music rooted in jazz
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FROM BLUES TO POP MUSIC
JAZZ
Although Jazz rhythms have roots in African rhythms
blended by slaves, the music originated in African American Communities in New Orleans
from the tradition of marching, funeral, & Street bands
New Orleans
Jazz makes heavy use of IMPROVISATION, POLYRHYTHMS,
SYNCOPATION and SWING.In other words: It has
unrhythmical sounds that become a regular pattern.
Jazz was the first music regarded as “pop music”,
from the fact its rise was due to its popularity, rather than
classical roots. It is mainly instrumental, but there are
famous jazz singers
Who is this famous trumpet player known for his Deep, gravely voice?
(A) Louis Armstrong
Growing a Pop Music Tree…We are going to use the diagram of a tree to illustrate how music grew into
the many genres we now have choices of:
• On your tree diagram, write each of the 6 founding styles of Jazz
along the 6 corresponding roots
History/Beginning of Jazz
Timeline of Jazz:
o1890’s – 1910’s Jazz is born; Ragtime
o1910’s – 1920’s Blues
o1920’s – 1930’s Dixieland
o1930’s – 1940’s Swing/Big Band
o1940’s Bebop
o1960’s Free Jazz
At the base of the trunk on your music tree, write Jazz in the first section
ROOTS of TREERagtime Blues Dixieland Swing Bebop Free Jazz
JAZZ191OS
BLUES
The name “BLUES” reflects the musical mood of melancholy and sadness, the
regular use of “Blue Notes”, or minor chords, and subject matter that focuses on the
difficulties in real life (love lost or found, pain, sadness)
BLUES originated in African-American communities in the “Deep South” of
the USA near end of the 19th century and rose to popularity in the 1920s &
EARLY 30s after Ragtime introduced many Jazz rhythms .
At the base of the trunk on your music tree, write Blues in the second section
ROOTS of TREERagtime - Blues - Dixieland - Swing - Bebop - Free Jazz
JAZZ1910s
BLUES1920s
Write characteristics of the genre on the side of the trunk, and the
time it gained popularity in the trunk!!
RHYTHM AND BLUES
It originated in the 1940s from urban African Americans.
It encapsulates the African-American experience of pain and the quest for freedom and happiness.
The bands consisted of piano, one or two guitars, bass, drums, saxophone and sometimes background vocalists.
The Supremes – baby love (R&B)
The Supremes
Moving up the trunk on your music tree, write R & B in the next section
ROOTS of TREERagtime - Blues - Dixieland - Swing - Bebop - Free Jazz
JAZZ
BLUES
R & B1940s
Write characteristics of the genre on the side of the trunk, and the time it gained popularity in
the trunk!!
Soul
Soul originated in the US in the 1950s.
It combines elements of African-American
gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.
Soul arose out of the black experience in America:
Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps, and improvised
body moves, are an important characteristic of soul music
SOUL1950s
ROOTS of TREERagtime - Blues - Dixieland - Swing - Bebop - Free Jazz
JAZZ
BLUES
R & B1940s
Write characteristics of the genre on the
side of the trunk, and the time it
gained popularity in the trunk!!
Contemporary Soul: Jammie Collum What A Difference A Day Made
Jamie Collum
FUNK
Funk is a genre that originated in the 1960s.
African American musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of Soul, Jazz, Rock &
Roll, and R&B.
YES…the fuNk… This is an album series popular recently in Europe
Find out the name of the band who did the famous sample.
NEXT WEEK!!Next Evolution Into…
Hip HopAfter that Reggae
grows outta Ska & Rock Steady
The Origins of Hip-hop
• What does RAP mean?
R.hythm A.nd P.oetry
Remember “Call & Response” ?...That tradition became part of Hip Hop. Rappers will do Call & Response to work their crowd. Who did the traditional Call & Response?
(A) Preachers in Black Churches
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