Brief History of Jazz

An American Music

Blues

From area known as the Mississippi delta

Primarily vocal music with instrumental accompaniment

- Originated with solo performers
- Simple harmonic structure
- twelve bar musical structure
- three part vocal structure featuring a statement, restatement and counter statement or punch line.

Example:

Jazz originated in America around:
a. 1920
b. 1900
c. 1865
d. 1940

The two strongest musical influences on jazz music were blues and ragtime.
True
False

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