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1
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What are the fundamentals of music

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sound, melody, harmony and rhythm

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what are the type of instruments

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wind (horns) and rhythm

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What are the instruments are brass

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trumpets and trombone

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4
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what are reed instruments

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clarinet and saxophone

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5
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what instruments are in the rhythm section

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base and drums

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what instruments are in the harmony intrsuments

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piano and guitars

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7
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what is a meter

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a pulse (heartbeat)

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8
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what counts are used in jazz

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counts 2 and 4 to sound less square

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9
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what is polyrhythm and where did it originate from

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use of many rhythm at the same time which was stolen from african music

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what is syncopation, what does it do and who uses it most

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a strong accent that contradicts the basis meter (creates tension and relase) - used by soloists

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11
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what is groove

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it’s not teachable since its a feeling it occures when the rhythm interlock

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12
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what is melody ( what is it defined by)

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it’s defined by the pitch and rhythm

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what is a harmony

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simultaneaous sounding of pitchs (like a piano)

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14
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how many types of harmony exist

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two

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15
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what is homohony

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a solo playing with nothing else happening

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16
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what is polyphone

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multiple people playing at the same time

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17
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define improvisation

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rearanged notes without practicing beforehand

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18
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what genres does jazz mix

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blend of african and european music

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19
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where was jazz born and in what century

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New orlean in the 19th century

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20
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what type of city is new orlean

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port city

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21
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what did brass band give jazz

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Instrumentations, intrumental techniques, basic repertoire, front line and drum set

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22
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what is the front line in jazz

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the melodic intruments such as trumpet, trombone and clarinet

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23
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what instrument did Scott Joplin play and during what era

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Piano during ragtime

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24
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what is a ragged melody

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adding personality such as rhythm and melody

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25
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what instrument did buddy bolden use

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the trumpet

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26
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what is storyville

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the red light district in new oreans

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27
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what role does the clarinet play

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the top with more notes and is improvised

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28
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What role does the cornet (trumpet) play

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the middle so the melody

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29
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what role does the trombone play

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the bottom with less notes and adds the dramatics

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30
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what was the big migration

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there were more jobs for musiciens in chicago so a lot of them moved there

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31
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what was the prohibition of 1919

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the ban of alchoolic which resulted in the creation of speak-easy (illegal bars) allowed jazz to develop

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32
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what intrument did Joey kind oliver play and is he known for using

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the trumpet and he is known for using mutes

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33
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did new orlean jazz use group improv

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yes

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34
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where was the second big migration

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to NYC

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35
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why was NYC so luring

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the commercial (intertainment + infrastructure), sociological ( people were sick of the mob) and musical aspects (social dancing + big bands)

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36
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what innovation transformed the recoding of music

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microphones (nuances can finally be heard in instruments)

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37
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who was paul whiteman

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a european muscicien who brought classical side to jazz

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38
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what was Paul Whiteman role

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bandleader and composer

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39
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what instrument did fletcher henderson play or role

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the piano and arranger

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40
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what was special about fletcher henderson

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he used new orlean musciencs and music into larger ensembles

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41
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what was tin pan alley

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a steeet where they sold sheet music and each publisher had their office

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42
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what was a harlem rent party

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they charged people to get in their party to pay for their rent (food, alchool and music was there)

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43
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what did rent party do for jazz

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musciciens would get hired to play and became competitive and others would steal the spotlight

44
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what was the primary form of home entertainment

A

the piano

45
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what was a stride piano

A

a more virtuosic, flashier and louder style of ragtime in which players added melodic and rhytmic flourishes

46
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Who is the father of stride piano

A

James p. Johnson

47
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what instrument did duke elington play

A

the piano

48
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what other roles did duke elington have

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arranger, songwriter and band leader

49
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what was the difference between duke elington and james p jonhston

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duke elington played slower and subtle, less busy

50
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where was the cotton club located

A

in harlem

51
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what type of bands did duke elington work with

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big bands as a form of art

52
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what was Louis armstrong’s nicknames

A

pops or shashmo

53
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what instruments did louis armstrong play

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the trumpet

54
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what was the difference between kind oliver and loui armstrong playing dippermouth blues

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louis was less chaotic, smoother and had 2 solos (trumpet and the piano) less polyphonic

55
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Louis Armstrong focused on what that was revolutionary

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individual solos

56
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what vocal changes did louis armstrong introduce

A

scat singing

57
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what styles are mixed in west end blues

A

classical music and jazz

58
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what other jobs did louis armstrong have

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he was in 50 movies and in magazine covers

59
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what type of rhythm did louis armstrong use

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swinging melodies that ressembled singing

60
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what instrument did Earl Hine play

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the piano

61
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what band was Earl Hines part of

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the hot five (louis armstrong’s band)

62
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what did Earl hines use his left hand for

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a broke up stride piano

63
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what did Earl hines use his right hand for

A

the octaves

64
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who started in the cotton tail club

A

duke elington

65
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explain the events of the great depression

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it was the worst economic downturn in history caused by thr stock market crash. It caused mass unemployement/lost of homes/ soup kitchens were common. There was no social security for african american

66
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how did the great depression impact jazz

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it devestated the recording industry, disperesed musicians and keps listeners at home with the radio

67
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what musical aparatus became popular after the great depression

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the jukebox

68
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what did industry focus on after the great depression

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the radio buisness such as hollywood and tin pan alley

69
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what was the savoy ballroom

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it was a luxery club with 2 bands, thousands of people attended and it mixed ethnic and social environment

70
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what dance style arised from the savoy ballroom

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the lindy hop

71
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where was the savoy balroom located

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harlem

72
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what music came out of the savoy ballroom

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swing music

73
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what is the golden age

A

a period of time where swin music was the most popular music genre

74
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where was swing music found

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everwhere, in the radio, jukebox, soundtrack, theatre, movies, night clubs

75
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what happend to musicians during the swing era

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the big bands became celebreties and gained wealth. Swing was industrialised

76
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what happend to african american musicians

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they werent recieving the same treatment as white musicians

77
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describe swing music

A
  1. performed by big bands 2. uses written arrangments
  2. derived music from the 1920 but with a commerical profile for dancing
  3. arranged music (they had to read sheet music)
  4. had less solo’s
78
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what happend in general to musicians and swing

A

there was alot of work but they had to plau flawlessly (both sight reading and improvisation)

79
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did black musiciens feel their music was stolen?

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yes they did. Swing was situated on the fault line of race

80
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what is a soli

A

a group playing a harmonised melody but that sounds loike and improvised solo

81
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what is a shout chorus

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the last section of a big band arrangment usually climatic, exciting and loud

82
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what was a nickname for benny goodman

A

king of swing

82
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what instrument did benny goodman play

A

clarinet

83
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what type of band did benny goodman have

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an integrative big band (hired fletcher henderson and benny carter)

83
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what other roles did benny goodman have

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bandleader, studio musician

84
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where did benny goodman band suceceed

A

in the west coast

85
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who made swing popular

A

teenagers

86
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how many of each instrument does a swing band have

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3-4 trumpets
3-4 trombones
5 saxo
rhythm - guitars, basses, piano and drums

87
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how did thr bass change

A

became a walking base playing all 1/4 notes

88
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how did the guitar change

A

replaced the banjo

89
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how did the piano change

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only played chords instead of basses and melodies (played in spaced instead of like stride piano)

90
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how did drums change

A

use of drum set no longer a marching band drums //
became more interactive and prominent in bands

91
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who was artie shaw

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a clarinet player very famous in big bands

92
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who was count basie

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an artistic band with less dancy songs

93
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what were the effects of WW2 on jazz

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recording were not produced because shelack was used for war things, the war draft shortaged the musicians and dancers, no longer used transportation, cabaret tax

94
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was the cabarat tax

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a tax placed on places that sold food, drinks and music

94
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what happend to the sizes of bands after ww2

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the return of small bands and expansion on improvised solos

95
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what were the 4 ways to learn jazz

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musicianship, transcribing recordings, seeing other muscians play and jam sessions

96
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what was a jam session

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an informal setting in jazz clubs where musicians can sit and plau with house rhythm section

97
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what was a result of jam session

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a rise in soloist era

98
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what music style emerged from jam sessions

A

jazz bop

99
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what instrument did coleman hawkins play

A

the saxohpone

100
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what type of style did coleman hawkinds play

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big sounds with a lot of vibratos and playing vertically through the chord changes

101
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what instrument did lester young play

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the tenor sax

102
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what type of sound did lester young play

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a lighter, less agressive and quieter sound with less vibrators. He played horizontally with the chords

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