Chapter 9 Music Appreciation Test – Flashcards
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Dorian Mode
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is a scale with the pattern of whole step, half, whole, whole, whole, half, and whole.
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break
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a measure or two where everyone stops playing except the soloist
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Scat singing
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a form of vocal improvisation on nonsense syllables
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jazz
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a musical form distinguished by its reliance on improvisation and its rhythmic urgency
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bridge
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connective part of a composition
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swing
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the special rhythmic character that jazz musicians add to the music
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bebop
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complex and sophisticated type of improvised jazz
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fusion
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combination of jazz and rock
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polyrhythmic
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juxtaposing two or more different rhythms
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chromatic
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incorporating tones from a musical scale consisting entirely of half steps
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only true statement
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Ella Fitzgerald is known for Scat Singing.
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Benny Goodman
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Clarinet soloist of both jazz and classical music
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Benny Goodman
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Nicknamed "King of Swing"
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Mary Lou Williams
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Composer and Pianist who wrote Gemini
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Lester Young
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Early Sax. player who inspired others
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Louis Armstrong
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Complimented his trumpet improvisations with scat singing
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Duke Ellington
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Composer who made jazz a sophisticated art
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Duke Ellington
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Composed "it don't mean a thing"
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Jelly Roll Morton
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Pianist and band leader who perfected Dixieland Jazz
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Fletcher Henderson
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Established the instrumentation of the Jazz band
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Miles Davis
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An original and influential jazz artist who took up the trumpet at age 13
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Bebop was for listening, played by small ensembles, deeper and more sophisticated Swing is dance music, played by big bands, for entertainment
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Compare the swing music with the bebop
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By writing down the notes as they listen (aural transcription) By ear, or aural imitation They use the basic harmonic structure of the piece while improvising.
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How do jazz musicians learn improvisation?
