Eddie G word of the day

   Role of the Performer:  Frank Sinatra       Frank Sinatra was a musical artist and actor born on December 12, 1915, in New Jersey. His father was a tavern owner, and his mother was a midwife and was involved in politics. After listening to a recording of Bing Crosby, Frank began singing throughout his teenage years and was even taking part in a glee club exercising his talented voice. After his success in singing became known to many others, Sinatra joined Tom Dorsey's band in 1940.            After 2 years of touring, Franks desire for a solo career only grew as he left the band in 1942 taking on all the risks of being an artist by himself. Quickly following his decision to leave, the songs he sang became chart topping singles. During his time as a singer, he also pursued a career in acting through which he starred in multiple famous movies at the time. His fame only grew but this time from acting. In 1953 Frank ...

                                               Ancient Egyptian Music                              I choose ancient Egyptian music because of the interesting percussion and strings noise produced. Ancient Egyptian music was important for religion, war, and workplaces. The music changed drastically through time starting from ritual chants, musical entertainment, and now classic pop deriving from Egypt. The instruments vary extremely from common western instruments. Some instruments are the Darbouka, Benet, Cymbals, and Trumpets. Though, many of these instruments are alike western ones, the noise is different. The darbouka is also called the goblet drum which is hand-beaten, the benet is the Egyptian version of the harp, and cymbals have around the same design as the ...

The Evolution of instruments in Metal Music       Metal music in the twenty-first century has vastly changed since the start of metal. The Metal genre mainly began in the 70s with a band called Black Sabbath including the members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Lommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. Though other bands were considered 'rock', the low and dark tuning of the guitar providing in Black Sabaths songs began a new world of sound for other bands to explore. Many fans were interested in this new genre which was unlike anything they've ever heard. Black Sabbath is one of the first ever true metal bands and helped influence the upcoming future of music. In the 80s, many new bands formed taking on the sound and tone of Black Sabbath like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. Because of Black Sabbath, metal expanded using heavier sounds, heavier vocals, and different stage performance.  Black Sabbath - Paranoid (HQ) - YouTube     'Paranoid' -Black Sabbath ...