MUS 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cymbal, Flugelhorn, Bassline
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Mus 106 - lecture 3 - chapter 1: understanding jazz. A lot of different examples of jazz. Improvisation - spontaneous and simultaneous composing and performing. We improvise in everyday life - conversation. Rhythm - a unique interaction and time evolving: Dissonance - extending common rules of music; pushing the envelope . Jazz interpretation - a unique way of producing sound and phrasing melodies. Interaction - listening to and reacting to musical ideas from other musicians. The highest form of individual expression in a performance. Soloists create unique musical personality though note selection, tone quality, etc. Creating different moods by the way an individual plays their instrument. Piano (or guitar) - plays chords in a syncopated and interactive way known as comping. Bass - plays a note on every beat that outlines the chords, a technique called walking bass. Drums - swing rhythm is played on the ride cymbal (ride rhythm); syncopated accents played on bass drum (dropping bombs)
