Jazz Music Terms!

Question 1

If the band does not double the pace of the chords, but makes it sound like the song is moving faster, it is called...

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Double-Time Feel

Question 2

"Rhythm Changes" & Blues tunes are two of the most often-heard types of Jazz tunes (if you head to a club for instance)

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True

Question 3

If bass player is playing 2 half notes per bar – or "dotted quarter, eighth, dotted quarter, eighth" we call this what?

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2 feel

Question 4

True or false: A 'gig' is a music performance.

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True

Question 5

True or false: the term for "double the speed" is "half time".

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False

Question 6

What is a 'lick' in jazz?

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A catchy idea

Question 7

Which term in Jazz means a repeated section?

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Vamp

Question 8

If the bass player is playing 4 quarter notes per measure, we might call this what? (select all that apply)

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Four feel, Walking bass

Question 9

"I - vi - ii - V – I" with chords that bring you back home is an example of a

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Turnaround

Question 10

What is "The Great American Songbook"?

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"Standard" tunes by respected writers that have become part of the jazz rep

Question 11

What does a "Chorus" mean in jazz?

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Once through the entire form of the song

Question 12

"Chords are played at the same rate of speed, but bass player & drummer sound as if they're playing twice as fast" =

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Double-time feel

Question 13

Which is perhaps the most common chord progression in jazz?

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ii-V-I

Question 14

If you had to guess, one chorus of a jazz tune most often (but not always) is how many bars?

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32

Question 15

When the entire band (or just Austin Byrd, if he is the band) plays written-in rhythms with spaces in between:

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Stop Time

Question 16

True or false: 'Trading Fours' involves improvisation.

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True

Question 17

What does the band play at the end of a tune – assuming you write it in your lead sheet (or if you ask Austin Byrd)?

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It could be any of the above.

Question 18

What do 'chops' refer to in music?

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Technical proficiency

Question 19

What does 'rubato' mean?

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Out of tempo

Question 20

Which term means to improvise?

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Blow

Question 21

What is a 'ride pattern'?

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Cymbal rhythm

Question 22

What is a 'bar' in music?

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A measure of music

Question 23

True or false: a 'blues' song is always 12 bars long.

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False

Question 24

True or false: 'Bossa nova' is a straight eighth note groove.

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True

Question 25

What is a 'shout chorus'?

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Everyone plays together

Question 26

"Chords are played at the same rate of speed, but bass player & drummer sound as if they're playing twice as slow" =

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Half-time feel

Question 27

What is a 'quote' in jazz?

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A musical idea played in improv that came from another recognizable song.

Question 28

Even though on paper they look like regular 8th note, 8th notes in a swing feel are based on triplets. ("Trip (o) let")

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True

Question 29

Which is perhaps the most common jazz form?

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AABA

Question 30

If someone tells you to "write the changes" in your lead sheet, what are they asking for.

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Chords

Jazz Music Terms!

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Jazz Music Terms!

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