African American Music Tradition
This dark time in history is the point in which all popular music originally stems from.
This southern city became known as the Home of Jazz music
What is New Orleans, Louisiana?
The basic form in blues, made up of 3 sections of 4-bar phrases.
What is 12-bar blues?
As slaves would start adopting Christianity as their religion, the songs they would sing would hold significance with scripture.
What are spirituals?
This jazz artist is best known for introducing this style of jazz with pieces like “Maple Leaf Rag”.
Who is Scott Joplin?; What is ragtime?
In order to get away from the stresses and struggles of slavery, African Americans would go to these establishments where they could enjoy their music.
What are juke joints?
Who is Thomas Dorsey?
Slaves would sing these while in the field as a way to relay messages to one another without getting caught by ”massa”.
What is a field song?
This style of rhythm finds itself as a delayed, rolling beat, lending to the music its energy and bounce.
What is swing?
These three chords make up the basis for the 12-bar blues.
What are the I, IV, and V chords?
This church located in Chicago is synonymous with gospel music, and a landmark with the black community
What is Pilgrim Baptist Church?
Most spirituals sang followed this form of the first line being repeated before going on the next, new line.
What is call-and-response?
Typically done by the prevalent winds section of the band, this style of playing includes each member providing their own unique arrangement and flair to the melody and harmony.
What is collective improvisation?
This well known blues artist was brought to significant modern-day relevance for his portrayal of an older Sammie in the hit movies “Sinners”
Who is Buddy Guy?
Best known for his song “What a Wonderful World!”, this trumpeter is known as one of the forebears of Jazz music
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Blues musicians would migrate to this American city in an effort to escape racism in the south, thus creating a new era of blues music characterized by electric guitars as opposed to acoustic and slide guitars.
What is Chicago?
Hip-hop rapper turned pastor of Universal Church
Who is Julian DeShazier?