Jazz Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Define Riff?
A
A short repeated rhythm or melody.
2
Q
Define Ostinato?
A
A short melody or rhythm
that keeps repeating over
and over.
3
Q
Define VAMP?
A
A repeated chord pattern played by the piano
4
Q
Define Anacrusis?
A
Music is ANACRUSIC when it does not begin on the first beat of the bar.
