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From Samba to Bossa Nova: A Deeper Look into the Magnificent Music of Brazil.

From Samba to Bossa Nova: A Deeper Look into the Magnificent Music of Brazil. By: Nicholas Whelan. Personal Relevance. Brief musical background Trumpet Percussion Jazz Band with Hal - Began to enjoy and appreciate both Jazz and Bossa. Experience with Garageband

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From Samba to Bossa Nova: A Deeper Look into the Magnificent Music of Brazil.

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  1. From Samba to Bossa Nova: A Deeper Look into the Magnificent Music of Brazil. By: Nicholas Whelan

  2. Personal Relevance • Brief musical background • Trumpet • Percussion • Jazz Band with Hal - Began to enjoy and appreciate both Jazz and Bossa. • Experience with Garageband - Make songs of all genres for fun

  3. Goals • Compose a Bossa Nova piece that is enjoyable • Learn more about Bossa Nova and its history • Have SOME fun working on my senior project

  4. My Product • Brazilian Popular Music Essay - The journey - The effects • The appropriation • My piece “Rossa Nova” - Composed - Performed

  5. What makes up a Bossa Nova piece • Drum • “The Heartbeat” • Overall Feeling • Soft • Straightforward

  6. Facing Challenges • Remembering blog entries Alarm • Variety of sources for essay Learn new types of sources • Getting sick of my song Take a break, then listen again

  7. Learning Skills • Instrument ranges • Flute • Writing sheet music • Communicating with my peers during the performance.

  8. Conclusions • Lots of great responses from the listeners of “Rossanova” • Have more knowledge on the roots of Bossa Nova and the history of Brazil. • Had fun while composing and performing the piece.

  9. Growth as a learner • Enlightened by Senior Project, where the student is able to choose: • What they are graded on • How they will be graded • Who will be grading them

  10. Career Possibilities • Composer - Radio - Movies - Commercials • Drummer • Teacher • Performer

  11. Special Thanks • Hal Mckusick • Sophia Kobolakis • Devon Parkes • Mom • Sister • Leander Kobolakis, Tom Jawin, Camille Coy, Forrest Gray, Miles Kozatch, Jake Sosne, Pietro Martini • Anybody I missed

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