Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis: Who was he?

• Wynton Marsalis is a famous actor and film director.
• Wynton Marsalis is a renowned American jazz trumpeter and composer.
• Wynton Marsalis is a professional basketball player.
• Wynton Marsalis is a renowned classical pianist.

Wynton Marsalis: How many movements are in his piece?

• 5
• 3
• 1
• 4

Wynton Marsalis: Where is he from?

• Kentucky

• New Orleans

• California

• NY

Wynton Marsalis: What is unique about his movements

• He named them

• Nothing

• They are all similar

• He has no movements

Wynton Marsalis: Where did he go to school?

• Berkley

• NYU

• Julliard

• SUNY Oneonta

Who wrote "Hootenanny" AND what does it mean?

• Florence price; to listen

• George Gershwin; a dance

• Tanoa León; to play

• Wynton Marsalis; a dance

Describe Wynton Marsalis's family

• Wynton Marsalis was a child prodigy and his single mother worked to support his dreams

• Wynton Marsalis had no family

• He comes from a family of jazz musicians. They are the greatest Jaxx family from New Orleans

• Wynton Marsalis's family are not musically inclined.

Which choices are unique aspects of Wynton Marsalis's piece?

• He uses double-stops

• His piece incorporates "fiddle music" with jazz

• He uses a clave rhythm

• He places the cadenza in the middle of the piece instead of the end

• He starts the piece with stomping and clapping and ends with a decrescendo

How does hootenanny begin?

• A piano solo

• Chilling vocals

• Clapping and stopping

• Screaming

What does "double stop" mean?

• The end of a cadenza

• A type of movement

• When the pieces starts and picks up again twice

• Playing 2 strings, and 2 notes on violin at once