Jazz Terms Flashcards

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1
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Define Riff?

A

A short repeated rhythm or melody.

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Define Ostinato?

A

A short melody or rhythm
that keeps repeating over
and over.

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3
Q

Define VAMP?

A

A repeated chord pattern played by the piano

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4
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Define Anacrusis?

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Music is ANACRUSIC when it does not begin on the first beat of the bar.

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