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Vocab and Facts Test 1 Flashcards

1
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What is jazz?

A

It is a feeling.

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2
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What is the note pattern for swing?

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Either a doted 8th or a triplet where it is played as triplet-rest-triplet.

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3
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What is tempo?

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It is the speed or pace of a given piece.

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4
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What is an octave?

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a series of eight notes occupying the interval between (and including) two notes.

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What is a scale?

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A scale is a sequence of musical notes in ascending and descending order that provides material for or is used to conveniently represent part or all of a musical work.

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What is tonality?

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the character of a piece of music as determined by the key in which it is played or the relations between the notes of a scale or key.

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7
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What is important for swing?

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A constant tempo and a cohesive band sound.

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What was the first instrument of Jazz?

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Either a guitar, ukulele, or harmonica.

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9
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What is music?

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Music is an ordered collection of sounds.

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10
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What is song form?

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A form used in the composition of a song, in particular a simple melody and accompaniment or a four-part work in which the second and third part is a repetition of the first.

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11
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Explain an A-A-B-A form.

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It is a 32 bar phrase where A is the chorus and B is the bridge.

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12
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What is the chorus?

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The chorus is the structure of the whole song.

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13
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What is Tin Pan Alley?

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Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

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Explain what Tin Pan Alley responsible for creating?

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The writers in Tin Pan Alley created standards for Jazz.

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15
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What are chord changes called in Jazz?

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The changes. (Only here because this will be the vocab for the test questions.)

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16
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What is stop time?

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When the band stops playing, usually to showcase a certain solo.

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17
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What is another name for stop time?

A

A break.

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18
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What is a blue note?

A

A pitch between the major third and the minor third.

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19
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What is the part of the drum set used to keep time in jazz?

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The base drum.

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What is a mute?

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An attachment that lowers the volume of an instrument, and/or changes the sound of the instrument as a whole.

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21
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What ethnicity did Jazz come from?

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Creoles

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22
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What was the first style of Jazz?

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Blues.

23
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Where is Jazz from?

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In general, the southeast, but mainly from New Orleans.

24
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What are the 4 things that people see as the requirements for a type of music to be jazz?

A

!) It just has to be associated with Jazz. (This book makes no sense) 2) It must contain the swing feeling. 3) It must have improvisation 4) It must contain the classic swing improvisation.

25
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Which band originally recorded New Orleans Jazz?

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The Original Dixieland Jazz Band.

26
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Who are the creoles?

A

French immigrants from Canada that settled in New Orleans.

27
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What is a blues chorus as defined by Gridley?

A

One complete 12 bar progression of chords is called a blues chord.

28
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What are the timekeeping rhythms played by the drums called?

A

Ride Rhythm.

29
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What is call and response?

A

A continued repeated sound with a response sound (normally a solo)

30
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What is stop time?

A

When the rhythm section stops but the soloist continues to play.

31
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Where does call and response come from?

A

It comes from the call and response said in a gospel church. The church got it from the call and responses in the plantations during the slavery era.

32
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What is through composing?

A

A song composed with absolutely no repeats.

33
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What is meter?

A

Meter is the number of beats per measure.

34
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When did Tin Pan Alley exist?

A

1920- 1940

35
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What is Rabato

A

Free (lacking a tempo)

36
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Why was Be Bop created?

A

The younger Jazz players did it so the older ones would not be able to play with them.

37
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When was Be Bop created?

A

WW 2.

38
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What is a scale?

A

A series of notes in some order that leads to a basic tonality.

39
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What is a mode?

A

A mode is a scale.

40
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What note can a scale start on.

A

A scale can start on any note.

41
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What is the job of the pianist and how does it affect the soloist?

A

To provide the soloist with complimentary sounds that are improvised. Enhancing the playing of the improvising soloist.

42
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What is improvise?

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To Improvise is to compose and perform at the same time

43
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T/F Jazz is prepared

A

False

44
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What does Jazz trumpet Chair mean?

A

The only trumpeter to improvise

45
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What distinguishes Jazz musicians from other musicians?

A

Jazz musicians differ from others because they do oy just decorate a tune by changing the beats and tunes

46
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what is swing feeling?

A

Music that makes you want to dance, clap your hands, or tap your feet.

47
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what is essential to swing feeling?

A

steady beat

48
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what is cohesive group sound?

A

defined element of swing feeling

49
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What does a group need to do to have a swing feeling?

A

They need to play closely together

50
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What is rhythmic lilt?

A

The property is also sometimes referred to as a good rhythmic groove

51
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How does spirit connect to jazz?

A

The spirit with which a group play contributes to swing feeling

52
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Name characteristics of music that swings.

A

It has constant tempo, cohesive group sound, lilt, and spirit

53
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What does syncopating mean?

A

“syncopating” Means accenting notes that occur just before or just after a beat

54
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What does syncopation provide?

A

Playing slightly after the beat can override a soulful and laid back feeling and syncopation are really good at providing this.

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