Music Rooted in Jazz

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

Contemporary R&B: R Kelly – I believe I can fly

R KELLY

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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