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Where It All Started

This matching excercise uses information from Jazz Lecture 1, Jazz Lecture 2, and the Dixieland Jazz worksheet. Your goal is to correctly match 25 of the 30 terms. Good luck!

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New Orleansbirthplace of jazz music
geographic locationone reason New Orleans was an influential jazz city
Emancipation Proclamationfreed African-American slaves
creoleperson of African-American and French descent
cajunperson of French and Canadian descent
musicthis evolves from a person's culture and everyday life
improvisationmusic that is created without any prior planning
JazzAmerica's greatest contribution to the world of musicmusic
1917the first jazz recording made
The Original Dixieland Jazz Bandall white band that made first jazz recording
listeninghow jazz players learned from each other
front linethe horn section of a Dixieland Jazz band
Dixieland Jazztype of jazz that started in New Orleans
1900-1920time period of New Orleans jazz
rhythm sectionincludes trap set, tuba, and banjo
Warren "Baby" Doddsinvented the trap set
trap setdrum set
instruments in the 'front line'2 trumpets, clarinet, and trombone
trumpetplays the melody in Dixieland jazz
cornetanother name for the trumpet
trombonethe instrument associated with tailgating
tailgatingoutlining of the harmony and playing the key note of a chord change
funeral marcheswhere Dixieland bands got their start
When The Saints Go Marching Ina Dixieland sytle jazz tune
dance hallswhere Dixieland bands played after they became famous
turn of the century (1900)when Dixieland jazz started
Louis Armstrongnicknamed Satchmo
Joe "King" Olivera Dixieland trumpet player
"Buddy" Boldencame up with standard instrumentation for Dixieland band
Storyvilleneighborhood in New Orleans

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