Jazz Music

Influences of Jazz Music include the following:

• West African

• European

• American

• East Asian

Jazz can either be performed by a small group (combo) of three to eight musicians or by a big band.

• True

• False

Also called jazz band

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Flute, soprano saxophone, one to three alto saxophones, one to three tenor saxophones, and/or one or two baritone saxophones.

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Three to five trombones and/or three to five trumpets.

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Also known as the backbone of the jazz ensemble - guitar or banjo, piano, plucked double bass, drums, congas, and/or tambourine.

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Is making music spontaneously

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Improvises on the chorus

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Altering jazz pitches

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Is the displacement of accented beats by accenting weak beats, having rests on strong beats or tying notes over from a weak to a strong beat.

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