Sunday, April 17, 2011

Jazz musician and history project

Research one jazz musician
You and your partner are to choose a musician to research. Read about musician, and answer the following questions in your response:
  • What is the name of the musician you selected?
  • When and where was he or she born?
  • What was his or her childhood like?
  • What instrument did he play? How did she choose it?
  • Where did she or he first perform for an audience?
  • What is his or her most famous composition or performance? (list at least 3)
  • What was happening in American during this time in history?
Stump them questions:
Directions: You are to create questions that you think your classmates won’t be able to answer about your musician. Make sure to give the correct answer as well.
Use the jazz links to help find information about your musician!
Louis Armstrong (male)
Duke Ellington ( male)
Ella Fitzgerald  (female)
Billie Holiday (female)