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Define the various benchmark jazz-related style in a period of your choice. Discuss why and how the music changed from the style period prior to the one chosen. If you choose 1910 – 1930, discuss the contributing factors both social and economic that led up the development of jazz. Define and discuss the forms of music in the period. Write about the composers and performers, along with important performance venues and geographical differences. Conclude with a brief discussion of why and how the music changed to the following style period.

Define the socioeconomic conditions of the style period selected. Discuss the politics of the period, list powerful economic centers in the country, tell us about the social norms within cultures of your choice, and define the major events and ideas that shaped culture as a whole. When appropriate, include names of people who were influential to events covered.