MUS 135 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Smooth Jazz, Jelly Roll Morton, Ira Gitler
5 Oct 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Africanisms: traits of africa (polyrhythm, blue tonality, and improvisation) Acculturation: the process through which a person begins to fit into or adapt to the environment around them. Blue tonality: the way a performer bends or shapes a pitch to manipulate a feeling or ethos. Big 4- boom chuck variation of the 4th beat. Call: is non textual and used to communicate over special areas, usually has a response. Cry: has no response and is textual, used to communicate personal feelings. Congo square: only place in the us where pure african culture and music can be played and performed. Harmony: notes or chords played together that have pleasing sound. Hollar: song that served as a means of communication, 2 types. Improvisation: spontaneous composition, essence of jazz ex. skat. Jazz standard: a song that becomes a standard part of a jazz musician"s repertory. Melody: a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying.
