In this activity you need to follow these steps:

The first 3 slides in the attached presentation include video clips which you should watch.
Try to find pictures of a jazz band, Louis Armstrong and Glenn Miller. Keep in mind that your work should be presented as neatly as possible.
There are 15 slides in all make sure that you go through the whole presentation.

Louis Armstrong said, “Jazz is music that’s never played the same way once.” Ralph Ellison said, “Jazz is an art of individual assertion within and against the group…” With this lesson students will attempt to develop their individual and collective definitions of jazz.

In most cities today, continuous jazz can be heard on the radio station. Usually, the music will be easy listening or “smooth jazz,” as it is commonly referred to in urban settings. However, this music does not completely “define” jazz. Does this music represent a particular kind of jazz? Are there other “sounds,” that are not “mellow” and “quiet storm” sounding music? If so, where did the sounds come from, and who were the early players? How does this sound distinguish itself from the sounds of earlier years, or is there a distinction? Does everyone like this type of music? What do likes and dislikes have to do with the definition of the jazz art form?
Copy the following statements about jazz. If you agree with the statement, place a positive symbol (+) next to the number; if you disagree with the statement, place a negative symbol (-) next to the numbered statement.

Jazz is noise.
Jazz is music that’s always different.
Jazz is an American art form.
Jazz is revolutionary.
Jazz is the same as bebop, hip-hop, and the blues.
Jazz is new and old.

Follow the presentation attached in this activity and you will have answers for the above statements.