Monthly Archives: December 2008

Jazz Music Appreciation Videos of Interest III, Three, 3! 1.  Cool Jazz and West Coast jazz were similar developments in jazz. While the West Coast jazz musicians sought to imitate Bebop more directly, Cool Jazz Music often featured darker timbres, more … Continue reading →

A. Please compare the techniques used in Early Jazz to those used in Big Band Swing. What are the differences in instrumentation? What does an arranger do?  How do solos differ? B. What are some of the characteristics of songs … Continue reading →

FOUR TYPES OF MUSIC  Four significant types of music were present in New Orleans around the turn of the century to 1900 which influenced the beginnings of America’s great art form, jazz. These include Ragtime, Blues, Minstrel and Classical Music. … Continue reading →