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First 'pre-jazz' : Ragtime started in 1890. Scott Joplin is the most famous ragtime composer. -
Jazz started in New Orleans, Louisiana around 1900 -
Blues started on 1900. W.C. Handy is the father of blues. Usually sadder, melancholy. Slower: Andante to Moderato. Uses Minor blues Scale -
Louis Armstrong, born 1901, New Orleans. -
Dixieland, the first style of Jazz. Popular in the 1920's- the roaring 20's. Music described as fun and energatic. Bands usually 7-8 musicians. -
The Louis Armstrong nickname is "Satchmo"
Scat singing: nonsense syllables instead of words.
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