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Dizzy Gillespie: His Legacy | Carolina Stories 4

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Dizzy Gillespie: His Legacy | Carolina Stories
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The group discusses Dizzy Gillespie’s legacy, and what he meant to them, as a teacher, musician, and human being. Here, the song “Birks Works” is played by Charlton Singleton.
Dizzy Gillespie: Influence In Music | Carolina Stories 5

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Dizzy Gillespie: Influence In Music | Carolina Stories
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Dick Goodwin returns to talk with the group about Dizzy Gillespie’s personality, and how Dizzy was able to influence an entire generation’s interest in this style of music, with his motivation, and...
Music: Write About It Worksheet for Google Docs | Artopia

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Music: Write About It Worksheet for Google Docs | Artopia
INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the link above to access the Google Docs document. You can go under File and select " Make a Copy" to add to your own Google Drive or " Print." In Be a Music Critic, listen to...
Music Word Bank | Artopia

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Music Word Bank | Artopia
pitch – the highness or lowness of a tone rhythm –a pattern of long and short sounds and silences in music improvisation – composing music as it is being performed tempo – the speed or pace of a piece...
Spartanburg Musical History | ETV Upstate

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Spartanburg Musical History | ETV Upstate
A short profile of many popular musicians who got their start in Spartanburg, S.C., including Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones, Paul Riddle, the Marshall Tucker Band, Pink Anderson (from whom Pink...
The Harp | A Minute with Miles The Double Bass | A Minute with Miles

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The Double Bass | A Minute with Miles
The double bass is the one member of the modern violin family whose roots are in the viola da gamba, or viol family. The next time you see a double bass, notice that its back is flat, like a viol’s...
The Harp | A Minute with Miles The Glockenspiel | A Minute with Miles

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The Glockenspiel | A Minute with Miles
When a percussionist says, “I’m playing bells in this piece,” he means he’s playing the glockenspiel. Glocke is the German word for bell, and Glockenspiel literally means “bell-play.” The modern...
The Harp | A Minute with Miles The Trumpet | A Minute with Miles

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The Trumpet | A Minute with Miles
The Trumpet is the highest pitched and most brilliant member of the brass family. Miles Hoffman discusses the history of the trumpet.
The Clarinet | A Minute with Miles The Harp | A Minute with Miles

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The Harp | A Minute with Miles
Here's a little secret: harpist don't use their pinkies even though they have 47 strings to play. In today's episode, Miles Hoffman describes how the Harp is played.
The Harp | A Minute with Miles The Waltz | A Minute with Miles

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The Waltz | A Minute with Miles
When the dance known as the waltz first became popular in Europe in the late 1700's and early 1800's, it was considered by many to be the ultimate in lewdness and licentiousness.