Dixieland Flashcards
(11 cards)
What are the frontline instruments used in Dixieland jazz
Trumpet
Trombone
Clarinet
What instruments make up the rhythm section in Dixieland jazz?
Drums
Double bass or tuba
Banjo
What is the most commonly used structure in Dixieland Jazz?
12 bar blues
What techniques are used in the banjo or piano
Comping
What type of bass line is used in Dixieland
Walking bass line
What is the texture of Dixieland jazz?
Polyphonic
What creates the texture in Dixieland jazz
Collective improvisation creates the New Orleans polyphony
What is the 12 bar blues chord progression?
I I I I IV IV I I V IV I I
What is the rhythm like in Dixieland jazz?
Swung rhythms with a strong 2 in a bar feel
How does the bass play in Dixieland jazz?
Pizzicato and on either all the beats or beats one and three
What melodic devices are used in Dixieland?
Triplet decoration
Syncopation
Scat singing
