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24 Cards in this Set
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Melody
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The tune. Lead vocal or instrument.
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Harmony
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accompaniment to Melody. Back up singer
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Chords
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thre or more notes played simultaneously or in rapid order
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Rhythm
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many elements. pace, or pulse.
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tempo
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speed of music
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Beat
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95% of jazz is 4 beat patterns
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Measure or Bar
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grouping of beats.
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Syncopation
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stressing weak beat rather than strong beat. rhythmic tension
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Swing feel
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next to improvisation. manner of swing depends on complexity of syncopation
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Field Hollers (roots of blues)
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sung by solitary workers in the fields
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Work Songs (roots of blues)
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sung by workers, usually with tool. axe, hammer.
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Religious Songs (roots of blues)
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positive look at life after slavery. heavenly rewards. religious hymns sung by slaves
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Blues form
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A-A-B (derived from baptist hymns).
12-bar blues |
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Blues Music form
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A: I chord = home key
A: IV chord resolving to the I chors B: V chord resolving to the I chord |
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Country Blues
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local events, love, death freedom
A-A-B raw, nasal sound folk singing sytle male folk singers traveling south |
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Urban Blues
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universal theme. life
refined, full vocal sound lead vocal accompanied by band female vaudevill singers in clubs. |
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Blues and Jazz
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basis for improvisation. scoops, smears, bent notes
provided jazz with soul. jazz musicians must be able to play blues. |
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Ragtime
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generally not considered style of jazz.
many ragtime characters can be heard in early jazz composed for piano |
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right hand (melody)
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syncopated melodic lines based upon 3 note pattern
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left hand (harmony and rhythm)
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march like, 2 beat patterns
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Ragtime Dance
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19 century black dance style. high leg kicks, wide arm movements
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Improvisition
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early jazz melodic paraphrasing of existing tunes.
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Ragtime Rhythm
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ragged feel
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Scott Joplin
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Ragtime composer (1868-1917). born in Bowie country, TX.
influenced development of early jazz playing styles. |
