Jazz Quiz 1.1 - Sheet1 Flashcards
Melody
Sucuession of notes that fall in a pattern
Harmony
Set of notes heirarchical set of notes
Rhythm
A strong, regular, repeated pattern or movement of speed
Form
A plan that governs the overall organization of music
Beat
smallest unit of measurement
tempo
The speed of which passage of music is or should be played.
meter
Grouping of beats
measure
one unit of meter
rubato
performer steady pulse speed up and down
monophony
one melody
homophony
one melody with simple accompiment
polyphony
two of more melodys at the same time
heterophany
crowded room random changed in melody
Features/ Characteristics of Jazz
Improvisation, interpretation, unique sounds, rhythmic complexity (sycopation, polyrhythems, swing feeling) call and response, instruments, blue notes
dissonance
lack of harmony among musical notes.
consonance
agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.
Dixieland
1900-1930 M.I. Louis Armstrong
Swing
1925-1940 M.I. Duke Ellingtion, Count Basie, Benny Goodman
Bebop
1940-1950 M.I. Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie
Cool
1949-1955 M.I. Miles Davis, Gil Evans
Hard bop
1955-2003 M.I. Miles Davis, Art Blakey
Free Jazz
M.I. John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman
Fusion
1970-2003 M.I. Miles Davis
Key Features in African Music
Percussion, Vocals, Dancing, Shaker, Rattles, Scrappers, Pentatonic Scales, Rhythmic Complexities, Cross Rhythem, Syncopation, Driving Metronomic, Blue notes, Call and Response, High Nasal Sounds, Bending, Sliding.
Key Features in European Music
Concerto, Symphonies, Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Precussion, Opera, Orotorio, Features, Composed, Notated, Orchestrated, Melody, Harmony, Form, Binary, Refinement, Balance, Accuracy, Vibrato.
