Jazz Music Flashcards
1
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General features of jazz music
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- Improvisation
- Scat singing to nonsense syllables, imitating an instrumental solo
- Types of jazz: Bebop, Cool Jazz, Big Band and Swing, Early Jazz/Dixie Land Jazz
2
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Jazz rhythm
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- Swing rhythm
- Syncopated rhythms
- Triplets
- Comping (improvising the rhythm on the piano)
3
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Jazz harmony/accompaniment
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- ⚠12-BAR BLUES ⚠
- Walking bassline
- Extended harmony (7ths, 9ths, 13ths, etc)
- Brass stabs
4
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Jazz melodies
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- Modes/modal scales to create melodies
- Blues scale to create melodies
- Blue notes eg. flattened 7th
- Use of glissando and ornamentation in melodies
5
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Jazz structure
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- Call and response
6
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Jazz instrumentation
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- 2 sections (frontline section and rhythm section)
- FRONTLINE (soloists): Trumpet, trombone, saxophone
- RHYTHM (accompaniment): Piano, double bass, drum kit
7
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Jazz pieces are likely to be composed from…
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1920s/1930s-Present Day
