Monday 4 January 2016

January Musician of the Month

Welcome back everyone!

I hope you had an amazing break. I was able to go home to Iowa in the US and visit family and friends that I haven't seen in a while so I had a really nice break.

Our musician of the month for January is Michael Jackson!
Here is some information the Ms. Lam has gathered about him:




Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

Michael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor.
He was in a band with his family, the Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.

Called the King of Pop, his contributions to music and dance, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.
Through stage and video performances, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name.
Thriller is the best-selling album of all time, with estimated sales of 65 million copies worldwide.
Jackson has won hundreds of awards, making him the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music.

One of my favorite songs of his is called "Thriller," which also had this music video to go with it. Word of warning, it might be a bit scary! Start the video from the beginning to see the whole story, or skip to 4:30 to when the song starts.




For something a little less scary, let's go back to when Michael was a kid performing with his family, the Jackson 5. Year fours, listen to the use of the pentatonic scale in the melody of "123."

1 comment:

  1. Called the King of Pop, his contributions to music and dance, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.
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