Glossary

Question 1

Acoustic

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The sense of hearing and sound

Question 2

Arrangement

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An adaptation of a composition for voices or instruments other than it was originally written

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Classical

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European tradition written music. Best in concert performance

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Combo

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A small group of instruments with varying combinations

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Ensemble

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A particular grouping of instruments

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Extemporisation

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A presentation made on the spot, with no preparation

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Form

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Arrangement of sound in an orderly manner

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Atonal

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Absence of tonality

Question 9

Blue note

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Slightly flatted note that fits in between other pitches

Question 10

12-bar blues

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3 sections - statement, repeat and response

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32 bar song form

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Statement, repeat, contrast, repeat

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Dissonance

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A simultaneous combination of tones that produces a somewhat unpleasing sound and the feeling of musical tension

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Improvisation

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Music composed for the moment at the moment; not prepared or written down beforehand

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Jazz

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A general term covering a number of different musical styles and time periods with an emphasis on complex rhythms improvisation and a heritage of afro-american music

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Ragtime

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A style of piano playing popular at the turn of the century with “ragged” syncopated melodies

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Blues

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A vocal style that developed originally from early slave music it uses a particular 12 bar form and blue, or slightly flatted, notes

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Swing

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Jazz style of the 1930s with an emphasis on a recognizable melody and danceable rhythm

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Bebop

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Jazz style at its height from 1945 to 1950. It emphasizes racing, nervous phrasing

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Ostinato

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A constantly repeated melody

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After-beat

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Notes emphasized on the second half of a beat

Question 21

Polyrhythm

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Two different rhythm patterns being played at the same time in the same meter but giving the feeling of two meters.

Question 22

Vocal Blues Effect

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Characteristic uses of the human voice by blues singers and adopted by instrumentalists trying to sound like a singer