Let's Talk About Jazz!

Which Jazz musician were you assigned? Billie Holiday Louis Armstrong Chick Webb Bessie Smith Duke Ellington Cab Calloway What instruments do you hear? Listen and watch the video, then write down all of the instruments you can hear. What instruments do you hear? Listen and watch the video, then write down the instruments you hear. What instruments are common in Jazz? (Click as many as you think are correct) piano harp trumpet drums flute guitar bass Fill in the blanks based on our discussion from yesterday. In many jazz songs the band plays a basic melodyand each instrument takes a turn improving, or playing a little solo. This is a style similar to community music, where not every note is written down. Fill in the blanks based on our discussion from yesterday. Early music from the Harlem Renaissancewas upbeat and celebrated realplaces. Near the end of the Renaissance the country was starting to go into the Great Depression, and so songs were more about metaphors and finding happiness within. We have listened to several happy, upbeat Jazz songs as a class, and you've listened to two on this worksheet. What has been your favorite so far and why? Next week we will be looking at a style of music called "The Blues". Why do you think it's called that? What sad things might the musicians be writing about?