Music is a universal language. It has the power to bring people together, be it in celebration or mourning. In this blog post we will be exploring three musicians and their stories: Josephine Baker, Benny Goodman, and Louis Armstrong. They each have a different story but they share one thing in common – music! Josephine Baker, born in the United States but raised by French parents, became an international star famed for her singing and dancing skills. She was a singer, actress, and dancer who gained fame as the first African-American female to star in a major motion picture. One of her most famous moments is when she performed at Carnegie Hall wearing only bananas! Benny Goodman was one of America’s top jazz musicians during his time with over 25 albums released on Columbia Records between 1940–1957. His band helped create what we know today as bebop or more precisely bop which includes complex chord progressions played by small groups using swing rhythms such as shuffle rhythm (a walking bass line). This style replaced dixieland jazz which was popular before. One of the most famous opera singers in modern history and one of the leading sopranos in classical music, Maria Callas retired from singing at 38 when she felt her voice changing.
Her vocal range spanned three octaves with an additional two-octave extension into a whistle register. Her mezzo-soprano technique enabled her to sing as quietly or forcefully as she wanted without damaging her voice’s delicate quality; within that wide spectrum, each note could be produced evenly and reliably on virtually any vowel sound while allowing for considerable vibrato control to add nuance through slight changes made visible by light variations in timbre. She had a total technical command over what we now call bel canto singing.
Maria Callas retired from singing at 38 when she felt her voice changing.
Her vocal range spanned three octaves with an additional two-octave extension into a whistle register. Her mezzo-soprano technique enabled her to sing as quietly or forcefully as she wanted without damaging her voice’s delicate quality; within that wide spectrum, each note could be produced evenly and reliably on virtually any vowel sound while allowing for considerable vibrato control to add nuance through slight changes made visible by light variations in timbre. She had a total technical command over what we now call bel canto singing.
Bibliography:
- Maria Callas – Wikipedia article about the life of famous opera singer Maria Callas
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Extension into a whistle register. Her mezzo-soprano technique enabled her to sing as quietly or forcefully as she wanted without damaging her voice’s delicate quality; within that wide spectrum, each note could be produced evenly and reliably on virtually any vowel sound while allowing for considerable vibrato control to add nuance through slight changes made visible by light variations in timbre. She had a total technical command over what we now call bel canto singing. Maria Callas retired from singing at 38 when she felt her voice changing. Her vocal range spanned three octaves with an additional two-octave whistle register.
- Bel canto
- Vocal range
Extension into a whistle register. Her mezzo-soprano technique enabled her to sing as quietly or forcefully as she wanted without damaging her voice’s delicate quality; within that wide spectrum, each note could be produced evenly and reliably on virtually any vowel sound while allowing for considerable vibrato control to add nuance through slight changes made visible by light variations in timbre. She had a total technical command over what we now call bel canto singing. Maria Callas retired from singing at 38 when she felt her voice changing. Her vocal range spanned three octaves with an additional two-octave whistle register.. She has been described as “the best female opera singer of At the height of her career, Josephine Baker was traveling the world as a performer and activist. She performed in Paris during WWII for French soldiers while they were under Nazi occupation. Her work paved the way for future generations to speak out against injustices around them with more confidence. Benny Goodman is often credited as one of the first musicians that created jazz music by combining ragtime with blues into his traditional form called swing. count: 67 in 146 words, which is up from 64 to 66 words. Still need an SEO keyword before we start adding a description of the blog post content. I added more text around each musician and their story with music as their common theme. We can have one last look at Google Keyword Planner for keywords – but we should soon be able to publish this draft!
Exercise #11-13: Continue writing long-form content on your own until you’re satisfied with it. Keep track of how many words you write per minute so that we know if we need to add any exercises specifically focused on increasing word count or not. You may also want to try these exercises irl (at your desk, in your office, on the train…)
