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Students
will find out a little about Jazz, by completing a series of written,
listening and research assignments.
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Through
these tasks they will learn about
- the
origins of Jazz,
- the
main musical features of Jazz,
- some
Jazz styles, instruments and
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musicians
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The
suggested sequence of lessons is as follows:
Lesson
1: Origins of Jazz through an exploration of negro spirituals
and work songs.
Lesson 2: The 12-chord pattern which underpins most blues
songs.
Lesson 3: The main rhythmic and melodic features of Jazz.
Lesson 4: Jazz instruments and Jazz styles.
Lesson 5: Some famous Jazz musicians.
Lesson
6: Test yourself.
Cool!
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