[Dixielandjazz] [Dixieland jazz] Used to be about mouldy fig newtons

[Rhonda Puntney]

Hi everyone, 

This is a very interesting discussion thread - I listen to a variety of
stuff (the 80s tunes from my undergrad days, show tunes, big band, swing,
doo wop) - but primarily trad jazz, New Orleans brass bands, and barbershop!

I usually listen online to a jazz station from New Orleans in my office, CDs
or my iPod in the car or at home.  Frequently in the car it's a learning
track for whatever new tune my Sweet Adelines chorus is currently learning
or something I need to work on for breath support or pitch (and usually
both).  

Cheers, 
Rhonda



Rhonda K. Puntney
Youth Services and Special Needs Consultant
Lakeshores Library System
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2010-12 Association for Library Services to Children Division Councilor
2010 Wisconsin Library Association President-Elect




>> In a message dated 4/10/2010 10:39:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com writes:
>> 
>> However, at my age and in my present condition, I believe the supple  young
>> lady might kill me the first night so, I'm afraid I would have  to  settle
>> for the piano tuner...........as long as his name wasn't Opporknockity  (I
>> know everyone's probably heard that shaggy dog  story)
>> 
>> 
>>      I seem to have joined the right club  ... of my peers.  Speaking of
>> peers ... no, we  better not get into that.
>> 
>>      I'm curious about one thing.   Here's the background....
>> 
>>      I play Dixieland, and I love to play  it.  But when it comes to
>> listening to music, I listen  to a little bit of everything -- except for
>> heavy
>> classical, opera, hip-hop, and  hard rock.  I spend perhaps 10% of my
>> music-listening time with traditional  jazz.
>> 
>>      Tonight, for example, I've been  downloading audio tracks from YouTube
>> videos of WW II German military music --  the music that made it so easy to
>> get the German people to march off to war in  times past.  It's deeply
>> stirring music, and more heavily militaristic than  Sousa's fine marches. I
>> probably spend less than 5% of my listening time with  this music .
>> 
>>      Anyway, here is the simple question I  would like to pose to you good
>> people:
>> 
>>      When you listen to music, about what  percent of the time is that music
>> traditional jazz?
>> 
>>      If you will reply to the group, I'll  keep tabs on the answers and
>> report to the list on the  results.
>> 
>>      I'm curious about  this....
>> 
>>      Of course, if this questions has been  addressed previously, just tell
>> me what the consensus was.
>> 
>>                                                      Many thanks,   Al
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