Read carefully Choose three JAZZ pieces from youtube, preferably, or some other

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Read carefully Choose three JAZZ pieces from youtube, preferably, or some other source to show the style that you choose to discuss. Choose these pieces from at least one style we have studied in the last few weeks, identify that style, and summarize that style. You may choose a specific ensemble in order to show this. Then answer these questions: How has that style been influenced by previous styles or performers and name one style influenced by that style? will not give you a word limit, but if you use less than 10 sentences you can expect less than full points. Use citations as necessary. If there is any indication that you have copied and pasted your answer in any way you will receive a 0 for the entire final. You may want to view the rubric. No one can see your work and you will not be able to see theirs so no responses are necessary. This is using a different assignment section than we are used to so you may find that this text input reacts differently than our discussion sections did. Let me know if you have any issues, problems, or questions Final Essay Rubric (1) Ratings Criteria Description 15 Criterion Significant discrepancies style, 150 pts was not identifying elements of the of criterion met players, summary, influences, or 15.0 pts 100 pts grammar/punctuation/capitalizations. 5.0 pts Total Points: 150

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Jazz.

It’s the music that many men say they like, but don’t actually know anything about.

Which is a shame for a whole host of reasons.

For starters, jazz has had a major influence on most popular music genres in the 20thcentury — rock, hip-hop, Latin…the list goes on and on. Having an understanding of jazz will give a music connoisseur a deeper appreciation of whatever their favorite genre happens to be.

Second, jazz music perfectly encapsulates the American ideal of collaboration mixed with individuality, and its history is really the history of the country. Born from the music of African-American slaves, it intertwines with so many different facets of modern American life – movies, dance, art, literature, and of course, race. Thus, an understanding of jazz will provide the student of history a fascinating window into 20thcentury America.

Third, I think it goes unnoticed by lots of folks, but there’s definitely a masculine ethos that underlies jazz. Its emphasis on the solo and improvisation requires a performer to embrace risk, and adds an element of palatable bravado to the music. What’s more, while jazz is certainly collaborative, it’s imbued with a competitive spirit as well. Jazz musicians of the past often tried to one-up each other in virtuosity and in moving the music in brand new directions. Piano players in 1920’s New York would often muster for rousing back-and-forth “battles,” each man trotting out his best stuff during late night cutting sessions. These kinds of competitions in musical mastery continue today, even taking the popular form of the piano bar that has become so trendy in the last few years.

Finally, jazz music is simply good music. There’s a genre of jazz for every man out there. At least, I think so.

If you’ve ever wanted to get into jazz, and don’t know where to start, below we’ve laid out a beginner’s introduction to the different genres of jazz, along with a few artists and songs for each that serve as good starting places for the neophyte to dip his toes.

Hopefully this post will serve as a springboard for getting deeper into this uniquely American music, so that the next time someone asks if you like jazz, you can do more than nod!.

Like jazz, the blues also traces its roots to 19th century Southern plantations where slaves and later, sharecroppers, would sing work songs while they toiled under the hot sun. As African-Americans learned to play European instruments, the guitar became a popular accompaniment to the soulful singing and led to the development of the blues style. The blues is characterized by a specific chord progression — often the twelve bar blues progression — as well as blue notes. A blue note is a note sung or played at a slightly lowered pitch than the major scale, which gives the note that distinctly bluesy, sad sound.

While blues developed side-by-side with jazz in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, jazz artists would incorporate many bluesy elements into jazz — particularly the twelve bar blues progression. It’s been said that when jazz gets too abstract, it always returns to the blues.

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