Jazz and Blues
SpiritualCall and response structure
Syncopated polyrhythms of African music mixed with hymn-tunes of the white settlers |
RagtimeRagtime features
Striding left hand piano part syncopated melody Solo piano |
BluesThe Blues features
12 bar structure Early blues used solo guitar or banjo 3 line lyrics line 1 repeats in line 2 |
Dixieland JazzDixieland features
Took a well known song and played around with it or to be technical embellished the song by varying the melody, rhythm and accompaniment syncopated polyphonic improvised instruments include - guitar, trumpet, double bass, banjo, clarinet, trombone |
PowerPoint from the lesson
Jazz blues from ceri james