Meyer Beckner4th Precinct: Protest or Party?Last Thursday some from friends and I went down to the fourth precinct where Jamar Clark was shot and killed a week ago. The police station…Dec 14, 2015Dec 14, 2015
Meyer Beckner19th Century: Musical Instruments flood to AmericaWaltzes of Austria, schottische from Bohemia, oom-pah bands of Bavaria, and polkas from Central Europe all were brought from the original…Dec 14, 20151Dec 14, 20151
Meyer BecknerMedium: FinalThe months have gone by in a flash and now ending the semester, I need to draw a close to my medium project. I haven’t even touched the…Dec 11, 2015Dec 11, 2015
Meyer BecknerViva La VoyageursThe voyageurs were French Canadian indentured servants who worked in the large wilderness of Canada and the Northern parts of what would be…Dec 6, 2015Dec 6, 2015
Meyer BecknerDakota: Prairie IslandThe Prairie Island Dakota Days Wacipi Celebration is an event held annually right next to my hometown. The mission is to revive and…Dec 6, 2015Dec 6, 2015
Meyer BecknerThe Tradition of Music: OjibweOjibwe: In the 1720s, many Ojibwe families had left the east coast around on the west shore of Lake Superior and began moving into the…Dec 6, 2015Dec 6, 2015
Meyer BecknerEarly BeginningsSo to begin this medium project I’ll tell you a little about what this site will contain and entail. I am going to go through the musical…Oct 28, 20151Oct 28, 20151
Meyer BecknerMinnesota: A Music HistoryGrowing up in the great state of Minnesota you can catch and miss a lot of the culture and identity that surrounds you. Stereotypes good…Oct 19, 2015Oct 19, 2015