History
In what state/city did jazz come from?
New Orleans, Lousiana
(alt. The South)
Jazz music is like what kind of food, and why?
What famous jazz musician was born in Kansas City?
Charlies Parker
What color is the inside of The Blue Room?
Blue, duh!
Why do we learn about jazz music in February?
To celebrate Black History month
Name one city or state in which jazz music became extremely popular.
New York, Seattle, Miami, California, Chicago, Kansas City, etc.
What style of singing was created by jazz singers and used nonsense syllables instead of words?
Scat singing
Name one instrument you might find in a jazz band.
trumpet, saxophone, trombone, clarinet, bass, guitar, piano, drums
What instrument was Charlie Parker famous for playing?
(Alto) Saxophone
What popular song did Miss Habiger use to demonstrate how jazz music put the emphasis on beats 2 & 4?
Old Town Road
Who is credited with creating jazz music?
African American musicians in the South
Musicians creating music on the spot with no written music.
Finish the lyric.
It don't mean a thing if _______________
it ain't got that swing!
What instrument did Charlie Parker's band teacher give him to play before the saxophone?
The tuba
What is a mural?
A large painting, typically found on the side of a building.
Fill in the blank.
Most ________ music has jazz roots.
modern, contemporary, music we listen to now, etc.
Name one type of music that we listened to that helped create jazz music?
Gospel, Brass band, Spanish, African
When scat singing, what was Ella Fitzgerald trying to get her voice to sound like?
instruments
The name of Kansas City's jazz district is 18th & _____.
Vine
Pick an instrument, and create a scat syllable that sounds like that instrument.
Some Ideas: trumpet, saxophone, bass, piano, drums, trombone, etc.
Do it, and do it well to get the points lol.
About how many years ago was jazz music created?
over 200 years!
How did jazz musicians have "musical conversations" while performing?
They would pass melodies around and go back and forth playing and changing the music. Like they were "talking" with their instruments.
What gospel tune did Louis Armstrong and his band put a jazzy twist to?
When the Saints Go Marching In
Name one Kansas City jazz site we talked about.
The American Jazz Museum, The Blue Room, The Green Lady Lounge, The Phoenix, The Black Dolphin
Choose 3 other people to come up. Together, do you best "jazz band on stage" impression.
Impress Miss Habiger to get your points. Yes, I live to torture you.