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What is Blues music?

A style of music that tells emotional stories about struggles and life experiences.

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What is Jazz music?

A lively style of music with lots of energy and improvisation (making it up as you go)

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Name 3 famous jazz musicians…

Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, etc.

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Why was Blues and Jazz music so influential during the Harlem Renaissance?

Blues and Jazz helped African Americans express themselves and share their stories.

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Where is Harlem located?

New York.

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What were some popular Blues instruments?

Guitar, Harmonica, voice, etc.

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What were some popular Jazz instruments?

Piano, trumpet, drum, saxophone, double bass, etc.

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Who was John Lee Hooker?

John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues that he developed in Detroit.

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What genres of music did Blues and Jazz influence today?

R&B, Rock, and Hip-Hop.

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When did the Harlem Renaissance take place?

End of WW1 to mid 1930s.

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Who was the most famous blues singer?

B.B King.

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What was Louis Armstrong’s famous hit song?

“What a wonderful world.”

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Who wrote “Empire of the Blues”?

Bessie Smith

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What was a club that was popular for African-American musicians to perform at?

Cotton Club/Apollo Theater.

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What was the original meaning of the word “Jazz”?

It was originally used as a slang term and didn’t mean music at all.

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Who was known as the “Empire of the blues”?

Bessie Smith.

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What was the first Jazz song that incorporated a piano?

Harlem Stride.

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What was Ma Rainey often known for?

Her strong emotional voice.

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How did Blues and Jazz music help African Americans in Harlem?

Helped African Americans feel proud of their culture and it spread new ideas and sounds across the U.S.

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What help keeps the history of the Harlem Renaissance alive today?

Museums and documentaries.

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What pattern does Blues music often use?

Hint: It’s still used in many songs today

12 bar blues.

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True or False: A jazz performance is full of secret hand and body signals.

True, musicians communicate with each other non-verbally.

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At what age did Duke Ellington start playing the piano?

7 years old.

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Who helped popularize “scat singing”?

Louis Armstrong.

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What ended the Harlem Renaissance?

The Stock Market Crash of 1929 and The Great Depression.