Jazz+Styles+Project

=**The Jazz Styles Series**= [|Go To The Tag Cloud] This project will result in a series of separate podcasts, Windows Moviemaker videos, or Photo Stories describing various styles of jazz between 1900 through contemporary genre. These style periods may be covered by your group (as assigned):


 * ===Suggested Styles=== || ===Group Participants=== ||
 * **Early Blues** ||  ||
 * **Dixieland Jazz** || Laura Brilhart and Briana Stanton ||
 * **Golden Age of Jazz** - 1920's ||  ||
 * **Swing Era** - 1930's || brandon ||
 * **Be-Bop** - 1940's || John Nau & Dylan Adams ||
 * **Cool Jazz** - 1950's ||  ||
 * **Jazz-Rock and Fusion** - 1970 - 80's || Paige Henry, Alyssa Decker, Stephanie Walters ||
 * **Contemporary Styles** - 1990's Through Today || Billie Sue,Kylie, Andrew ||


 * ===Sample===

Script Opening
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 * ===Script Sample=== || We are your reporters (your names here), and we will be discussing the jazz music and personalities of the (style your doing) Era. This historical era was characterized by (info here). Some major historical events happening with the music of the era in the background were, (event one, and event two).

Three of major personalities who performed this style of jazz were (Name musician), (Name musician), and (Name musician). (Name 1st musician) played the (instrument name); (2nd Name) played the (instrument name); and (Name 3rd musician) played (instrument name).

Listen for a few seconds to an example of the music of (Name). He was a famous (instrument) player who was known for playing very rapid passages on his instrument with a mellow, soothing tone.>>>>>

Next, we hear a sample of the trumpet playing of (name). He held positions in the bands of Joe Smith, John Doe, and the famous, Cotton Club Orchestra. He was one of the most famous trumpet soloists of the 1940's.

The next musical segment is an example of fine jazz piano playing by (Name). The improvised jazz style of this player was copied by many players to follow including, (Name, Name, and Name.

I feel that the music of the (Name ) band sums of the feeling of the Be bop style period. His saxophone phrases set the standard for all musicians of his time. Let's listen to the music of (Name).

(let music play for 15 seconds, then fade and do the closing over music - fade music up slightly, then fade out at the end of the podcast) || (Please use the jpeg of our logo (pictured below) at the end of your podcast) || - ||  ||
 * ===Script Closing=== || Thank you for listening to jazz music AND to United Podcasting! Be sure to tune in again to he U.P.C. podcasting network!
 * **BeBop In The 1940's**

You are listening to a production of U.P.C. United Podcasting. The production originates from United Junior-Senior High School in Armagh Pennsylvania. The Jazz Styles Series is produced as a classroom assignment in grade nine general music class. || [|Go To The Tag Cloud]
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 * Vocabulary and Musicians of Interest ||