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 VH1 Music Studio
Explain to students that the music of Dave Matthews Band is considered to be a mixture of many different American styles formed into one sound.
These elements are especially evident in music considered to be “American,” for example, jazz, blues, folk, rock and roll, and rap.
Musical examples should be limited to excerpts which gather the true feeling and concept of the music, but that are feasible to accomplish in one class period.)
www.vh1.com /partners/vh1_music_studio/supplies/specials/dave-1.html   (1898 words)

  
 SURFING FOR LIFE -- Hawaiian Music & Hula
In adapting the guitar to suit their own musical styles, Hawaiians often used a steel object and later a crafted steel bar to slide along the strings, producing a unique tone which was then integrated into the developing Hawaiian sound.
Musical talent aside, Gabby was beloved by Hawaiians and musicians alike for his raucous personality, his infectious vitality and the way he put his soul into his music.
Hawaiian music continues to be an evolutionary art form, a blend of old and new Hawai'i that has left its uniquely beautiful, melodious and heart-felt imprint on world music.
www.surfingforlife.com /music.html?NF=1   (3923 words)

  
 Mormon Folk Art
Mormon folk art perpetuates a sense of inclusiveness and serves to bind Latter-day Saints together and help define who they are.
Their folk art is richly expressive of connections to their past and of their unique experience on the frontier.
Twentieth-century Mormon folk art also reflects a faithful people as the story of the founding events and of the pioneers continues to figure prominently in every type of folk art.
www.lightplanet.com /mormons/art/folk_art_eom.htm   (1071 words)

  
 Millennial Star - Mormon music.
I was about to make some snide comment about cheesy Mormon music, but then I realized that I was typing while there was a couple ice dancing to selections from "Phantom of the Opera" on an internationally televised broadcast being displayed on my tv, and that the problem is not unique to LDS culture.
Their music is great fun too...if your kids want some cool music to listen to and you don't want to worry about them going to their concerts etc Aquabats is perfect.
Mormon music is just too sensitive to talk about.
www.millennialstar.org /index.php/2006/02/20/mormon_music   (3816 words)

  
 The Official Site of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir joins with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra to present choral suites from Ben-Hur, Quo Vadis, and King of Kings.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir joins with the Orchestra at Temple Square to add this sparkling new entry to the Choir's great tradition of Christmas recordings.
Mormon Tabernacle organists John Longhurst, Clay Christiansen, and Richard Elliott perform 23 hymn-based compositions showcasing the majestic Conference Center pipe organ.
www.mormontabernaclechoir.org /products/discography?page=6&sort=title   (805 words)

  
 Folk Music Albums Available on CD (American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)
The Library of Congress and Rounder Records have joined together in a project to reissue on compact discs American folk music from the legendary Library of Congress series Folk Music of the United States.
Afro-American Folk Music from Tate and Panola Counties, Mississippi
(Rounder CD 1521) In the 1940s, the Wisconsin Folk Music Recording Project, sponsored by the Library of Congress and the University of Wisconsin, took Helene Stratman-Thomas and other fieldworkers on a collecting expedition around Wisconsin to document a folk music that reflects the colorful pattern of immigration and and occupational development in the state.
www.loc.gov /folklife/rounder.html   (1352 words)

  
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AMG (All-Music Guide and All-Movie Guide) is an ongoing project to review and rate all music (whether in-print CDs or out-of-print on vinyl) and list (and rate) all feature movies and provide their credits and related information.
A survey of Western classical music with an emphasis on the landmark works of the great composers, and on stylistic trends in music from the Renaissance to the present.
Index to artists preforming rap music, and commercial links to music products; appears to be the work of an enthusiast but has a commanding air of authenticity.
www.smithlib.org /page_new_music.html   (3461 words)

  
 Silver City Pink - LDS Music Group
LDS Music World encourages you to visit the websites of the artists and musicians you like, and to buy the music.
Music downloads are intended to acquaint you with the music, not as a substitute for sales.
Most of their music is either original (written by Catherine Larsen) or traditional, but they enjoy SCP-stylizing any song that comes their way.
www.ldsmusicworld.com /artists/silvercitypink.html   (345 words)

  
 David Edwards - LDS Musician
His music is a hip, refreshing departure from the typical Utah sound.
Here's music that will have you listening again and again because each song is refreshingly different.
David was classically trained on the cello, but has always had his heart in contemporary pop, rock and folk music.
www.ldsmusicworld.com /artists/david_edwards.html   (251 words)

  
 FolkFire Reviews v5n5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It is truly a delight and pleasure to be able to present to you the latest release of that most versatile and talented duo of mid-Missouri folk artists, Cathy Barton and Dave Para.
I can only say, in all that time, with singer-songwriters coming and going, with good and not-so-good folksingers appearing and disappearing on these pages, it is a treat to come home to artists that consistently produce music at the highest caliber and warmth and honesty.
It has been an honor to know them and hear their music for the last 15 years.
www.folkfire.org /rev5n5.htm   (548 words)

  
 Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Craig Jessop, Music Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, comments that the choir "represents the highest standard of choral music in the churches of America today." Membership is by competitive audition from among the city's best ensemble singers and professional musicians.
Prospective singers should have basic music reading skills and will be asked to sing for Michelle and Ken. Interested volunteers are invited to contact Kenneth Dake by email to discuss membership.
Toddlers Music: Toddlers have a unique program where they are introduced to the world of music through song, movement, and musical instruments.
www.marblechurch.org /music.html   (560 words)

  
 Mormon News 30Nov01: Enoch Train Sets Sail for 50 Young Passen
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- Eight master musicians, 90 exotic instruments and hundreds of years of folk heritage-that is the formula for Enoch Train, the instrumental Americana folk ensemble whose modern interpretations of folk and hymn tunes were the musical backbone of Sea Trek 2001.
Now the ensemble will put their music to work in a benefit concert on December 3 for the Skyline High School Orchestra.
To hear samples of Enoch Train's music, go to http://www.enochtrain.com.
www.mormonnews.com /011130/A2EnochTrain01.shtml   (584 words)

  
 Meridian Magazine:: Music: BYU Music Groups Record on Own Label
Now their music is also available in music stores -- "thanks to Tantara," said Simpson.
So is new music written by contemporary composers, performed by BYU music faculty members such as the Roger Drinkall-Dian Baker cello/piano duo, with the late cellist's "Late Conversations" recently re-released.
The Heritage Series, whose purpose is to preserve LDS music, includes "Leroy Robertson: A Treasury of Chamber Music," Robert Cundick's oratorio, "The Redeemer," and "JoAnn Ottley: Retrospective."
www.ldsmag.com /music/040420musiclabel.html   (1030 words)

  
 Folk Music Index - Anthologies Listed by Label/Publisher
Folk Music of the Newport Folk Festival 1959-60.
Music from the Gathering of Fiddlers at Delsbo.
O'Neill's Music of Ireland, New and Revised., 1976 (Fol)
www.ibiblio.org /folkindex/sorcanth.htm   (1447 words)

  
 Rickety Music
He became the manager of the stars of Folk Music: Joan Baez, Ian and Sylvia, Gibson and Camp, Glen Yarborough, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Limelighters, and Bob Dylan.
His music was often found on albums by the Kingston Trio, Limelighters, Peter, Paul and Mary.
The Old Town School of Folk Music opened in December of 1957 and is still teaching and sharing this wonderful music today.
www.ricketymusic.com /gibsonlegacy.html   (1208 words)

  
 Austin E. Fife Collection (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Fife Collection of Mormon and Western folksongs was recorded in Utah from 1946 to 1947 under the joint auspices of the Utah Humanities Research Foundation and the Archive of Folk Culture (American Folklife Center).
Austin E. Fife and his wife Alta visited the and southwestern corners of the state and the valleys west of the Wasatch Range seeking secular and historical songs from the early days of Mormon settlement.
To a lesser degree, the Fifes recorded Mormon superstitions, folk cures, frontier legends, religious stories, and traditional American and Danish folksongs.
www.loc.gov /folklife/coll/081.html   (176 words)

  
 FiddleSticks Celtic Folk Band - Band page with free MP3 music downloads on SoundClick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
FiddleSticks is a family musical group that performs folk songs and traditional tunes from the Celtic lands, from England, and from America.
FiddleSticks' music is a lively mix of traditional Celtic and English dance music, together with original pieces by the group's composer and fiddler, Kathryn, as well as plenty of storytelling songs of life, love and laughter.
Despite busy work and school schedules, the family band averages over fifty public performances a year, including various music and folk festivals, numerous community, library, and school concerts, private parties and receptions, and performances for the 1998 and 2000 Utah Performing Arts Tours.
www.soundclick.com /bands/3/fiddlestickscelticfolkband.htm   (403 words)

  
 Matt Bushman Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
He has been featured on TV and his songs continue to be played on the radio in local and national markets.
Utah song men Matt Bushman and Adam Holdaway found themselves making music in an unusual manner when they were invited to "co-write" a song with a man long departed.
In this the two were able to add melody to lyrics passed down through generations of the Solomon Hancock family.
www.mattbushman.com /Index.htm   (585 words)

  
 Pioneer Day - Religion-wiki
It commemorates the entry of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, where the Latter-day Saints settled after being forced from Nauvoo and leaving other locations in the Eastern United States.
In addition to being an official holiday in Utah, Pioneer Day is considered a special occasion by many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Even Latter-day Saints outside of the US occasionally sing Mormon folk music around July 24 in remembrance of the pioneer era.
religion.wikia.com /wiki/Pioneer_Day   (202 words)

  
 ezFolk Media Store   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Music / Mormon Tabernacle Choir: The Sound of Glory-Battle Hymn of the Republic
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir that performs on this disc is a tightly-knit, well-conducted unit, and some of the tracks on the disc border on the ethereal.
However, on other arrangements the choir sounds like a group of white folks far removed from the remainder of humanity.
www.ezfolk.com /cgi-bin/ae.pl?asinsearch=B00005Q5LT   (428 words)

  
 Tucson Weekly : Music : Unafraid of Getting Greasy
The music of Hot Buttered Rum "was meant from the beginning to be totally music from and for the heart, and music inspired by nature," Redner says by phone from his home in the San Francisco area.
Among the band members' other listening interests are traditional Indian music, Western classical music, West African drumming, art rock and new wave of the '80s and the Grateful Dead.
He adds that sometimes it seems as if the band is becoming as popular for its promotion of the use of alternate fuels as it is for its music.
www.tucsonweekly.com /gbase/Music/Content?oid=oid:76074   (1271 words)

  
 POLLEY MUSIC LINKS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
If you have a favorite site that might be useful to other music lovers, please send the URL to polley@mail.lcl.lib.ne.us for consideration.
Music of the Romans - The Early Church
You might also try under Early Music, Electronic/Computer, Multi-topic, Sheet Music, and, in particular, World Music if you know in what part of the world the instrument is played.
polleymusic.lincolnlibraries.org /polley_music_links.htm   (407 words)

  
 Sheet music at JW Pepper
It embarks on a musical journey from east coast to west, featuring familiar songs from many states while learning a variety of musical styles.
Opening with a short, dramatic fanfare and then immediately going into a slow, unusually lush setting of this favorite patriotic song, Warren Barker has created an exceptionally appealing yet surprisingly playable work that is destined to become a standard!
As recorded by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, this superb arrangement for divisi SATB voices and organ deserves to be in every serious choral director's library!
www.jwpepper.com /Choral_Music_Seasonal_Patriotic_Brotherhood.list   (664 words)

  
 George F. DeVine Music Library
Knowing the LC class number (call number) means that you can go directly to the shelves to browse in that area, or you may determine complete library holdings by checking the shelf list.
Subject access is useful for finding books when you do not have a specific author or title.
Routh, F. Early English Organ Music from the Middle Ages to 1837 (1973)
www.lib.utk.edu /music/guides/organ.html   (486 words)

  
 List of articles about Mormonism - Gurupedia
Endowment (Mormonism), Eternal Marriage, Marriage, Infant baptism, Ordinance (Mormonism),
Words of Mormon, Book of Mosiah, Book of Alma, Book of Helaman, Third Book of Nephi, Fourth Book of Nephi, Book of Mormon (Mormon's record), Book of Ether, Book of Moroni
If you could hie to Kolob (hymn), Mormon folk music, Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
www.gurupedia.com /l/li/list_of_articles_about_mormonism.htm   (1107 words)

  
 Colorado Music Resources - Artslynx Colorado Arts Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
To help defray costs of operating this free service, there will be a fee for restoring such links.
Arts Street offers a music program as part of each summer's activities.
JAFRIKA - A melding of music and dance of Japan, Africa, America.
www.artslynx.org /colorado/music.htm   (319 words)

  
 Collectors' Choice Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Two albums of mostly movie themes done Vaughn-style equalled two Top 5 albums in 1960; in fact, A Summer Place went to #1!
That album includes, along with the title track, Tammy; Tracy’s Theme; Climb Every Mountain; Que Sera, Sera; The Terry Theme from Limelight; True Love; The Sound of Music; The Three Penny Opera (Moritat); Some Enchanted Evening; All the Way, and Sayonara.
The hit title tune from Sundowners' highlights album #2, plus The Church’s One Foundation; Theme from Dark at the Top of the Stairs; Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool; Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing; Theme from Mr.
www.ccmusic.com /item.cfm?itemid=CCM06672   (210 words)

  
 Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas - All CDs $5.99 and Free Shipping at yourmusic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas - All CDs $5.99 and Free Shipping at yourmusic.com
All-new arrangements created especially for the choir and its new orchestra.
Portions of content provided by All Music Guide®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC
www.yourmusic.com /browse/album/35794.html   (76 words)

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