ETHNOMUS 50A Lecture 1: ETHNO NOTES (Whole Quarter)

• School: UCLA
• Department: Ethnomusicology
• Course: ETHNOMUS 50A
• Professor: Harrison Charley

Document Summary

Improvisation: make music on spot = compose and perform simultaneously, important because it allows expression of creativity. Jazz swing: feeling transferred that gives rhythmic bounce (tap foot, in order to have swing feeling, must contain syncopation ( = accent off beats, one of two components in order to classify as jazz. Rag time: one of first popular genre to incorporate syncopation, major contributor to forming jazz. Composition doesn"t dictate whether it"s jazz or not. Goals for listening: in a group, there is a leader and sidemen; implies that leader is more important but in actuality sidemen are also important in overall sound. Harmonic progression: harmonic foundation is the chords. Improvisers: need command of instrument (extension of body, highly developed ear, read music. Jazz is an ensemble art many musicians interacting together to produce music. Start with melody improvisation (usually longest section)/ solos final statement of melody {might have little extra at beginning and end}