High school lesson PPT

1. 10th Grade Music History
JAZZ MUSIC IN THE
1950’S

2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
• America at end of WWII and start of Korean War
• First 10 and 12 inch records came out
• Up-rise of television/ Program features

3. STYLES OF JAZZ IN THE 50’S
• Cool Jazz
• Hard Bop
• Modal Jazz
• Bossa Nova
• Featured artists were ones like Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck,
John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and many more

4. COOL JAZZ
• 1949-1955, height of growth
• More soft, reserved, and controlled than the tension of bebop
• Sizes ranged from trios all the way to nonents (9)
• Included more classical instruments such as tuba, flute, french
horn, and vibes
• Music written and arranged ahead of time (unlike bebop)

5. “BIRTH OF THE COOL”- MILES DAVIS

6. FACTS
• Recorded over three sessions in NYC starting in 1949
• Released 1957, Arrangers Gil Evans and Gerry
Mulligan
• (9) Nonet - alto and bari sax, french horn, tuba,
trombone, trumpet, rhythm section (3 piece)
Classical music influences
Polyphony- two or more simultaneous lines of melody creating a
distinct musical texture
Counterpoint- the technique of writing melodies in conjuction with
one another

7. LISTEN!
• “Move” and “Moon Dreams”
• Fill out your listening analysis
• Discuss and share as class
• Use musical terminology in answers
Ex. The tempo was very driving
The harmony sounded abstract

8. HOMEWORK
• Research and find a cool jazz tune on your own from a
different artist or album
• Gather the same information as you did for your
listening list in class for that tune

9. LINKS
• Groovin High
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oslMFOeFoLI
• Con Alma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLUyVyM626A
• Move
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WjU4eXYWg4
• Moon Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qq2NLrbL7o
• Worksheets
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9bD9f78ADqORzFwblh0VDl2UFU
/view?usp=sharing