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An Introduction to Jazz

9/7/2014

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9/7/14

Mickey Feeney



Music is one of the most powerful forms of self expression in existence. Without music, life would be impossible. Everyone, no matter where you’re from, what you look like, what language you speak, you can enjoy music. It’s the universal language that everyone is able to understand.

As a musician myself, I find music to be empowering. I can convey my emotions through my instrument with ease. You can do this with any kind of music, however, I find that it is most powerful with jazz. Jazz has a life of its own. It might seem excotic when one first listens to it, but once it is truly understood, it can be appreciated entirely. Its an acquired taste. Think of it as a foreign delicacy thats seems utterly disgusting at first glance, but once it’s given a try, it’s obvious why people love it. In jazz there’s no droning synthesized bass that one might find in modern pop music. There’s no autotune, no fake electronic sounds that everyone seems to love. What you’re hearing is pure authenticity, soul, talent, and improvisational thought. Jazz music is largely improvisational. The musicians will play a written chorus, and then go into solos; in which every member of the band (usually consisting of 4-6 people) has an opportunity to solo. The musicians must invent music off of the top of their head at a moments notice. Soloing gives the musicians a real opportunity to express how they are feeling at the exact moment. The solos aren’t written out in advance, the music is happening now, in the moment. Jazz captures the essence of the moment that can never be recreated again. That is exactly why jazz takes a life of its own. The music is alive.




7 Comments
Fitz
09/07/2014 7:11pm

Awesome post. You should add some jazz music as audio. That would be pretty cool! I spent seven hours this weekend performing folk music. Maybe I should try some jazz!

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Reid
09/10/2014 2:15pm

This was a really cool post. I agree with Fitz that you should add some jazz in the background. Great post keep it up.

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Zack Goorno
09/15/2014 7:15am

I really liked how you included your opinions into a post that contained lots of facts. I love what you said about how "music is a language that everyone can understand." Great post.

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Rob
09/15/2014 4:39pm

I agree with the others where it would have been cool to have some jazz music in the background. I too am amazed with the way that music can express you emotions and feelings better that any other lanuguage. I can tell that you love what you wrote about and to me that is what makes a good blog post.

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Jack Eames
09/15/2014 4:51pm

I will have to second Zack's comment. I fet like you did a great job of weaving poetic lines in to this piece. I am looking forward to seeing you blog develop.

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Alex Hill
09/15/2014 7:02pm

Mickey, I love the blog post. You really showed me the power of music and what it means to you. Awesome!

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Hayden
09/15/2014 7:08pm

This post is pretty neat. Lots of great powerful and opinionated statements.

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    Hi, I'm Mickey. I'm a 14 year old 9th grade student at The Fenn School. I am a musician, hiker, jazz enthusiast, lover of sentient beings and an independent thinker. This is my blog, feel free to read all you want and send feed back. Enjoy!

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