jazz exam 4 questions with verified
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characteristics of Bop - correct answer ✔✔bop was a reflection of a developing
African American defiance
it gave voice to the racism they found in the military and in the defense plants.
bop became the first jazz style that was not used for - correct answer ✔✔dancing
most bop players turned naturally to - correct answer ✔✔small combos
the bop combo reflected - correct answer ✔✔kansas city jam sessions
bop developed in - correct answer ✔✔new york, kansas city, st louis , oklahoma
city.. etc
musical arrangements were usually confined to - correct answer ✔✔unison lines
play the first chorus in unison, then improvised choruses, and then unision chorus
again.
bop players used - correct answer ✔✔extended harmonies: used for greater
freedom of expression
, 9th, 11th and 13th chords
use of flattened 5th became so common
higher harmonies
faster tempos
16th-note rhythms and harmonies of greater complexity.
musical tension was created by tonal clashes (unusual harmonies, and fast tempos
with complex rhythms.
arpeggious... ?
one major change that occured during the bop era was the - correct answer
✔✔repertoire (building of which was accomplished mainly by using the chords of
standard tune as the framework on which to compose a new melody.
instead of the initial melody starting in the first chorus, the bop innovators began
their improvisation at the - correct answer ✔✔beginning og the selection
besides changing the harmonies, melodies, and rhythms, the bop players changed
the approach to phrasing from neat symmetrical phrases to phrases that seemed
uneven and unnatural compared to earlier jazz - correct answer ✔✔
instead of the regular 4/4 steady rhythm heard in swing music, the drummer now
used the bass and snare drums mainly for accents and - correct answer
✔✔punctuations
he usually maintained an overall sound by playing eighth-note rhythms on the -
correct answer ✔✔top cymbal
answers already passed
characteristics of Bop - correct answer ✔✔bop was a reflection of a developing
African American defiance
it gave voice to the racism they found in the military and in the defense plants.
bop became the first jazz style that was not used for - correct answer ✔✔dancing
most bop players turned naturally to - correct answer ✔✔small combos
the bop combo reflected - correct answer ✔✔kansas city jam sessions
bop developed in - correct answer ✔✔new york, kansas city, st louis , oklahoma
city.. etc
musical arrangements were usually confined to - correct answer ✔✔unison lines
play the first chorus in unison, then improvised choruses, and then unision chorus
again.
bop players used - correct answer ✔✔extended harmonies: used for greater
freedom of expression
, 9th, 11th and 13th chords
use of flattened 5th became so common
higher harmonies
faster tempos
16th-note rhythms and harmonies of greater complexity.
musical tension was created by tonal clashes (unusual harmonies, and fast tempos
with complex rhythms.
arpeggious... ?
one major change that occured during the bop era was the - correct answer
✔✔repertoire (building of which was accomplished mainly by using the chords of
standard tune as the framework on which to compose a new melody.
instead of the initial melody starting in the first chorus, the bop innovators began
their improvisation at the - correct answer ✔✔beginning og the selection
besides changing the harmonies, melodies, and rhythms, the bop players changed
the approach to phrasing from neat symmetrical phrases to phrases that seemed
uneven and unnatural compared to earlier jazz - correct answer ✔✔
instead of the regular 4/4 steady rhythm heard in swing music, the drummer now
used the bass and snare drums mainly for accents and - correct answer
✔✔punctuations
he usually maintained an overall sound by playing eighth-note rhythms on the -
correct answer ✔✔top cymbal
