Transcript From Samba to Bossa - Ross School Senior Projects

From Samba to Bossa Nova: A
Deeper Look into the Magnificent
Music of Brazil.
By: Nicholas Whelan
Personal Relevance
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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
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
My Product
• Brazilian Popular Music Essay
- The journey
- The effects
- The appropriation
- My piece “Rossa Nova”
- Composed
- Performed
What makes up a Bossa Nova piece
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Drum
“The Heartbeat”
Overall Feeling
Soft
Straightforward
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
Learning Skills
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Instrument ranges
Flute
Writing sheet music
Communicating with my peers during the
performance.
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.
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
Career Possibilities
• Composer
- Radio
- Movies
- Commercials
• Drummer
- Teacher
- Performer
Special Thanks
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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