People of Jazz
Ragtime composer that sold over 1 million copies of the Maple Leaf Rag
Who is Scott Joplin?
Accenting notes on weak or unexpected beats.
What is syncopation?
Lowered notes of a scale creating a soulful sound
What are blue notes?
This style features group improvisation and a small group of instruments that includes a banjo and tuba.
What is New Orleans Jazz?
This style features songs about difficulty and personal struggle and uses a 12 bar form
What is blues?
A famous jazz trumpeter who could improvise and sing well and nicknamed "Satchmo"
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Three or more notes sounding simultaneously.
What is a chord.
This religious song often coming from African American culture influenced jazz vocal stylings
What is spiritual?
Style of jazz that developed in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by a fast tempo and strong rhythms. Mostly composed with solos improvised.
What is swing?
An American musical genre. Generally based on piano music written with strong bass notes for the left hand coupled with a rapid syncopated pattern for the right hand.
What is ragtime?
Known as the "King of Swing" this clarinet playing bandleader led the way for music and for integrating jazz bands
Who is Benny Goodman?
A spontaneously created musical melody over a given harmonic progression.
What is improvisation?
Improvising melodies using "nonsense" syllables like "doo-wop, sha-bop."
What is scat singing?
A more complex style of jazz that features a fast tempo, complex chord changes, dissonance, and total improvisation.
What is bebop?
A variety show or theater that featured live acts, including singers, actors, and comedians.
What is vaudeville?
jazz trumpeter who influenced several types of jazz over the course of several decades, including bebop, cool jazz, and jazz fusion.
Who is Miles Davis?
Sounding harsh or full of tension.
What is dissonant?
A vocal technique used to sing notes much higher than would be expected in the normal range. Often, a thinner and softer vocal sound quality.
What is falsetto?
jazz influenced by other styles of music
What is fusion?
Area of NY that featured many music publishers and songwriters.
Tin Pan Alley
This famous singer, composer and bandleader helped break down the segregation of tv with his own show featuring African American musicians
Who is Nat King Cole?
The exclusive ownership of and right to reproduce intellectual property (e.g. ideas, music, poetry).
What is a copywright?
Nicknamed "The First Lady of Song," this jazz vocalist is known for her flawless scat singing and dazzling voice
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
featuring smooth melodies, relaxed, and very popular with the masses from the 80s to today
What is contemporary jazz or smooth jazz?
This economic downfall greatly impacted the music industry, jazz, and the Broadway musical.
What is the Great Depression?