Please copy & paste the following link in the address bar. It’s a demonstration on Improvisation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Amwq43-lrM

Please copy & paste the following link in the address bar. It’s a demonstration on Accent & Syncopation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTQ1A7YT1pQ

1. One special aspect of jazz is that performers create their parts as they play them, in other words, they improvise.

In a one-page written response (size 12 font), please discuss the importance of this aspect of jazz.

2. The sport of boxing has many similar elements as Jazz music, especially the art of improvisation.

In a two-page written response, discuss improvisation as it relates to boxing or any other sport of your choice using

some the terms previously mentioned from the Elements of Music lecture from Weeks 1 and 2 (melody, harmony, rhythm, consonance, dissonance,etc.).

3. Listen to "Harlem Airshaft" from the link below. Some of the music in "Harlem Airshaft" is improvised, some is not. Which parts of the music sound improvised? What makes the music sound improvised?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D35Y61oj4AI

Jazz in the Movies

One of the most important factors that contribute to a movie's success is the soundtrack. Just as Shakespeare made effective use of music in his plays, so too must a film scorer make effective use of music in motion pictures. Who could forget the music of John Williams in the movies, "Jaws," the "Star Wars" trilogy, and "Raiders of the Lost Ark?"

1. View the video clip of "Paris Blues" (from the link below) and critique what you hear.

Is the music appropriate for the movie? Is it good music? Is it effective in communicating the drama of the movie?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcBtWYNAuIw

2. View the video of "Tune in Tomorrow" (from the link below) and critique what you hear.

Is the music appropriate for the movie? Is it good music? Is it effective in communicating the drama of the movie?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WJAwNiA7_M