MU239 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Duke Ellington
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Introduction helps organize your thoughts based on research, as well as conclusion. Need to have a work cited page in the end. Autobiographical, dealing with african american in america, social justice, use of historical reference. Jump for joy, a main song from a musical he wrote. He told the person who writes lyrics what themes he wants. Connect to black life in america in late 30s and early 40s. Give a literally line by line analysis, don"t skip the line, and how they connect with the music to reveal and connect the theme. There is a npr podcast dedicated to the historical context of jump for joy. Google npr duke ellington jump for joy podcast. If you looking for an article, look for a published paper instead of articles that are shared on university websites. After people played basketball game, then the band would come and play music. Most big bands has their own e. g. baseball team/basketball game.
