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| Music Appreciation | 6 |
| Black Culture | 5 |
| Black Attitudes | 3 |
| Black Community | 3 |
| Black History | 3 |
| Jazz | 3 |
| Musical Composition | 3 |
| Aesthetic Education | 2 |
| African Culture | 2 |
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| Black World | 6 |
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| Boyer, Horace C. | 1 |
| Brown, Marion | 1 |
| Gaines, Leonard | 1 |
| Southern, Eileen | 1 |
| Walton, Ortiz M. | 1 |
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Boyer, Horace C. – Black World, 1973
Of all the musical contributions of the Afro-American to permeate world music in the last decade, gospel songs are undoubtedly the most influential. While the origins of this music lie in the churches of the rural South and ghettos of the urban North, it has now reached the ears of all. (Author/RJ)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Black Community, Black Culture, Music Appreciation
Baker, David – Black World, 1973
Jazz is black music; black man gave this music to the world, and every advancement and major innovation of this music has come from him. This is perhaps the reason that has hindered the unbiased acceptance of jazz into academia. (Author/RJ)
Descriptors: Bias, Black Achievement, Black Culture, Black History
Gaines, Leonard – Black World, 1973
A majority of the blues deal with situations and/or problems about which the black man feels a sense of helplessness and/or confusion: those situations in which he questions his ability to arrive at a resolution to the problem involved. (Author/RJ)
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Folk Culture, Music Appreciation, Musical Composition
Walton, Ortiz M. – Black World, 1973
Will the computer or instruments powered by electrical energy become the most efficient means by which to produce Western music, replacing the live performer? If so, what will be the effects of electronic, mechanical music on society? (Author/RJ)
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Attitudes, Black Culture, Computers
Southern, Eileen – Black World, 1973
If blacks are to be serious about rediscovering and redefining their heritage in the fine arts, they must develop an appropriate and exemplary literature for students, educators, and laymen alike. (Author/RJ)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Black Community, Black Culture, Black History
Brown, Marion – Black World, 1973
From collective improvisation in Afro-American music arose liberated improvisations designed to exhibit personal virtuosity. But that was all that changed; spontaneity and personal sound remained the most interesting components of the music. (Author/RJ)
Descriptors: African Culture, Auditory Stimuli, Black Attitudes, Black Community
