Moreover, HBCUs serve as platforms for showcasing African American traditions through events such as homecoming celebrations, step shows, gospel choirs, spoken word performances, and historical reenactments. These activities not only foster a sense of belonging but also create opportunities for students...
Her compositions integrate jazz and modernist idioms (including electronic music) with influences from gospel and spirituals. She currently teaches at Tulane. Courtney Bryan’s music has been increasingly informed by activism. Such is the case with Yet Unheard from 2016, which is a response to the...
Jason White teaches you how to play advanced gospel chords, black gospel piano voicings, church bebop, old school piano shuffle, worship piano music, praise songs, piano shouting music, gospel choir music and more. Taught personally by the legendary Jaso
I would sing in choirs, which helped me to kind of get an ear for harmonies, and then I started writing music more in my teenage years. It was really my move to Nashville that helped me to develop as an artist. You ...
“It was like going to war. And we were propelled on a wave of music.” Additionally, Jesse Jackson’s hard-hitting sermons (“I am Black; I am beautiful; I am proud!”) were enthusiastically received, alongside traditional gospel choirs with songs of hope and self-affirmation. The event...