Lyncia Pivert
Contemporary Performance Program
Culminating Experience
Berklee Valencia July 2014

INTRODUCTION
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™ CONCEPT OF THE TRIP

™ COUNTRIES, MUSICAL CULTURES,
DIFFERENCES, SIMILARITIES AND
CONNECTIONS

™ AT BERKLEE: MY PROCESS, MY INFLUENCES
AND MY RECORDINGS

ABOUT ME
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™ WHO AM I ?

™ BACKGROUND

™ MUSICAL
INFLUENCES

MY ORIGIN: FRENCH GUIANA

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HISTORY AND POPULATION

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™ FIRST INHABITANTS:
AMERINDIANS AND
BUSHI-NENGUE
™ SLAVERY: CREOLE
PEOPLE
™ ORGANIZED
IMMIGRATION

CREOLE MUSIC IN FRENCH GUIANA

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™ THE WORD “CREOLE”
™ CREOLE MUSIC
™ CREOLE RHYTHMS:
KASEKO, DRAJE, LEROL
™ https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=Hdr-1hUapfM
™ https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=FuP-RA3wWa4

MY PASSION: GOSPEL MUSIC IN UNITED-STATES

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™ DEFINITION OF GOSPEL
™ CONTEXT
™ “NEGRO SPIRITUAL”
AND “GOSPEL SONG”:
COMMON
MISUNDERSTANDINGS
™ Negro spiritual
™ Gospel song

GOSPEL MUSIC/CREOLE MUSIC:
SIMILARITIES, DIFFERENCES, AND
CONNECTION

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™ SIMILARITIES: PERIOD, REPRESENTATION,
IDENTITY

™ DIFFERENCES: MAIN SUBJECT, EVOLUTION

™ CONNECTION: PERCUSSION, LYRICS

AT BERKLEE VALENCIA
MUSICAL DISCOVERY

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MY PROJECT
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GOSPEL ENSEMBLE

RECORDING SESSIONS

REPERTOIRE EXPLANATION

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™PRESENTATION

JESUS WILL

™GOALS
™EXPERIENCES

REPERTOIRE EXPLANATION

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™PRESENTATION

TIENS BON

™GOALS
™EXPERIENCES

REPERTOIRE EXPLANATION

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™PRESENTATION

PA LAGUE MO

™GOALS
™EXPERIENCES

CONCLUSION
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™ WHAT DID I LEARN DURING THIS JOURNEY?

™ DID THAT CHANGE SOMETHING IN ME AS AN
ARTIST ?

™ DO I HAVE NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR THE
FUTURE?

MERCI !
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™ I HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD TRIP
™ THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
™ THANK YOU FOR CHOSING MY COMPANY