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MUL 2010 – Essay Assignment #2 (150 Points) Due: 4/20/21 by 8am!Choose a Video or recording of an American “Jazz” Music Group or Artist. Search the Broward County Library Database, a personal recording or use an online sources like Yo u Tu b e .Consider the various styles of music from American Jazz. Check a reference for details.Watch and or listen to your Group or Artist selection. Make note of the following items.Your selection could be chosen to be part of our class discussion.State the number, of each question, and give a complete answer, with a minimum of 250 words for full credit for the entire assignment.Incorporate your newly found vocabulary of musical terms in explaining your answers.All of the essay responses should be in your own words.Submit through the Desire2Learn class email, labeled “Essay #2”!Part 1 (150 Points)1) Please note the recordingʼs Artist.2) Give the title of one song that you would like to “spotlight”, as a favorite, from your selected recording.3) What makes this song so appealing to you?4) Does it feature improvisation?5) Who is featured in the improvisation and on what instrument?6) Who composed this song?7) Is the song written by the Group/Artist?8) What is the musical style? Example: New Orleans Dixieland, Swing, Bebop, Free Jazz, ect.Give a definition of the musical style quoted from an authoritative source.Use the information gathered from the Library Scavenger Hunt to confirm, as to style, that your choice is a “Jazz Artist”. Quote the Author and title of this source of reference!9) What other artists are considered to be from this style of Jazz?10) Give a definition of “improvisation” quoted from an authoritative source.

Give a brief background of the performers on the recording. Be sure to mention the following:11) The instruments that they perform.12) Birth date/Death date and location of the artists13) Other famous musicians that they have performed with in their career.14) Famous recordings/songs15) Other credits or awards like a Grammy Award, Downbeat Award, ect.Give some technical background on this production.16) Who was the Producer of this recording?17) Who was the Engineer of this recording?18) Have either of them had other significant recordings? If so, what are they?19) Can you find another artist that recorded this same song? If so, how is it similar?20) How is it different?Please use and note two or more sources as a reference in your comments!Please quote all sources that you use. Reference these sources in your text after each item!*** Please bring in the recording to play the class an example of this selection.Email me, the artist and song selection by 4/18/21.Part 2Extra Credit (50 points)Submit through the Desire2Learn class email, labeled “Jazz Terms – Extra Credit”!Use our “Links”, see “Jazz Terminology”, in the Tools Menu or other resource.Supply the definitions to the following terminology and jazz techniques!Terminology to define and recognize:1) blue note2) call and response3) “changes” (chord changes)4) chord progression (“chorus”)5) collective improvisation6) “comping” (accompanying)7) double-time feel8) half-time feel9) “head” (melody)10) improvisation11) ride rhythm12) scat singing13) stop-time14) swing feelingBassline construction:15) two-beat bassline16) walking basslineSong Forms:17) A-A-B-A (32 bar form)18) A-A-B (12 bar Blues form