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Letterofintent 1
DamienBoles
434PriceStreet
Eden,NC27288
September25,2015
MoreheadAdvisoryBoard
MoreheadHighSchool
134NPierceStreet
Eden,NC27288
DearMoreheadAdvisoryBoard:
I,DamienBoles,wouldliketosaythatmyintentforthisprojectistheevolutionofjazzmusic.Ichosethistopic
becauseIamamusicianthatfavorsjazz,IplayjazzandIthinkitisinterestingtohearjazzmusicinmodernmusic
andseehowmuchitschangedandhowmuchithasnt.TheevolutionofjazzisimportanttomebecauseIplanto
majorinjazzperformanceandIplayjazzsoIthinkitisbesttolearnmoreaboutsomethingyourealready
interestedin.IenjoyedplayingjazzbeforeIeverknewanythingaboutitsoIthinkitwillbealearningstretchto
learnaboutsomethingthathasimpactedmusicfromearly1900stotoday.
ThethesisstatementIhavewrittenisJazzissignificantbecauseitwasanentirenewformofmusicthatinspired
andencouragedpeopleaswellaschangedthewaymusicwasheardandmadefromthenon..Thefocusonmy
paperistoprovethatwithoutjazzmusicmodernmusicwouldntexistandformetoprovethatIhavetolearnall
aboutjazzmusicandanymusicaftertoshowhowcertaingenresorstylescamefromjazz.ThequestionsIwilluse
toguidemyresearchisIsjazzmusicimportanttoday?,Wheredidjazzcomefrom?,Howismoderngenres
andjazzsimilar?andmore.
FormyproductIplantoshowwaysjazzandmoderngenresaresimilarbycomparingtheoutlineofthem,asinthe
chordchangesandrhythms,orplayingbothstyles,jazzandmoderngenres,onmytrumpettoshowhowthey
comparebyhearingthem.Ithinkitwouldbeachallengeforbothofthoseideasbecauseitwouldbedifficult
figuringoutchordchangesandrhythmsforbothstylesandshowinghowthearesimilaranditwouldbevery
difficultplayingbothstylestoshowhowtheysoundsimilar.Imamlookingforajazzmusicianasanexpertthathas
bothstudiedandplayedjazz.
Plagiarismiswhensomeoneusessomeoneelsesworkwithoutpermission.Iunderstandthatplagiarismisillegal
andthatitshouldbeavoidedatalltimes.IfIplagiarisedIwouldexpectmyselftogeta0fortheassignment.Itis
importanttobeanethicalpersonbecausetheyarehonest,responsible,focusedandgoaloriented.
Sincerely,
__________________________________________
DamienLeeBoles
IhavereadtheLetterofIntentandagreetosupportmychild.
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