New Orleans Music Influence

Introduction

New Orleans is rich with music history. The biggest musical influence is that of Jazz. New Orleans is the birth place of Jazz and has given the world an opportunity to explore and know that sound. Throughout history New Orleans has produced not only great music but great musicians. 

It is important, as musicians, to know what New Orleans has given us in the art of Jazz. 

Task

Through this lesson we are going to explore New Orleans and the history of Jazz. 

At the end of this lesson you will be able to answer the following questions:

What is Jazz?

Who has come out of New Orleans that is founding members of the Jazz movement?

How has Jazz impacted today's music?

Your job is to come up with a presentation that answers these questions. In this presentation you should include pictures and audio files. 

Process