MU 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Active Listening, Chord Progression, Cymbal
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Active listening is to understand what is going on underneath the sound. One of the pillars of definition of jazz. Usually a mix of things we don"t know we"re going to say/play, and some habituals. Represents what we don"t know we will play next. Works in a flowing fashion as it is created on the spot. Can be considered as traveling along with the improviser. A musical phrase which is isolated and built upon to become a central musical idea. **** think about watching out for stream of consciousness and motifs. A beat is a consistant rhythm, where there is always the same pattern of sound and silence over time. Swing often creates a form of forward energy. There are horns and a rhythm section. They will play the melodies and improvise. The rhythm section will improvise off of the basis of the songs. Most important piece is the high hat to play on the 2 and 4 (accented)
