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3 days ago · The term “spoken word” generally refers to any recitation of poetry; in the context of country music, spoken word is often mixed in with melodies to create contrast and draw the listener’s attention. While plenty of other genres, perhaps most notably hip hop, utilize spoken word differently, country music is unique.
1 day ago · Henry Rollins. Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, and presenter. After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the California hardcore band Black Flag from 1981 to 1986.
4 days ago · If we, as music educators, intend for our students to recognize, understand, demonstrate, and use proper musical vocabulary—in speaking and writing, in practice, rehearsal, and performance—then we must employ such vocabulary in our daily teaching.
18 hours ago · As a follow-up to this blog post, I thought it would be worth getting poet Emily Bridget Taylor into the studio (read Writing WA’s rather cramped, book-filled office) for a more in-depth conversation about the art of performing prose and poetry with live music.
2 days ago · The Latin word musica was also the originator for both the Spanish música and French musique via spelling and linguistic adjustment, though other European terms were probably loanwords, including the Italian musica, German Musik, Dutch muziek, Norwegian musikk, Polish muzyka and Russian muzïka.
18 hours ago · Victoria-born, Calgary-based hip-hop(-ish) artist Tea Fannie has announced her new album, previewed today by the single "Rap Again.". It's All Love will be released on September 27, and features ...
18 hours ago · Jerry Cantrell is kicking off a summer tour alongside Bush and Candlebox today (July 26th), and to celebrate, the legendary Alice in Chains guitarist-vocalist has released a brand new, grunge-heavy song called “Vilified.” Better yet, the single features bass playing from none other than friend and Metallica rhythm-stringer Robert Trujillo.
