MU239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jazz Dance, Bar Form, Country Blues
13 Oct 2018
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Jazz dna (middle eastern/african elements in american music) Playing rhythms in between or against the steady beat. Use of bends, slides and timbre (tone manipulation ) to sound like no one else. Earliest documentation of african american music, aka ring shout) Simple song structures (verse/chorus) using call and response, improvisation and individuality. No musical influences on jazz, but important in the relationship between. Performed in gambling dens, juke joints in souths, especially miss. He is considered by many musicologists to be the father of delta. Robert johnson (may 8th, 1911- august 16, 1938) of singing, guitar talk, and songwriting talent that have influenced generations of musicians. His landmark recording from 1936-37 display a remarkable combination (cid:19040) (cid:19040) (cid:19035)neizouling. Very syncopated (left hand-bass notes steady, right hand fast syncopated. Scott joplin (born between june 1867-january1868 died april 1, 1917) most important composers of classic ragtime. Remains the best known ragtime figure and its regarded as one of the.
