Lecture Jazz (Tenth edition) - Chapter 1: Listening to Jazz. In this chapter you will able to understand the historical context of this art form as well as the identifying characteristics that distinguish it from other styles of music will help listeners enjoy and appreciate jazz. | Jazz Tenth Edition Chapter 1 PowerPoint by Sharon Ann Toman, 2004 An Overview Jazz is defined as a balance between the individual voices that constitute an ensemble and the collective expression unique to that ensemble Jazz is a history of performers more than composers Chapter 1 - Listening to Jazz An Overview Early on all music that was not clearly classical was generally considered jazz Jazz was often called “America’s classical music” Jazz was the 1st to claim a dominant foothold in the American identity. Chapter 1 - Listening to Jazz An Overview Jazz: was a blend of musical and cultural events like: African oral tradition of the Negro slave culture Practices from the Western European musical tradition Urban and rural folk music White and black church music practices Songs of “Tin Pan Alley” .the “Roaring Twenties” Chapter 1 - Listening to Jazz An Overview Jazz: was a blend of musical and cultural events like: Marching bands Jug bands Religious fervor of the Great . | Jazz Tenth Edition Chapter 1 PowerPoint by Sharon Ann Toman, 2004 An Overview Jazz is defined as a balance between the individual voices that constitute an ensemble and the collective expression unique to that ensemble Jazz is a history of performers more than composers Chapter 1 - Listening to Jazz An Overview Early on all music that was not clearly classical was generally considered jazz Jazz was often called “America’s classical music” Jazz was the 1st to claim a dominant foothold in the American identity. Chapter 1 - Listening to Jazz An Overview Jazz: was a blend of musical and cultural events like: African oral tradition of the Negro slave culture Practices from the Western European musical tradition Urban and rural folk music White and black church music practices Songs of “Tin Pan Alley” .the “Roaring Twenties” Chapter 1 - Listening to Jazz An Overview Jazz: was a blend of musical and cultural events like: Marching bands Jug bands Religious fervor of the Great Awakening Hopelessness of slavery Chapter 1 - Listening to Jazz Understanding Jazz Understanding jazz requires an understanding of the jazz performer Jazz is defined by the personal voices of its performers and only secondarily by its composers Jazz is about personal, and unique expressions Chapter 1 - Listening to Jazz What To Listen For In Jazz To appreciate music, the listener must be actively involved, and understanding and enjoyment go hand and hand Mental concentration Concentrate on the nonvisual elements Music moves in time Memory Chapter 1 - Listening to Jazz Sounds Associated with Jazz Certain sounds peculiar to jazz have their origins in oral tradition Result of instrumentalists imitating vocal techniques Like growls, bends, slurs, and varying shades of vibrato Chapter 1 - Listening to Jazz Sounds Associated with Jazz Distinctive jazz instrumentation produces unique sounds Like a saxophone section or a rhythm section Sounds of jazz are personified and identified
