Mozart: A Musical Genius (Part 2)

Learn about mozart: a musical genius (part 2): describe how music changed from medieval to baroque

🎵 Stage Brief #42

The blues originated in the Deep South among African Americans.

🎯 Your mission

Find what made this music change everything.

⚡ The twist

Every musician you love stole from someone else first.

What you'll learn

The blues originated in the Deep South among African Americans. Its 12-bar form and emotional expression influenced all modern popular music.

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🎧 What instruments are NOT here that we'd hear today?

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🌟 Artist spotlight

🌟 Louis Armstrong invented modern jazz singing by accident — he dropped his lyric sheet on stage.

🤯 Mind = blown

🤯 Beethoven's 9th symphony is the song the European Union plays for itself.

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What period did Mozart compose in?

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Who is known as the 'Father of the Symphony'?

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What famous work did Beethoven compose while losing his hearing?

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