Jazz

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Jazz
slaves

• Jazz music originated with ______.
• In the African tradition, they had a single-line
  melody and a call-and-response pattern, but
  without the __________ concept of harmony.
• In the early 19th century an increasing number of
  African-American musicians learned to play
  European ___________.
• Another influence came from African-American
  slaves who had learned the harmonic style of
  _______ and incorporated it into their own music
  as spirituals.

European
instruments
hymns
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Jazz

• Syncopation shifting the accent to the ______
  beat or off-beat

weak
3
Louis Armstrong

• Born Aug. 4, 1901 in New Orleans, LA
• Died July 6, 1971 in Queens, NY
• Father left family shortly after Louis was born.
• Mother often left Louis with grandmother
• At age 11 sent to juvenile home for shooting a
  gun in the air at a New Years Eve party
• Fell in love with music when he received
  instruction on cornet at New Orleans Home for
  Colored Waifs

4
Cornet/Trumpet

• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vJDNPUJSetBY\
• Cornet
• Trumpet

5
Louis Armstrong

• An all-star virtuoso, he came to prominence in
  the 1920s playing cornet and trumpet with an
  excitingly new and improvisational style. His
  charismatic stage presence impressed not only the
  jazz world but all of popular music.
• http//www.biography.com/people/louis-armstrong-91
  88912

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Louis Armstrong

• Armstrong is nicknamed the Great "Satchmo, which
  is short for satchel mouth.
• The nickname may refer to his large mouth.
• It may also be because of his large smile.
• Some say he earned the nickname in band class
  because he would puff his cheeks out while
  playing.
• Songs "Potato Head Blues," "West End Blues,"
  "St. Louis Blues, What a Wonderful World
  (video)

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Duke Ellington

• Born on April 28, 1899
• Born in Washington D.C. to an affluent family.
• Died May 24, 1974
• Birth name is Edward
• Given the nickname Duke because of his elegant
  style
• Began studying piano at the age of 7
• http//www.biography.com/people/duke-ellington-928
  6338

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Duke Ellington

• Used 32-bar format rather than the more common
  12-bar blues

• Wrote music for a bigger band using a choir of
  saxophones blending, or playing in contrast with
  brass and other reeds, supported by bass and
  percussion (Stanley Sadies Music Guide An
  Introduction)
• Songs - "Caravan," "Take the 'A' Train
• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vnrisYOEpADY

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Compare Contrast

• Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast
  Armstrong Ellington
• Include facts about their life their music
• Write two paragraphs
• 1 - Compare and contrast their lives
• 2 Compare and contrast their music.
• You will be graded using the first page of the
  rubric Grade 6-11 PARCC Literacy Rubric
• Documents are located on the Network.
• SCASERVER/Piano Lab/7th Grade/14-15
  Fall/Armstrong, Ellington