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| Compose and perform at the same time |
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| Accenting a notes that occur just beore or just after the beat |
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| Achieved when every member's playing is precisely snychronized with that of every other member. |
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A purely rhythmic concept, Can exist in Jazz and non-Jazz types of music, More easily felt than defined |
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Swing in the General Sense |
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Defined by having a constant tempo, a cohesive group sound and by having a rhythmic lilt |
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Abundance of syncopated rhythms, Swing Eighth-Note pattern, Alternation of tension and relaxation |
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3 or more notes played at the same time |
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Chord Progression/Chord Changes |
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a specific sequence of chords (usually pre-determined) |
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One complete cycle of a chord progression |
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Reoccurring cycle of 4 beats. In Jazz, beats 2 and 4 are stronger. |
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Rhythm section drops out so it sounds like time has been suspended or stopped (often at end of a chorus to launch a new soloist) |
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The soloist plays twice as fast |
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The soloist plays half as fast |
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Musicians take turns improvising 4 bar phrases, usually happens between drummer and horn/piano player |
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12 bars where the chords continue to progress in an unvarying cycle. Usually performed by playing the melody/chorus twice, then soloing over the chorus
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A tune written in four sections that are 8 bars each. Usually performed by playing the melody/ chorus once, then soloing over the chorus.
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Improvising chords in a syncopated way to accompany the soloist. |
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Left hand (bass note) alternates w/chord on piano
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| Rhythm section role: Guitar |
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Comps like a piano or plays solos/melodies like a horn player. |
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| Rhythm section role: Drum |
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Contributes to swing feeling by keeping a steady tempo and playing a “ride rhythm” or “ride pattern”. Adds color to the ensemble,
Controls loudness, sound texture(color) and mood of entire band |
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| Rhythm section Role: Bass |
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Plays the Root (lowest note in a chord), Keeps the beat
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strings are plucked one time on each beat in a rising and falling line. Since the notes played are on the beat, it is not syncopated |
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Blend of European (French and Spanish), American and African cultures. |
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| the beat is sounded in four equal parts (sixteenth notes). |
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| A manipulation that often leads to listener to believe mistakenly that the tempo has changed |
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Written syncopated piano music in 2/4 time that appeared in the 1890’s |
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spontaneously syncopate written |
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The most important composer of Ragtime music
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Were very popular around the turn of the Century (Military Bands, Civic Bands and Touring Bands) |
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Who is the author of
Maple Leaf Rag” |
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Who is the author of
Maple Leaf Rag” |
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Most popular composer of
Concert Band Marches |
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“Stars and Stripes Forever” 1896 |
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| Repetition of brief pattern |
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Examples of roughenings, buzzes, ringings |
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1.Improv 7. Repetition of Brief Patterns
2. Syncopation 8. Polyrhythms
3. Harmony 9. Decorations of Tone
4. Instrumentation 10. Blue Notes
5. Role of Percussion 11. Call and Response
6. Rough Tone Qualities
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| A rhythmic phenomenon most easily understood as accents that dont' occur on a main beat |
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| The practise of sounding different rythms at the same time. |
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| Tune written in the form of four sections that are eight measure each. |
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| used to indicate abscence of steadiness in tempo |
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| One complete 12 bar progression of chords |
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| A chord progression is also called |
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| Bassist pluck two strings at the same time |
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| Technique used to pluck the bass |
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| used when a cymbal is capable of producing a certain quality of "ping" and it sounds sustains properly |
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Ethnic Diversity, Need for Live Music, Party Atmosphere/Commerce Center, Mutual Influence of Concert Bands and Ragtime Compositions
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What factors played a part in New Orleans creating Jazz?
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| The extensive repetition of short phrases in jazz is called |
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