Jazz chapters 1 -3
A chord is
A group of notes played at the same time
Initial musical statement in call and response
Call
Jazz precursor that use call and response
Gospel Blues Work songs
Repition/answer to musical statement
Response
Many jazz musicians left new Orleans around the year ? When Storyville was shut down
1917
How many solo choruses in singing the blues
3
The tune "I've got rhythm" uses
32 bar song form
Popular music most often has ? Beats per minute
4
Typical instrument setup in traditional jazz consists of ? Players
6 or 7
Joplins two operatic composition
A guest of honor and treemonisha
What do u hear in Berta berta
A typical blues/work song
Piano proffessors
Added embellishments to known tunes
The rythm section instrument that plays the bass notes of the harmony is
Bass
Earliest admired white jazz musician
Bix beiderbecke
Jazz precursor that fuses European hymns with African musical techniques
Black gospel music
In the middle of 32 bar song form, ? Is a common term for the melody and set of chords
Bridge
Where were most traditional jazz recordings made
Chicago
Sidney bechet played the ? In his early career but changed to the louder ?
Clarinet Soprano sax
Almost all of the jazz played by bands in new Orleans was performed in a ? Improvisation style
Collective
When each member of a band improvise at the same time it is considered
Collective improvisation
Tones at rest
Consonance
Tones that need to be resolved
Dissonance
The most dissonant of the building block chords is
Dominant
The rhythm section instrument that keeps time and adds rhythmic color
Drums
Active night life of big cities like new York and Chicago helped create jazz
False
African slaves brought their musical instruments with them to america
False
Cutting contests are competitions between composers to see who can compose the wildest tune
False
Early jazz bands typically used the solo improvisation style
False
In jazz, musicians tend to improvise over the verse
False
It's very common for jazz musicians to engage in face to face cutting contests today
False
Only the front line instruments get solos in traditional jazz
False
Scott joplin composed lots of country music
False
Solo break is supported by some or all of the rythm section
False
Storyville is important to jazz cuz there was a lot of concert halls there
False
The 12 bar blues chord sequence is the same everytime, with no variations
False
The best way to understand jazz improvisation better is to listen very carefully once
False
The rhythm section tends to start and end each piece by playing the melody
False
Today, traditional jazz is only performed at universities by jazz history students
False
Original dixieland is important cuz
First jazz band to record First jazz band to tour europe
The players who typically do more solo improvising play
Front line instruments
Louis armstrong had a billboard chart topper with ? In 1964
Hello dolly
Call and response
Is an important component of some work songs
The main melody, which is played at the beginning of a jazz tune
Is the head
When everyone in a group embellishes a written melody at the same time
It's an ensemble chorus
Who was the founder of the creale jazz band of chicago
Joe king oliver
Trumpet players featured in dippermouth blues
King oliver Louis armstrong
Who codified the art of solo improvisation with his Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings
Louis armstrong
Forms of music that introduced the concept of syncopated rhythms to the average American homes
Minstrel shows and ragtime
The rhythm section instruments that fill in the harmony are the
Piano and banjo
Instruments that make up the typical rhythm section
Piano/banjo/guitar Bass/tuba Drums
Music that fuses African syncopation with African American and European harmonic styles
Ragtime and/or traditional jazz
? Composed ragtime
Scott joplin
Jazz precursor that carried a message of social significance
Signifying song
? Improvisation is the preferences improv. Style of most jazz musicians
Solo
Rythm device in maple leaf rag?
Syncopation
What device gives jazz it's unique rhythmic feel
Syncopation
Solo break may occur in
The head An out chorus A solo chorus An ensemble chorus
Consonant chord of the building block chords
Tonic
3 building block chords
Tonic Dominant Sub dominant
Ability to imitate vocal blues on other instruments is highly valued in jazz
True
Buddy Bolden was one of the first band players to add extensive embellishments to written music
True
In dixieland jazz there is improvisation
True
In jazz, musicians tend to improvise over the chorus
True
In pure ragtime there is no improvisation
True
It was common for Americans to own a piano in the early 1900's cuz it provided a form of entertainment
True
Jelly roll Morton pointed out that Latin music influenced early jazz
True
Louis armstrong influenced both jazz instrumentalists and vocalists
True
One way to understand jazz improvisation better is to keep the original melody in your head as you listen
True
Solo chorus is supported by some or all of the rhythm section
True
The clarinet, saxophone,? And trombone are typical front line instruments
Trumpet
In early jazz the ? Usually plays the melody
Trumpet/cornet
Politically controlled new orleans
USA France Spain
Minstrel shows
Used offensive racial stereotypes Contains skits, music, and dance Used the stock characters Jim crow and zip coon Directly influenced ragtime and traditional jazz
How was African music meant to be utilitarian
Was used for ceremonies, work, and play
Some precursors of jazz include
Work songs Signifying songs Religious songs The blues
