Jazz Music & Tap Dance
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 syncopation | stressing the weak part of the beat |
| standard form of a 32 bar chorus | AABA |
| straight rhythm | even |
| swung rhythm | not even; feels more bounced |
| improvise | to make up on the spot |
| 1 2 3 4 | quarter notes |
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | eighth notes |
| 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a | triplet |
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | sixteenth notes |
| # of bars in a blues | 12 bars |
| standard form of a blues | AAB |
| chorus | 1 pass through the form of a tune |
| bridge | contrasting section which connects A with A |
| head | melody of the song |
| phrase | a sentence of the music |
| tempo | how fast or slow a tune is played |
| stop time | when the beat stops temporarily |
| tag | an added ending; indicates the song is ending |
| waltz time signature | 3/4 |
| vamp | a short section repeated over and over again |
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