Improvisation
Compose and perform at the same time
Syncopating
Accenting a notes that occur just beore or just after the beat
Cohesive group sound
Achieved when every member’s playing is precisely snychronized with that of every other member.
Jazz feel

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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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Swing in the Jazz Sense

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Abundance of syncopated rhythms, Swing Eighth-Note pattern, Alternation of tension and relaxation

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Chord

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3 or more notes played at the same time

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Chord Change

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When the chord changes

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Chord Progression/Chord Changes

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a specific sequence of chords (usually pre-determined)

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Chorus

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One complete cycle of a chord progression

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Measure/Bar

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Reoccurring cycle of 4 beats. In Jazz, beats 2 and 4 are stronger.

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Stop time/ Solo Break

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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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Double Time

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The soloist plays twice as fast

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Half Time

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The soloist plays half as fast

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Trading 4;s

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Musicians take turns improvising 4 bar phrases, usually happens between drummer and horn/piano player

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Blues

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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32 Bar AABA Form

A tune written in four sections that are 8 bars each. Usually performed by playing the melody/ chorus once, then soloing over the chorus.

Comping (piano)

Improvising chords in a syncopated way to accompany the soloist.

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Stride Piano

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Left hand (bass note) alternates w/chord on piano

Rhythm section role: Guitar

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Comps like a piano or plays solos/melodies like a horn player.

Rhythm section role: Drum

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

Rhythm section Role: Bass

Plays the Root (lowest note in a chord), Keeps the beat

Walking Bass

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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

Ethnic diversity of Jazz

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Blend of European (French and Spanish), American and African cultures.

Quadriple timing
the beat is sounded in four equal parts (sixteenth notes).
Solo Break
A manipulation that often leads to listener to believe mistakenly that the tempo has changed
Ragtime

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Written syncopated piano music in 2/4 time that appeared in the 1890;s

To rag

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spontaneously syncopate written

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Scott Joplin (1868-1917)

The most important composer of Ragtime music

Concert Bands

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Were very popular around the turn of the Century (Military Bands, Civic Bands and Touring Bands)

Scott Joplin

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Who is the author of

Maple Leaf Rag;

Scott Joplin

Who is the author of

Maple Leaf Rag;

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John Phillip Sousa

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Most popular composer of

Concert Band Marches

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John Phillip Sousa

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;Stars and Stripes Forever; 1896

Ostinato
Repetition of brief pattern

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Mbira or tac piano

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Examples of roughenings, buzzes, ringings

Elements of Jazz

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

Syncopation
A rhythmic phenomenon most easily understood as accents that dont’ occur on a main beat
Polyrhythms
The practise of sounding different rythms at the same time.
AABA
Tune written in the form of four sections that are eight measure each.
Rubato
used to indicate abscence of steadiness in tempo
Blues chords
One complete 12 bar progression of chords
Harmony
A chord progression is also called
Double stop
Bassist pluck two strings at the same time
Pizzicato
Technique used to pluck the bass
ride rhythms
used when a cymbal is capable of producing a certain quality of “ping” and it sounds sustains properly

Ethnic Diversity, Need for Live Music, Party Atmosphere/Commerce Center, Mutual Influence of Concert Bands and Ragtime Compositions


What factors played a part in New Orleans creating Jazz?

Riffs
The extensive repetition of short phrases in jazz is called