Thelonious Monk - 11












While he was still a child Thelonious Monk taught himself how to play the piano, and by the time he was a teenager
he was working as a musician! He had a full-time job playing piano
and writing music before he was 25 years old.
His music defined the style known as Be-Bop and inspired many other musicians to follow in his footsteps.

Born in North Carolina, his family moved to New York City, when he was six years old, into a neighborhood
full of musicians (see if you can find Thelonius in the picture above).

Thelonious also earned a Pulitzer Prize for his music! Here are just a few of his many hits:




An entire album "Monk's Dream"



Comments

  1. I can’t believe that he taught himself to play the piano.- Indira

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  2. It sounded like jazz and the pictures are black and white.

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  3. i thouht i saw the picture in class virginia trammell

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  4. he has a long name t h e l o n i o u s sophia brown

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  5. I like the music it sounds joyful πŸ˜ŠπŸ˜πŸ˜€☺️πŸ€—

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  6. I like this composers music 🎢🎼🎡🎀🎧🎸πŸ₯πŸŽΉπŸŽΊπŸŽ»πŸŽ·πŸͺ—πŸͺ•

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  7. I like the music because I like the trumpet guy. Zoe Murry

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    1. Loved itπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜πŸ˜„Sage Roegiers

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  8. It's sounded like an upbeat piano.

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  9. I loved the concert✅️!!! I loved the music!!

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  10. I like the piano from. graeme w.

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  11. I loooooove Round MidnightπŸŒ™πŸŒŸπŸ˜΄✨⭐️πŸŽ†πŸŽ‡πŸŒ πŸŒƒπŸŒŒit kinda sounded like Jazz music 🎺🎷🎢🎼🎼

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  12. I loooove Round Midnight✨⭐️πŸŽ†πŸŒŸπŸŒ™it kinda soundslike jazz music🎺🎷🎢🎼🎡🎀🎹🎸

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  13. I loooooove Round Midnight✨⭐️πŸŒŸπŸŒ™it kinda sounds like jazz music 🎺🎷🎢🎼🎡🎹 he is so talented🎀He is so luckyπŸ€πŸ€πŸ€πŸ€

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  14. Mila.sπŸ‘§πŸ‘―‍♀️April 3, 2023 at 3:31 PM

    I don’t know how he taught his self how to play the piano and in my opinion I think it sounded like jazz in the pictures were black and white that means It was made a long time agoπŸ˜©πŸ˜«πŸ––πŸ‘΅πŸ§“πŸ‘¨‍πŸŒΎπŸšπŸŒπŸŒ†πŸŒƒ

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  15. I think it was beautiful music.

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  16. From: Ivy Grier
    Dear Mr. Monk,
    I liked your concert songs! You’re one of my mom’s favorite composers! You are an amazing composer!🎹🎺πŸ₯

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  17. all them are good but my favorite is in walked bud

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  18. Bepop makes me want to bop. He is very talented

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  19. Bepop makes me want to bop! He’s very talented. How did he teach himself piano? That’s amazing!

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  20. The music was very good. It made me feel boppy.

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  21. I love the music.from khaliya

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  22. straight No chaser From: Amare

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  23. I like And if you really like Thelonius an entire concert a lot khaliya shariff

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  24. Hi Mr M, I really like Straight No Chaser.

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  25. Great music!Great talent!

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  26. Shhauriachandra NamballaMarch 18, 2024 at 5:09 PM

    I like the song Round midnight

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  27. How did he teach him self to play the piano that’s incredible 🀷🏽‍♀️

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  28. That’s incredible that he thought himself to play the piano Sydney room 205

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  29. I liked
    Strait no chaser Zoe roegiers

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  30. I just don’t like it. It’s not like a pop. It’s not like a soft. I just I don’t know holly

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  31. it just sounds like ding, ding ding, Elly .m

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  32. I think I like it is usually for that for that kind of music. I just don’t know so amia

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  33. I don’t like it Madison Clark

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  34. It’s crazy he taught him self to play the piano Sydney rom 205

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  35. I don’t like it. It sounds like Ra ra ra so I don’t really like it. Holly

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  36. Kinda like it Madison.Clark

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  37. I love the music sise s

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  38. It’s a kind of for me. I like it, but I don’t. Bexle.l

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  39. I loved round midnight it’s so good πŸ€©πŸ€—πŸŽΆπŸŽΌπŸŽ΅Sydney Strong room 205

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  40. I love his music it is so beautiful love Simone 3rd grade

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  41. I loved his music it gust speed to me πŸ₯°πŸ€―😧

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    1. The music 🎢 πŸ₯πŸŽΈπŸŽ§πŸŽ€πŸŽ΅πŸŽΌ was great

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  42. HIS MUZIC IS GOOD

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