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| 3 Important Parts of Jazz: |
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1. melody
2. Harmony or chords
3. Rhythm |
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| Where do the rhythm and chords of Jazz come from? |
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Rhythm comes from West Africa
Chords come from East Europe |
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| Types of music that influenced Jazz: |
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1. Work Songs
2. Blues
3. Ragtime
4. Spirituals
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Rythmic songs that would make working efficient
usually had 1 leader
Varied by their region |
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| Where did most slaves come from? |
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| What religion did the slaves practice? |
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| How many total years was New Orleans controlled by the French? |
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| When did slavery start in North America? |
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| New Orleans is the birthplace of what type of jazz? |
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| What are some theories on how dixieland Jazz got its name? |
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1. Mason Dixion line that divides north and south
2. Name of the French dollar |
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| What was the function of congo square? When was it established? What is its current name? |
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1. Place for slaves to practice voodoo on sunday
2. 1817
3. Beauregard Square |
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| What were secret societies and what was there function? |
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| Socities that people could pay for in order to have a good funeral. Marching bands played in the funeral. |
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| What was Storyville? When was it opened? When did it end? |
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- Redlight district of New Orleans
- By 1910 there were 200 bordellos
- started in 1897
- World War I ended in 1917
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| What were the names of a few of the famous bordellos that jazz musicans would play in? |
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- 101 Ranch
- Tin Type Hall
- Tom Anderson's Cafe
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