History Of Jazz

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Characteristics of Jazz?

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improvisation
individual vs collective
Swing
changes in normal beats
usage of percussion
unique method of sound

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the chaotic and mixture of the sound and perfomance

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Elements of Jazz

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Ride cymbal
walking bass
piano comping
swing eighth note pattern
instrumentental techinques of drop off/scoop
blue notes
stride piano style
call and reponse
time: stop, double, half

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significant style of instrument and sound structure is being used

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Example of Front line

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trumpet, Saxohone, & Trombone

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Instruments used

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Example of Rhythm section

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Guitar, piano, bass, and drums

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instruments used

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Blue notes

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steps in the scale, usually the third and seventh, that are flattened, that is, slightly lowered in pitch, in performing blues

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type of sound produced

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Blues

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related to jazz; created by ex slaves in the late19 to early 20th century; sad tone of rough life

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genre

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call and response

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in jazz, gospel, and other music influenced by African practices, alternation between two performing entities, commonly a single performer and a group

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method

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What is front line?

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the members of a jazz ensemble whose principal function is melodic, in contrast to the harmonic, rhythmic role of the rhythm section

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definition

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improvisation

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done thru a jazz performance; creating by creating variations or sound without prior thought

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definiation

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rhythm section

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maintaing the rhythm and sound by dividing instructments into section and being played at diffenert times

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definition

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12-bar blues

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three 4 bar phrases results in being the chrous of the song

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common jazz form

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Song Form

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main theme which 32 bars divided into 8 bar sections

A A B A

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common jazz forms

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walking bass

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A bass line that consists mostly of quarter notes to outline the pulse +

A walking bass line is a melody that is designed to fulfill the dual roles of the bass player - outlining harmony and pulse. A basic walking bass line consists primarily of quarter notes moving stepwise and emphasizing the roots of the chords:

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ride cymbal

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Ride cymbal
The use of repeated rhythmic patterns created by the performer with the sticks or brushes on the cymbal are referred to as "riding." Other types of cymbal can be used to "ride" on,

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Who was Billie Holliday?

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greatest jazz singer of her time (1915-1959)

Swing Era

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Piano chomping

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piano
A stringed keyboard instrument that is considered to be a member of the percussion family because the sound is produced by hammers that strikes the strings

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stride piano style

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stride
A style of piano jazz in which the left hand plays alternating bass notes and chord voicings in a steady pattern

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time "feel"

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Time feel: (1) The subjective impression of which time unit constitutes one beat and how long a bar is. May or may not correspond to the written music. (2) The emotional quality of the rhythm.

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stop time

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A rhythm where certain beats aren't played, e.g. 1 2 3 (rest) 1 2 3 (rest).

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Double time feel:

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A time feel twice as fast, so that written eighth notes now sound like quarter notes, while the chords continue at the same speed as before