Test 4 Definitions Flashcards
Modality
use of modes
Pedal point
held base note with chords moving above
Harmolodics
Ornettes term for free jazz
Counterpoint
line against a line
Sheets of sound
coltranes repetitive notes coined by Ira Gitler
Pentatonic Scale
5-note scale
Avant-garde
bleeding edge of artistic development
Nontempered intonation
lengthening or shortening the shits
Multiphonics
two notes coming from horn at same time
Remastering
taking old takes and cleaning them up
Sampling
digital recording of audio and use it for your song
MIDI
protocol for music instruments to communicate/connect
Back catalog
entirety of an artists catalog owned by record company
Acid Jazz
sampling on hip-hop/rap beats
EWI
electronic wind instrument
Chorusing
playing same thing at same time
Slap Bass
how to make percussive sound on string instrument
Backbeats
steady rhythm in back of song
Synthesizer
sounds from audio signals