Colleen Hord - A Listen to Jazz

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ISBN 978-1-62169-880-7 (hard cover) ISBN 978-1-62169-775-6 (soft cover) ISBN 978-1-62169-980-4 (e-Book) Library of Congress Control Number: 2013936789

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ISBN 978-1-62169-880-7 (hard cover) ISBN 978-1-62169-775-6 (soft cover) ISBN 978-1-62169-980-4 (e-Book) Library of Congress Control Number: 2013936789

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What do all of those silly sounding words have in common? They are all related to a type of music called jazz. Jazz was born in the late 1700s when Africans, who were brought to America as slaves, used field songs to communicate with one another. When working, one slave would sing out a statement and another would sing back the answer. . This type of music was the beginning of jazz. Call and response songs were usually about freedom or news about family.

This way of communicating turned into a more spiritual type of song, which was the beginning of gospel music. Gospel music is also a form of jazz. Just as America is made up of many different people from around the world, so is jazz. Jazz echoes the influences of many cultures.

Jazz has a very unique sound because it can take on many forms. Jazz is also known for the way musicians .

When singing or playing jazz, musicians follow the melody. When they feel a different musical mood come over them, or if they think adding some notes would make a different statement, they improvise the sound. Saxophone Trumpet Electric guitar Piano When musicians play the saxophone or other jazz instruments they answer the other players in the band with improvised notes. Jazz soloists make up nonsense words or sounds called scat and substitute new words in place of the written words. Sometimes the singers even make musical instrument sounds with their voices. .

Syncopation is a rhythmic accent on an unexpected beat. The accent in music is usually placed on the first and third beats, which are the strongest. With syncopation, the accent is placed on the weaker second and fourth beats.

The city of New Orleans, Louisiana played an important role in the history of jazz. Slaves and freed slaves were allowed to meet on Sundays. They gathered together to visit, sell market items, dance, drum, and sing.

The place they met was called Congo Square. You can still visit Congo Square in New Orleans Louis Armstrong Park. Congo Square is now a historical landmark. Every year people gather there to attend jazz festivals.