We will be having a quiz over Jazz and Blues this Friday, December 2, 2011. The content will be all multiple choice and matching and will be taken from class lectures and videos. You will need to be able to identify the following people and terms.
Origin of Blues---understand the African origins of Blues (ie slave rebellions, Slave spirituals, use of drums)
Characteristics of Blues
Know the differences and characteristics of
Delta Blues Chicago Blues
Piedmont Blues
Know the following Blues musicians/terms:
W.C. Handy “Blues Heroes”
Muddy Waters “Crossroads”
Robert Johnson Howlin' Wolf
Josh White Blind Blake
Rev. Gary Davis B.B. King
Common motifs in Blues
Why was New Orleans the birthplace of jazz?
Storyville
Roots of Jazz (Blues/Ragtime)
Components/characteristics of Jazz (ie. Rhythm, Swing, Syncopation, Improvisation)
Know the following Jazz artists:
Jelly Roll Morton Count Basie
Cab Calloway Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong Benny Goodman
Bix Biederbecke Ella Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith Billie Holiday
"Bobby Soxers"
Swing music and Swing culture
Frank Sinatra
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