miles davis key words 1.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? MusicMiles DavisGCSEEdexcel Created by: amyCreated on: 03-04-13 20:17 ragtime music characterized by a syncopated melodic line and regularly accented accompaniment 1 of 19 blue note a bent note between the minor and major third 2 of 19 New Orleans Jazz one of the first recognized jazz styles, originating in New Orleans 3 of 19 bepop a jazz style requiring virtuosic technique, including fast tempos and complex harmonies 4 of 19 big band a jazz style popular in the 1920s and 1930s in which the pieces were generally written for a large ensemble to be played in dance hall 5 of 19 swing a development of big band jazz. The term is also used to describe a particular type of rhythmic 'groove' desirable in jazz music 6 of 19 changes the chords sequence in a jazz song 7 of 19 head the main melody of a jazz song, generally played at the beginning of the song 8 of 19 modal jazz a jazz style in which the soloists base their solos on 9 of 19 chromatic music in which notes are used that are not in the key of the piece 10 of 19 comping an abbreviation of accompanying 11 of 19 frontline the solo instrument in a jazz ensemble 12 of 19 mordent ornament in which the written note is played, followed by the note above and the written note again 13 of 19 trill rapidly alternating between two notes 14 of 19 voicings a term used to describe various ways of ordering the notes in a chord from lowest to highest 15 of 19 chord substitution replacing one chord with another 16 of 19 turnaround a short chord pattern at the end of a sequence signalling the return to the beginning of the sequence 17 of 19 altered chord a chord in which one of the notes has been sharpened or flattened to become a chromatic note 18 of 19 extended chord a chord in which diatonic notes other than the seventh have been added to the original triad 19 of 19
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