Louis Armstrong

Which words tell why the musical style of jazz became popular all around the world?

• due to his talent as a coronet and trumpet player

• his unique "scatting" singing style

• his strong and charming personality

• ALL of these answers

Which words tell you how Louis Armstrong helped his family?

• His father left the family shortly after he was born.

• His mother left him in the care of his grandmother.

• Armstrong had to leave school in the 5th grade to work.

• people called it a "battlefield"

Which words tell how Armstrong learned to be a musician?

• Armstrong first fell in love with music in 1913.

• the New Orleans Colored Waif Home for Boys

• Sent there a number of times after getting in trouble

• took cornet lessons

Which words tell who helped Armstrong become famous?

• After Armstrong was released from the Colored Waif Home for Boys

• Sometimes Armstrong played in public

• people in New Orleans began to notice his talent

• Soon he was discovered by the best cornet player in the city

Which words tell what Armstrong learned in his job on a riverboat?

• Armstrong took Joe Oliver's spot.

• took a summer job playing the cornet

• taught him how to read music

• which he connected to deeply