Origins of BHM
What was the goal of creating "Negro History Week"?
Black History Year- integrating black history year-round along with white history.
What religion did a lot of Africans convert to when coming to Europe?
Christianity
What country did Chevalier de Saint-George Joseph Bologne live in for most of his life?
France
True or False: Choir music is only classical and cannot cover social movements.
FALSE! It can be used to discuss a vast variety of topics in various forms and styles.
What are the two kinds of improvising?
Make it Up and Modify
True or false: African Americans only sang jazz, blues, and gospel music.
False!
What are 3 places that African musicians played at in Europe in the 1500s?
Any of these three: feasts, entertainments, royal entries, weddings, the royal chapel, and war
What sport did Chevalier de Saint-George Joseph Bologne love to play?
Fencing
Why was jazz music considered a form of protest?
It was created by African Americans. It gave them power to describe the injustice they faced and how they felt about it.
What is improvising
Making up new music on the spot: Modify or make up
True or false: Black History Month is a Public Law.
True!
Why were Africans brought to Europe in the 1500s?
For their musical talents.
What country was Chevalier de Saint-George Joseph Bologne born in?
Guadeloupe
Why is music used to protest change?
Connection with emotions
Everyone listens to it
Why do people improvise?
Make it cool, add personal style to the music, self-expression
Who created "Negro History Week"?
Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Name 3 instruments Africans in Europe played during the 1500s.
Wind instruments, trumpets, and drums
What century was Chevalier de Saint-George Joseph Bologne alive?
18th century or 1700s
Name two musicians (singers or instrumentalists) that we talked about who used their music to protest.
Two of these: Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Nina Simone, Max Roach, and Louie Armstrong
Where does improvisation draw its roots from?
Scat singing
What black classical singer sang a German song to a group of Germans between WWI and WWII in Germany and ended up with a standing ovation?
Roland Hayes
Name one country that also celebrates BHM.
Any of these: Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK
Why is Chevalier de Saint-George Joseph Bologne important in African music history?
He was the first classical composer of African ancestry.
When Louie Armstrong sang the lyrics "I'm white inside, but that don't help my case 'cause I can't hide what is in my face", what did he mean?
He feels he should be treated as equal as any other white man yet they judge him by his skin color.
Name 3 genres of music that use improvisation today.
Three of these: Pop, Rap, Rock, Gospel