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sable African American musicians created the syncopated sound of ragtime

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sable Musicians achieve ultimate creative freedom through jazz improvisation.

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sable Jazz Rhythm

We skipped the heavy beats to ride the in-between, Now every single groove is swinging fresh and clean.

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sable The history of swing music and the big band era

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The wild freedom of jazz improvisation

sable Jazz emerged in New Orleans as a unique genre where musicians composed their melodies live on stage during a performance.

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Fun Fact

Jazz space travel: In 1969, astronaut Buzz Aldrin played a cassette tape of Frank Sinatra singing the jazz standard "Fly Me to the Moon" while orbiting the moon.

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The expressive wail of the Mississippi blues

sable Labeled glass and chrome geometric shapes map the sound wave of a blues wail.

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Glossary
syncopation (noun)
A displacement of the expected musical accent, typically by stressing a normally weak beat. In 1890s New Orleans, composer Scott Joplin used this rhythmic pattern to lay the groundwork for jazz.

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What was the name of the popular Harlem dance hall where swing bands played in the 1930s?

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Gossip

Would you rather perform a wild jazz solo or play the steady beat?

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Offbeat Beat Maker
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sable Tap offbeat drum patterns to discover how different music genres get their unique groove.

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sable The Mississippi Delta blues is famous for its expressive wail.

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What distinct musical feature defines ragtime piano music?

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Which US city is widely celebrated as the birthplace of jazz music?

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How many bars or measures make up the standard chord progression of classic blues music?

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Which jazz trumpeter famously popularized solo improvisation in the 1920s?

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Which African American composer wrote the famous 1899 piece 'The Maple Leaf Rag'?

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Which famous jazz bandleader and composer was known for his elegant style and performances at the Cotton Club?

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In which geographical region did the blues genre originate during the late 19th century?

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sable The autonomic nervous system automatically manages your body's stress and relaxation

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sable The physical chemistry behind broken heart syndrome

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sable The amygdala serves as the brain's emotional alarm system.

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sable Brain Chemistry and Emotion

Dopamine sparks, serotonin glows, shaping our feelings.

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sable Stress causes physical reactions in the human stomach.

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My Fizzing Feelings
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sable Match physical symptoms to emotions to learn how your body expresses different feelings.

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The physical chemistry of a broken heart

sable Severe shock triggers a massive surge of adrenaline, causing Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a temporary condition also known as broken

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Fun Fact

Blushing blood flow: When you feel embarrassed, your stomach lining actually blushes red along with your cheeks due to rushed blood flow.

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How the autonomic nervous system runs the show

sable A 3D glass and chrome model showing labeled autonomic nervous pathways.

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Glossary
neurotransmitter (noun)
A chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse to another cell. In 1921, Otto Loewi discovered these chemical messengers, which regulate human emotional states and physical stress responses.

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Which nerve serves as the primary superhighway connecting the brain directly to the digestive system?

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Gossip

Which physical symptom of nervousness do you find most annoying?

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In what year did Japanese medical researchers first describe Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome?

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What physical change occurs to human airways when the sympathetic nervous system initiates a fight-or-flight response?

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What chemical does the parasympathetic nervous system release to slow down your heart rate and calm your body?

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Which hormone, released during stress, increases glucose in the bloodstream and alters immune system responses?

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Which almond-shaped brain structure serves as the primary alarm system for emotional processing, especially fear?

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How many neurons make up the enteric nervous system found in the human gut, often called the second brain?

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How fast can the amygdala process a threat and trigger a fear response in milliseconds?

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