From Samba to Bossa Nova A Deeper Look

From Samba to Bossa Nova: A Deeper Look into the Magnificent Music of Brazil. By: Nicholas Whelan

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 • • -

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 • • - 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 • • • 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 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 • • •