Here is a recording of some drumming music by Year 8 pupils.
Leave a comment below and answer the following questions;
- In lesson it was said that African people play African Music and African-American people often play Jazz. What is the connection between African music and Jazz?
- What musical characteristics are used in both African music and Jazz?
- How do you think one developed into the another?
Music at School 
October 4, 2014 at 10:13 am
1. The connection between African music and jazz is that most of the people who play it are black.
2. African Americans both found jazz and African music. They both are different but are strong music genres!
3. I think one developed into another because they’re both hard music types to define. Also Jazz makes heavy use of improvisation, polyrhythms, syncopation while African music frequently relies heavily on percussion instruments of every variety, including xylophones, drums, and tone-producing instruments such as the mbira or “thumb piano.
October 10, 2014 at 12:23 pm
this is somewhat right.
October 4, 2014 at 12:25 pm
1. the rhythm
2. the rhythm and the melody
3. maybe from both being different types of music but the way they use melody and rhythm they came together
October 10, 2014 at 12:23 pm
not exactly what I was looking for.
October 5, 2014 at 10:02 am
Q1: Jazz and African music both make use of rhythm and always have a beat.
Q2: The characteristics found in both African and Jazz music are Syncopation, improvisation and rhythm.
Q3: Afican music began to influence Jazz because in the 18-19th century Africans were sold as slaves to America and it was here where the two cultures met and Jazz music grew from both Afican Folk Music rhythm, Caribbean and black American music.
October 10, 2014 at 12:23 pm
Good, well done!
October 5, 2014 at 2:18 pm
1. The rhythms
2. The rhythms and the melody are used in both
3. Because of the different sounds but the same type of control over the music
October 10, 2014 at 12:22 pm
not exactly what I was looking for 🙂
October 5, 2014 at 4:52 pm
q1:the rithims and subrithims [dont know the correct termanolegy]
q2:crossrithims
q3:one came first then the next and beckame one beat of two parts
October 10, 2014 at 12:22 pm
Please reword this with the correct spelling.
October 5, 2014 at 5:42 pm
1:because it’s was made in Africa
2:they both have the same sort of rhythm
3:I think that one develoled in to another because they are both made in the same area
October 10, 2014 at 12:21 pm
No. One started in the USA.
October 6, 2014 at 4:13 pm
the conection could be that jazz originated from new orleans and the slaves there would go to congo square to play african music together.
October 10, 2014 at 12:21 pm
You need to think about origins and development in your answer.
October 6, 2014 at 5:27 pm
The connection between african druming and jazz music is that they are alike and they were found by the same person (i think). The musical characteristics are rythm and beats. I think that they are developed one into another by one person combining the two together and other people copied.
October 10, 2014 at 12:20 pm
Good observations!
October 6, 2014 at 5:55 pm
1.Jazz started when African American communities in the late 19th century
2.Both types of music used swing notes and rag time
3.Jazz originated in African American communities during the late 19th century
October 10, 2014 at 12:20 pm
Pretty much! Well done!
October 7, 2014 at 5:29 pm
1. The connection between African music and Jazz is the rhythm. Also that the main instrument in both is drums. the percussion may also sound/be the same.
2. Some Musical characteristics used in both could be fixed chord changes or tempos.
3. I think one developed into the other from African-Americans bringing it into the other country and using ideas and styles from the other to bring back and put in their music. Jazz emerged in many parts of the United States of independent popular musical styles.
October 10, 2014 at 12:19 pm
Brilliant answer!
October 7, 2014 at 8:14 pm
1. The connection African music and jazz is the rhythm.
2. Improvisation and created spontaneously without preparation. I.e creating a different groove or rhythm on impulse.
3. West African music developed into jazz through the transportation of slaves from Africa to the Deep South of America and the combining of the European folk music and African rhythms. Having no instruments meant that only voices and percussive objects could be used.
October 10, 2014 at 12:19 pm
Good answer!
October 9, 2014 at 5:35 pm
1. The connection between jazz and african music is that long ago when Americans brought Aficans to America they brought over the musical talents and ideas.
2. The similarities between African native music and American jazz music are that they use similar rythm patterns like syncopation and bended notes
3. When the aficans would play together in marching bands they would start with the music told to them and after a while they decided to change and devolop the style a bit by adding jazzier tunes to the music.
October 10, 2014 at 12:19 pm
Fantastic answer (but what your spelling!!!)
October 9, 2014 at 7:03 pm
1.the connection is the off beat
2.percussion is very noticeable in both
3.both are soothing
October 9, 2014 at 7:14 pm
The conection between African music and jazz is that the Americans took Africans as slaves and when the Africans got to America they brought with them their music and the Americans played jazz and influenced the Africans music
I think the musical characteristics in both African music and jazz are rhythm and beat
October 10, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Brilliant answer!
October 9, 2014 at 8:27 pm
1.) the connection is that they both have the same sort of rythm as each other
2.)they both have an off beat that is quieter than the main sounds but actually created quite an impact on the overall sound
3.) Because they are played by people of partly the same race so they pass on all these techniques from their culture in both genres and end up with the same sort of rythm and develop into one another
October 10, 2014 at 12:18 pm
very good observations Cheyenne!
October 10, 2014 at 6:37 am
1 the connection between the music is the base and how they both contain a lot of drumming
2 there are lots of different similarities such as drums and loud bases
3 i think that it all started in africa and spreader around then people came and change some things
October 10, 2014 at 12:17 pm
this is not exactly what I was thinking! Some good musical vocabulary has been used but you have not “joined the dots” yet! You’re getting there!
October 10, 2014 at 1:35 pm
1) The connection between the two is they both sometimes have a fifth note.
2) I think that they both make you want to dance plus they are both rhythmic.
3) I think that they developed into one another because jazz and African music both use improvisation and lots of African music has very distinctive voices and so does jazz.
October 10, 2014 at 2:16 pm
1. i believe that rhythm is the link between african music and jazz music as they have similar rhythm even though they use different instruments
2. the musical characteristics of african and jazz music i think is rhythm ,harmony and melody
3. african would sit together and sing with different drum cross rhythms which i think influence jazz because of the strong rhythm
October 10, 2014 at 2:34 pm
1. i believe that rhythm is the link between african music and jazz music as they have similar rhythm even though they use different instruments
2. the musical characteristics of african and jazz music i think is rhythm ,harmony and melody
3. african would sit together and sing with different drum cross rhythms which i think influence jazz because of the strong rhythm
October 10, 2014 at 2:48 pm
jazz is a genre of music that originated in African-American communities during the late 19th and early 20th century. they both use 8 beats. afica music was modified into jazz
October 10, 2014 at 3:10 pm
1. The connection between jazz music and African music is the rhythm also percussion instruments are played in both creating similar beats and sounds
2.The characteristics found in both jazz and African music are rhythm and maybe Syncopation
3. I think that jazz originated from Africa/America like African music did, and many people started taking the idea and transferring it to other countries changing it slightly each time it was played
October 10, 2014 at 3:41 pm
1. The connection is the rhythm
2. Rhythm and beat
3. I think that because they are both quite “bouncy” and relaxing that the Africans got the more complicated and relaxing from the Jazz and the African-Americans got the more bouncy and fun from the drumming.
October 11, 2014 at 12:04 pm
1.bascilley you can play the same beat but jazz is higher and African is lower.
2.there is one piece that makes up jazz and another piece that makes up African music.
3.well one group start of then another group comes in then one group stop then another group come in 2 people stop then they come back then everyone stops and its just them 2.
October 15, 2014 at 7:48 pm
1.i think the connection between jazz and African music is they both have different beats at different times .
2. I think the are a lot of similarities e.g the rhytham in some beats
3. I think the Africans created jazz for a more up beat type of music to dance to and they may have got bored of the same music all the time .
October 19, 2014 at 6:19 pm
alot of the people in african and jazz music are of black heritige (i think thats how u spell it ).
they are similar because. the ioff beat is quiter that the more inportant sounds.
they are of same race and original origin so they use so they have similar technices and rythems.
October 23, 2014 at 6:20 pm
1. The Africans were imported to North America as slaves in the 1800s, so they were in the same place as the Americans.
2. The both use off beats and cross rythms I think
3.They were at the same place, so their music sort of fused together to created Jazz.
Basically jazz is sort of half African music and half American Music