Unit 12: Early American Jazz

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Exercise Ⅰ

I. Decide whether the following statements are True or False:

1.	At the end of the nineteenth century in America, folk music could only be found in the state of New York.
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2.	The lyrics of many blues songs sung by black musicians are sardonic, filled with bitter, self-deprecating humor.
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3.	In the early 1920's, jazz flourished in Chicago, which emerged as the creative center for jazz.
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4.	Bessie Smith was so musically talented that people even called her "Empress of the Blues."
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5.	In 1896 Louis Armstrong published the first really popular ragtime tune, "Maple Leaf Rag."
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6.	A new, distinctive style of piano playing called "stride" piano emerged in Harlem, New York City, which co-exists with the ragtime piano.
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7.	In 1926, Louis Armstrong recorded his famous "scat singing", vocalizing nonsense syllables in tune with the music.
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8.	The 1920's in the United States was known as the Roaring Twenties chiefly because of rock 'n'roll music which started in Chicago.
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9.	Jazz music played in Chicago differed from New Orleans style jazz in that the music was played at a faster tempo.
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