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Women's Voices | A Minute with Miles
In operatic singing, there are three principal voice types for women. From high to low, they are soprano, mezzo-soprano—mezzo meaning “middle” in Italian—and contralto. The ranges of these voices...
Re-Mix Studio | Artopia

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Re-Mix Studio | Artopia
Be a music producer! Select a type of music and re-mix it!
Got the Blues | Gullah Music

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Got the Blues | Gullah Music
Students will understand traditional blues form that contains three four-measure phrases that follow the pattern AAB. Let Reverend Leroy show you how to express your sad feelings by composing a blues...
Hip Hop/Rap | Gullah Music
 - Episode 12 Jazz | Gullah Music

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Jazz | Gullah Music
Episode 7
Jazz music was born out of the blues. The key element was syncopation (syn-co-pa-tion) that stressed the off beats of the rhythm. In the same way that Gullah language is a mixture of African and...