The Jazz
Scene
By B Brett and N Ingram
Understanding the Title
The Jazz Scene means
A,The Jazz performance
B,The background of Jazz
C,The noisy,heavily rhythmic Jazz music
D,Introduction to Jazz
(D)
? Scene means,an overview or a brief account”.
? This overview includes two parts:
1,the background(development) of Jazz and
2,the different forms of Jazz music
Stages of development of Jazz as a
form of musical art
Gap-filling:
songs and hymns of the whites
Early sad songs
Faster,heavily rhythmic Jazz
Blues
Stages of development of Jazz as a
form of musical art(cont.)
blacks’ strong rhythm songs and hymns of the whites
Bitter-sweetnessEarly sad songs
Faster,heavily rhythmic Jazz
Blues Brightening up
Different forms of Jazz music
Form of Music Characteristics
1,Blues depressed,unhappy
2,1.
2.Most of the players are white.
3,1,imitates the,unprepared”characteristics
of jazz
2.
4,Jazz
(a summary)
1.
2.
3.
Different forms of Jazz music(cont.)
Form of
Music Characteristics
1,Blues Depressed,unhappy
2,Ragtime 1.Similar to jazz in many ways
2.most of the player s white
3,Swing 1,imitates the,unprepared” characteristics
of jazz
2,attaches it to big bands and
orchestrations
4,Jazz
(a summary)
1,fast,heavily rhythmic
2,Both vocal and instrumental
3,Two separate styles,the,way-out”
advanced kind and the popular kind
The legendary life and career of
Glen Miller
? With its unique jazz sound,
the Glenn Miller Orchestra
is considered to be one of
the greatest bands of all
time.
? Glenn disbanded his
musical organization in
1942,at the height of its
popularity,volunteered for
the Army and then
organized and led the
famous Glenn Miller Army
Air Force Band.
The legendary life and career of Glen
Miller(cont.)
? On December 15,1944,
Major Miller took off in
a single-engine plane
from England to
precede his band to
France,never to be
seen again,The army
declared him officially
dead a year later.
? The present Glenn
Miller Orchestra
was formed in 1956
and has been touring
consistently since.
The heavy-weight Jazz genius
— Count Basie
? Count Basie was an
incredible figure in 20th
century music,His decades
of playing help define the
words,jazz”and,swing”.
? His style of piano playing was
to-the-point and focused on
the blues,relying on simple
melodic phrases,
? In 1936 he founded the
Count Basie Orchestra,By
the end of the 30s,the Basie
band was one of the most
popular in the world.
? A sample of Count Basie's music —
Swing the Blues
?Another sample of Count basie's
music — Everyday I have the blues
Another icon of Jazz
—Benny Goodman
? In 1938,Benny's band
became the first band to
play in Carnegie Hall,
? During the Swing Period,if
a clarinetist was not playing
in "the Goodman Style," he
was not playing correctly.
? Benny Goodman died on
June 13,1996,but will
remain forever as an icon of
Jazz- a bandleader,a
clarinetist,and the King of
Swing.
?Now,let's enjoy Benny
Goodman's Texas Tea Party
Analysis of the writing
techniques used in the text
? This text is a piece of expository writing.
? The major ways of development used include:
?comparison and contrast — different stages and
forms of Jazz
?exemplification — various forms and styles of
the Jazz music
? Other techniques that add variation and vividness
to the text — choice of words,quotations,etc
Useful Phrases in the Text
? side (adj.) development,
side effect/street/issue,etc
? drive (n.),
?People are so full of drive in this new country.
?He is smart enough,but he seems to be lacking in
the drive to succeed.
? Hibernation is far more than sleep.
? The English word,olive” derives from/is derived
from the Latin word,oliva”.
Useful Phrases in the Text(cont.)
? Hospitality is characteristic of the people in
this region.
? The use of bight colors and bold shapes is
characteristic of these artists.
? She wanted to laugh,but her noble
upbringing got in the way.
? People will grow weaker as they get on (in
years.)
Scene
By B Brett and N Ingram
Understanding the Title
The Jazz Scene means
A,The Jazz performance
B,The background of Jazz
C,The noisy,heavily rhythmic Jazz music
D,Introduction to Jazz
(D)
? Scene means,an overview or a brief account”.
? This overview includes two parts:
1,the background(development) of Jazz and
2,the different forms of Jazz music
Stages of development of Jazz as a
form of musical art
Gap-filling:
songs and hymns of the whites
Early sad songs
Faster,heavily rhythmic Jazz
Blues
Stages of development of Jazz as a
form of musical art(cont.)
blacks’ strong rhythm songs and hymns of the whites
Bitter-sweetnessEarly sad songs
Faster,heavily rhythmic Jazz
Blues Brightening up
Different forms of Jazz music
Form of Music Characteristics
1,Blues depressed,unhappy
2,1.
2.Most of the players are white.
3,1,imitates the,unprepared”characteristics
of jazz
2.
4,Jazz
(a summary)
1.
2.
3.
Different forms of Jazz music(cont.)
Form of
Music Characteristics
1,Blues Depressed,unhappy
2,Ragtime 1.Similar to jazz in many ways
2.most of the player s white
3,Swing 1,imitates the,unprepared” characteristics
of jazz
2,attaches it to big bands and
orchestrations
4,Jazz
(a summary)
1,fast,heavily rhythmic
2,Both vocal and instrumental
3,Two separate styles,the,way-out”
advanced kind and the popular kind
The legendary life and career of
Glen Miller
? With its unique jazz sound,
the Glenn Miller Orchestra
is considered to be one of
the greatest bands of all
time.
? Glenn disbanded his
musical organization in
1942,at the height of its
popularity,volunteered for
the Army and then
organized and led the
famous Glenn Miller Army
Air Force Band.
The legendary life and career of Glen
Miller(cont.)
? On December 15,1944,
Major Miller took off in
a single-engine plane
from England to
precede his band to
France,never to be
seen again,The army
declared him officially
dead a year later.
? The present Glenn
Miller Orchestra
was formed in 1956
and has been touring
consistently since.
The heavy-weight Jazz genius
— Count Basie
? Count Basie was an
incredible figure in 20th
century music,His decades
of playing help define the
words,jazz”and,swing”.
? His style of piano playing was
to-the-point and focused on
the blues,relying on simple
melodic phrases,
? In 1936 he founded the
Count Basie Orchestra,By
the end of the 30s,the Basie
band was one of the most
popular in the world.
? A sample of Count Basie's music —
Swing the Blues
?Another sample of Count basie's
music — Everyday I have the blues
Another icon of Jazz
—Benny Goodman
? In 1938,Benny's band
became the first band to
play in Carnegie Hall,
? During the Swing Period,if
a clarinetist was not playing
in "the Goodman Style," he
was not playing correctly.
? Benny Goodman died on
June 13,1996,but will
remain forever as an icon of
Jazz- a bandleader,a
clarinetist,and the King of
Swing.
?Now,let's enjoy Benny
Goodman's Texas Tea Party
Analysis of the writing
techniques used in the text
? This text is a piece of expository writing.
? The major ways of development used include:
?comparison and contrast — different stages and
forms of Jazz
?exemplification — various forms and styles of
the Jazz music
? Other techniques that add variation and vividness
to the text — choice of words,quotations,etc
Useful Phrases in the Text
? side (adj.) development,
side effect/street/issue,etc
? drive (n.),
?People are so full of drive in this new country.
?He is smart enough,but he seems to be lacking in
the drive to succeed.
? Hibernation is far more than sleep.
? The English word,olive” derives from/is derived
from the Latin word,oliva”.
Useful Phrases in the Text(cont.)
? Hospitality is characteristic of the people in
this region.
? The use of bight colors and bold shapes is
characteristic of these artists.
? She wanted to laugh,but her noble
upbringing got in the way.
? People will grow weaker as they get on (in
years.)
