Jazz in Americ. Vocab

Question 1

Accompaniment

Answer 1

performing with another performer(s), usually in a less prominent role.

Question 2

Arco

Answer 2

The technique of playing upright bass with a bow.

Question 3

Ballad

Answer 3

A simple song, usually romantic nature

Question 4

Bass

Answer 4

Looks like a very long violin, played by plucking the strings or by bowing

Question 5

Big Band

Answer 5

an ensemble of 10 or more players

Question 6

Blue Note

Answer 6

Note in the blues scale. like the lowered 3rd, 5th and 7th. In the c blues scale. Eb, Gb, Bb are all considered to be in the blue note.

Question 7

Bridge

Answer 7

Name given to the third eight bar section. In the most common form, AABA also known as the B section in AABA.

Question 8

Call and response

Answer 8

A musical pattern - related to African American and jazz music, usually followed by a solo singer or instruments followed by an ensemble.

Question 9

Chord

Answer 9

The simultaneous sounding of three or more tones.

Question 10

Chord changes

Answer 10

A series of successive chords also called chord progression.

Question 11

Chorus (pop song)

Answer 11

the main body of a song as distinct from the verses which comes first.

Question 12

Chorus (jazz song)

Answer 12

the form of the tune

Question 13

Collective improvisation

Answer 13

A situation where all members of a small group improvise simultaneously.

Question 14

Combo

Answer 14

A small instrumental group consisting of 3 to 7 players

Question 15

comping

Answer 15

the rhythmic pattern used by a keyboard or guitar as they accompany soloists to accompany or compliment.

Question 16

Contrast

Answer 16

The introduction of new material

Question 17

Double-time feel

Answer 17

the music gives you a sense of moving twice as fast.

Question 18

Ensemble

Answer 18

A collection of various instruments that will vary in size.

Question 19

Form

Answer 19

denotes the order of things to come. (12 bar blues, 32 bar AABA)

Question 20

Front line

Answer 20

musicians appearing directly Infront of the audience and in front of the rhythmic section.

Question 21

Harmony

Answer 21

Musical combination of tones and cords or fundamental chords to a key

Question 22

Head Arrangement

Answer 22

A band arrangement that was created extemporaneously by the musicians and is NOT written down.

Question 23

Hit-Hat

Answer 23

2 cymbals on a stand controlled by the left foot and played with sticks

Question 24

Hora

Answer 24

General label for any wind instrument

Question 25

Intonation

Answer 25

to match a patch ( tune in or tune out)

Question 26

Improvisation

Answer 26

Simultaneously perform and compose

Question 27

Jam-session

Answer 27

A musical get-together where improvisation is stressed, and prewritten music is rare

Question 28

Laid back

Answer 28

an adjective used to describe a feeling of relaxation, slowness, or laziness when a performer plays the music a little later thane expected

Question 29

lick

Answer 29

A phrase or a fragment of music

Question 30

Measure/bar

Answer 30

unit of time or metric unit in a composition.

Question 31

Meter

Answer 31

time signature, it indicates how many beats are in each bar.

Question 32

Pizzicato

Answer 32

Manner playing the bass; plucking the string rather than bowing.

Question 33

Repetition

Answer 33

presentation of the same musical in two or more of a composition.

Question 34

Rhythm Section

Answer 34

Focus on accompanying. Piano, guitar, bass, drum

Question 35

Rhythm

Answer 35

Arrangement of sound in time it encompasses beat, tempo, and meter.

Question 36

Ride-cymbal

Answer 36

the cymbal suspended over a drum set, usually to the players right played with the stick. Used for playing time.

Question 37

Ride rhythm

Answer 37

The pattern of the drummer pkayes on the right cymbal to keep time.

Question 38

Riff

Answer 38

A short pattern of sounds repeated and played by the soloist or group.

Question 39

scat singing

Answer 39

the use of nonsense syllables while improvising vocally

Question 40

stop time

Answer 40

when the accompany stops or breaks up existing time.

Question 41

Swing

Answer 41

feeling projected by jazz performance

Question 42

syncopation

Answer 42

accenting a normally weak beat or the weak part of the beat.

Question 43

Tempo

Answer 43

speed of the underlying beat. speed is determined by the number of beats counted over the span of 60 seconds.

Question 44

Two-feel

Answer 44

A rhythm section style that emphasis the 1st and 3rd beats measure, often leaving the 2nd and 4th beats silent in the bass; sometimes called boom-chick style

Question 45

Vibrato

Answer 45

The pulsating effect produced by small, rapid vibrations in pitch. Most jazz uses vibrato for warmth and interpretation in intimidating the human voice.

Question 46

walking bass

Answer 46

spells out the notes in the chords, being used and is usually played in eight notes.

Question 47

Swing time

Answer 47

played on ALL 4 quarter notes.