Unit 2 The universal language project from jazz to pop

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Unit2 Project
From jazz to pop
The development of pop music over the last one hundred years
Early jazz
From swing music to rock and roll
1960s pop music
jazz
(1930s-1950s)
swing music
R&B
rock and roll
pop music
(by 1949)
(1950s)
(1960s)
(after world warⅠ)
jazz
Origins:
the folk songs of black Americans from the
period of slavery
Music instruments used:
the trumpet
Representative:
Louis Armstrong
The essential part of every jazz song:
the improvised solo performance
One of the founding
fathers of jazz
Louis Armstrong
Swing music
Intended for dancing
Faster
Swinging feel
Strong rhythms
usually played by groups of musicians
The differences between swing music &
traditional jazz:
Chinese R&B
R&B (rhythm and blues)
It is a kind of _______ of jazz and swing.
R&B included both ______ and __________
solos.
mixture
guitar
saxophones
Rock and roll
Big Joe Turner Elvis Presley
Big Joe Turner
Key words:
＊one of the pioneers of rock and roll
＊ a black American
＊“Shake, Rattle and Roll”
＊ racial discrimination
Elvis Presley
Key words:
＊ the king of Rock and Roll
＊ powerful live performances
＊ cut short
1960s pop music
The Beatles
Answer the following questions:
Q1: Which country does the Beatles belong to
Q2: When did the Beatles break up
Q3: What is “Beatlemania”
some kind of mental illness
wear the same clothing as the Beatles did
get the haircuts that matched their style
Post reading
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