Jazz-General Study Flashcards
What is my General study
Jazz-Bebop
What category is jazz in
The popular tradition
Name two jazz songs
So what
Take five
Who is the composer of So What
Miles Davis
Who is the composer of Take Five
Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond
Explain where jazz originated from
Jazz originated at the beginning of the 20th Century in the African-American communities of the Southern United States, most importantly in New Orleans. Grew from styles of music such as blues, ragtime and afro-cuban music.
What instruments does a typical jazz bebop group consist of
A typical jazz bebop group consists of drums, piano or guitar, upright bass and brass and woodwind instruments such as trumpet, clarinet and saxophone.
Name some features of jazz bebop music
improvisation walking bass syncopation rhythmic ostinato/vamp Swung eighth notes syncopation
Explain head in terms of jazz
The main melody or motif of the piece played at the beginning of a jazz piece
Explain with reference to Jazz music and examples the feature of improvisation
Jazz is creative and collaborative
After the first head players take in turns to make up melodies over chords
In ‘So what’- Miles Davis the trumpet, tenor and alto sax, and piano all take solos in the choruses
‘Take five’- sax and drum solo over piano vamping chords
Explain with reference to Jazz music and examples the feature of swung eighth notes
In jazz, quavers played with swing, Sound like compound time
Instead of even quavers players lengthen the first and shorten the second quaver
Still adds to one beat
In ‘So what’- entire performance features swung eighth notes
In ‘Take five’ sax melody features line of swung eighth notes and piano keeps swing throughout
Explain with reference to Jazz music and examples the feature of syncopation
Emphasise a weak beat or off beat with strong notes
In jazz 2nd and 4th beat of a bar often accented
Makes rhythm more exciting
‘Take five’-piano vamp is syncopated, sax and drum solo feature syncopation
‘So what’- call and answer head section
