JAZZ - An Improvisational American Music with a syncopated (irregular
rhythms) beat.

RHYTHM - A combination of various lengths of time (beat) in music.

POLYRHYTHMS - Many rhythms played at the same time.

LATIN - A sytle of music with rhythmic emphasis on specific beats
originated in South and Central America and the Caribbean.

CALL & RESPONSE - A musical conversation between the caller and the
answerer.

THE BLUES - A "story-song" played or sung in a short musical form that
can be repeated with variations.

ROMP - A playful, lively way musicians communicate through their music.

IMPROVISATION - Making up music on the spot.

SCAT - Improvisational singing in a made-up language.

RIFF - A musical phrase repeated while a soloist plays or sings.

SOME INSTRUMENTS IMPORTANT TO JAZZ

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VOICE - ( singing) A solo instrument using words to lead the emotional
direction of the ensemble.

PIANO - A familiar instrument which plays chords and directs the
harmony of the ensemble.

BASS - A stringed instrument which functions both as a harmony
instrument and a time keeper.

DRUMS - The main time keeper of the ensemble.

WIND INSTRUMENT - Another voice ( sometimes a trumpet, saxophone
or a clarinet ) which also leads the ensemble.

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