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From Samba to Bossa Nova: A Deeper Look into the Magnificent Music of Brazil.
By: Nicholas Whelan
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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
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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
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My Product
• Brazilian Popular Music Essay- The journey- The effects- The appropriation - My piece “Rossa Nova”- Composed - Performed
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What makes up a Bossa Nova piece
• Drum- “The Heartbeat”• Overall Feeling- Soft- Straightforward
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Facing Challenges
- Remembering blog entriesAlarm- Variety of sources for essayLearn new types of sources- Getting sick of my songTake a break, then listen again
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Learning Skills
• Instrument ranges- Flute• Writing sheet music• Communicating with my peers during the
performance.
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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.
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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
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Career Possibilities
• Composer- Radio- Movies- Commercials• Drummer- Teacher- Performer
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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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