Assignment #5

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1. Jazz music came about in the early 1900s, and still exists today. It was created first my African Americans, but now there are people of all races that are jazz musicians. It usually includes popular melodies and a swinging rhythm. People may also think about call-and-response when they think about jazz music. The first person that came to mind when I heard jazz music is Louis Armstrong. He not only played the trumpet, but he was famous for singing. My favorite song, and perhaps the most popular is "What A Wonderful World". You can really hear the instruments most commonly associated with jazz music.  

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2. Peter and the Wolf has a different instrument for every character. Peter is the main character and he is represented by the string instruments such as the violin, viola, etc. I think he is represented by strings because he seems to have a positive outlook and these instruments have a happy, positive sound. The bird is represented by a flute and I think the reason is because it almost sounds like a bird's chirp. The duck is represented by an oboe. The wolf is represented by the French horn, and the hunters by the timpani. The reason is because they are the dangerous characters, and these instruments represent deep or dangerous sounds. Grandpa is represented by the bassoon.

3. Classical music is in the time period of the mid 1700s-the early 1800s. The most common musicians in this time include Mozart and Beethoven.When I think of classical music I think about doing my homework. Teachers at my elementary school used to play classical music while we worked independently in class.