Jahliah's Musical Journey

 This class has truly been fun. I really enjoyed it and I'm kind of sad it's over. KV you really made this interesting I had no idea we were going to learn so much in such a short period of time. When you said we had the option to talk about any place or anything. I decided I really wanted to focus on New Orleans Brass Bands the music is rooted in so much culture And with Mardi Gra being just around the corner I couldn't think of a better topic.  When I think of New Orleans Brass Bands you think of parades, bright colors, costumes, and lots of laughter. When researching I was amazed to find that these brass bands started from European militaries. Which makes a lot of sense when you think of the alignment and how professional these bands are. Although they play a certain type of music they did not come to play. European militaries would use drummers and bugles to communicate with the troops on foot and on mounted horses. The bands would also entertain themselves off the fiel...

For this family field study I decided to speak to my Grandaddy. From my past blogs I've mentioned how I've grown up around him and how his music taste has really impacted my life as a musician. I want to let it be known we had to do this over facetime and he is 80 years old. I was looking at the ceiling the entire time.  Jahliah: Hey Grandaddy how are you today?  Grandaddy: I'm doing alright how about you? Jahliah: I'm doing just about the same. Grandaddy you do know why we are talking right.  Grandaddy: Because you can't get enough of me  Jahliah: Please! Grandaddy we are here to talk about music. Who did you grow up listening to when you were younger?  Grandaddy: I grew up listening to a little bit of everything. But once I got older and in my teens I was listening to Motown. The Miracles, The Spinners, The Spunk Brothers, Gladys Night and The Pips.  Jahliah: Who was your favorite out of all of them  Grandaddy: Gladys Night and The Pips oooo she can ...