African American Music and The Blues

What is the origin of African American Spirituals?

• Originated during slavery to express hope and freedom.

• Began in the early 1800s.

• Started in New Orleans.

What is an example of a spiritual?

• Wade in the Water

• St. Louis Blues

• Take the 'A' Train

What was Minstrelsy?

• White performers used blackface to imitate Black people.

• A music genre born in the Mississippi Delta.

• Jazz grew out of spirituals, blues, and ragtime.

Where did Jazz originate?

• New Orleans

• Chicago

• Mississippi Delta

Who is known for their gravelly voice and trumpet playing?

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington

• Billie Holiday

What is the Blues?

• A music genre born in the Mississippi Delta.

• A style of jazz music.

• A type of African American spiritual.

What are the musical features of the Blues?

• Based on the 12-bar blues chord progression.

• Uses syncopation and improvisation.

• Includes complex orchestration.

What pattern do Blues lyrics often follow?

• A-A-B pattern

• A-B-A pattern

• A-B-C pattern