hi all its jazz music day today!
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Hi all its Jazz Music Day today!
Your task today is to complete the Jazz Music Listening and Writing Task. Use Google to search for answers if you need to AND Youtube to listen to the song. You can
type your answers directly into the document. Make sure you put your name in the box, save your work and upload to
your google classroom (https://classroom.google.com/c/Mzc5NTM3
MzkxODMz?cjc=km4zabf) or email me [email protected].
If you can only view this on your phone, then write your answers in your music
book or piece of paper and take a photo of your work to email to me.
Name: ____________________________ DATE: ____________________________
Name _______________________________________ Class __________________ Date ______________
Copyright 2016 Tracy King. All rights reserved.
“The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.”
-Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington was an originator of big-band jazz. An American composer, pianist and
bandleader, Ellington composed thousands of scores over his 50-year career.
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington thought that listening was an important skill to have. Do you think it is an important skill? Why or why not? Use the space below to write about this topic.
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Name _______________________________________ Class __________________ Date ______________
Copyright 2016 Tracy King. All rights reserved.
“Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.”
-George Gershwin
George Gershwin was one of the most significant American composers of the 20th century, known for popular stage
and screen numbers as well as classical compositions.
George Gershwin
What do you think George Gershwin meant in this quote about life and jazz? Explain it in the space provided below.
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Name _______________________________________ Class __________________ Date ______________
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“What a wonderful World”By Louis Armstrong
Let’s Listen to
1. What tempo did you hear? Largo (really slow) Andante (walking speed) Moderato Allegro (quickly) Presto (very fast)
Did the tempo change during this piece? ______________
2. What was the dynamic level of this song?
ff=very loud f=loud
mf=medium loud mp=medium soft
p=soft pp=very soft
Did it change? If so, please describe: ______________________________________________________________________
3. What instruments did you hear?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Describe the mood of this piece. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. What images did you imagine when listening to this piece? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Click on the TITLE "What a Wonderful World" to hear the song (link)!!
Name _______________________________________ Class __________________ Date ______________
Copyright 2018 Tracy King. All rights reserved.
2. Did you hear loud or soft?
3. What instrument did you hear? 4. What do you think the musician wanted you to think of when you heard this piece? Draw it.
5. Do you like it?
1. What tempo did you hear?
“What a wonderful World”By Louis Armstrong
Let’s Listen to
Click on the TITLE "What a Wonderful World" to hear the song (link)!!