MU239 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Piano, Jazz, Dixieland
MU239
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Pre-Jazz Influences—Jazz DNA 9/20/2018 8:23:00 PM
Jazz DNA: about celebrating individuality
(Middle Eastern/African elements in American music)
• 1. Syncopated Rhythm
o Playing rhythms in between or against the steady beat/pause
▪ E.g. Happy Birthday song, not marching, has elements of surprise.
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• 2. Improvisation
o The art of spontaneous composition in music
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• 3. Call and Response
o a. Echo style
o b. Question & answer style (musical conversation)
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• 4. Individuality
o Human voice as an instrumental model
o Use of bends, slides, and timbre (tone manipulation, changing the voice
quality, e.g. the nasal sound) to sound like no one else.
▪ Timbre: In music, timbre is the perceived sound quality of a
musical note, sound or tone. Timbre distinguishes different types of
sound production, such as choir voices and musical instruments,
such as string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion
instruments
Influence on today’s social music:
body rhythm—B-boxing;
question & answer-rap battle
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Document Summary
Jazz dna: about celebrating individuality (middle eastern/african elements in american music: 1. Syncopated rhythm: playing rhythms in between or against the steady beat/pause, e. g. Happy birthday song, not marching, has elements of surprise: 2. Improvisation: the art of spontaneous composition in music, 3. Call and response: a. echo style, b. Question & answer style (musical conversation: 4. Timbre distinguishes different types of sound production, such as choir voices and musical instruments, such as string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments. Influence on today"s social music: body rhythm b-boxing; question & answer-rap battle. Run old jeremiah - ring shout (folk hymn) John the revelator, blind willie johnson - folk hymn. Let your light shine on me - folk hymn. Lead me to the rock - folk hymn. Stone pony blues, charlie patton - country blues (coded language) A spoonful blues, charlie patton - country blues. Hellhound on my trail, robert johnson - country blues.
