The Origin of Jazz

In this video, Brian Jump explores jazz music's inception. He covers its stylistic antecedents, details about society's role in its development, and the unusual characteristic that mark its sound.
This presentation was written and produced by Brian Jump for a class at Central State University called Music Appreciation.
Check out the quiz below!
Topic:
The definition of jazz and the history of its inception
Point:
Jazz is an American invention and represents the marriage of African and European musical systems
Learning Objectives:
Once you've read the lecture and taken the quiz, students will be able to
Describe the precursors to jazz
Name several musicians who were important to jazz history
Retell the origin story of jazz
Describe the nature of jazz music
Due Date
Introduction:
Jazz came about through the marriage of African and European musical systems. It arose at the turn of the last century in the city of New Orleans and represents America’s principal contribution to the arts. This lecture summarizes the musical and historical events that lead to the emergence of jazz.
In this video, Brian Jump explores jazz music's inception. He covers its stylistic antecedents, details about society's role in its development, and the unusual characteristic that mark its sound.
This presentation was written and produced by Brian Jump for a class at Central State University called Music Appreciation.
Check out the quiz below!
Topic:
The definition of jazz and the history of its inception
Point:
Jazz is an American invention and represents the marriage of African and European musical systems
Learning Outcomes:
Once you've watched this video, you should be able to
•Describe the precursors to jazz
•Name several musicians who were important to jazz history
•Retell the origin story of jazz
•Describe the nature of jazz music
Introduction:
Jazz came about through the marriage of African and European musical systems. It arose at the turn of the last century in the city of New Orleans and represents America’s principal contribution to the arts. This lecture summarizes the musical and historical events that lead to the emergence of jazz.
Quiz:
Question 1
According to musicologists James Lincoln Collier, what three characteristics are hallmarks of jazz music?
•Smooth, melodious, and personal timbre; favors the major scale; uses straight time
•Unusual, shrill, and personal timbre; favors the blues scale; employs significant amounts of syncopation
•Bright, shrill, and anonymous timbre; favors the bluegrass scale; employs some syncopation
•Unusual, shrill, and personal timbre; uses the minor mode; employs significant syncopation
Question 2
Music that has simultaneous, un-congruent drum beats is said to be_____________________.
•Tilted
•Multifaceted
•Polytonal
•Polyrhythmic
Question 3
Which instrument allowed West-African people to communicate long distances
•Talking drum
•Trumpet
•Djembe
•Kora
Question 4
What was the purpose of work songs?
•To keep time while shucking corn, hoeing fields, or rowing boats
•To communicate with other slaves in distant fields
•To transmit coded messages
•To celebrate religious feelings
Question 5
•What are the primary antecedents to jazz?
•spirituals, minstrel songs, and sea shanties
•African-American folk traditions, ragtime, and brass bands
•European-Americana folk songs, African-American instrumentation, and brass quintets
•Ragtime, work songs, and wind ensembles
Question 6
Where did jazz originate?
•Africa
•The Caribbean
•New Orleans
•New York City
Question 7
•Who is widely regarded to be the first jazz musician?
•Buddy Bolden
•Jelly Roll Morton
•W.C. Handy
•Ma Rainey
Question 8
What is the peculiar rhythmic characteristic of ragtime music?
•It has straight-eights instead of swung-eights
•It has heavy, near-ubiquitous syncopation
•It is always in the minor mode
•It uses the blues scale sparingly
Question 9
Jazz is a product of African and Caribbean music traditions
•True
•False
Question 10
A field holler is a kind of religious ritual.
•True
•False