musical terms

Question 1

jazz

Answer 1

• a musical style that developed in the early 20th century in the United States
• combined elements of African, popular and European music
• based on improvisation

Question 2

hemiola

Answer 2

• a temporary shift of the metric accents (also known as metric shift)
• notes grouped in threes are momentarily grouped in twos or vice versa
• rhythms such as 1-2-1-2-1-2-3 are featured
• an example of a piece is America by Leonard Bernstein

Question 3

verse-chorus structure

Answer 3

• a common song structure in popular music
• verses develop the character/storyline, while the “chorus” acts as a tuneful refrain