Talk That Music Talk
Author | : Bruce Sunpie Barnes |
Publisher | : University of New Orleans Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014-12-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 1608011070 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781608011070 |
Rating | : 4/5 (070 Downloads) |
Download or read book Talk That Music Talk written by Bruce Sunpie Barnes and published by University of New Orleans Press. This book was released on 2014-12-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning to play by ear is a unique part of becoming a musician in New Orleans. This life history and photography project explores the traditional methods of teaching brass band music in the city that gave birth to jazz. Through in-depth interviews, the bands, social and pleasure clubs, schools, churches, and other neighborhood institutions that have supported the music, and the spirit embodied in it, come to life.