... a melodic phrase-the call-and a group of voices or instruments follows with a responding or completing phrase-the response. -Chord: a group of notes that are played at the same time. -Chord progression: the sequence of chords that underlie a particular melody. -Chorus: the element of the song ... is even mellower than the cornet. -Guitar: comes in both electric and acoustic versions. The older acoustic guitar was very much a rhythm instrument in classic jazz because it played chords on each beat. -Half note: is a note played for half the duration of a whole note and twice the ... in a ch...

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... the repeat of theme A before the beginning of them C, and like all rags being rhythmically more flexible with the left and right hands set apart in syncopated tension. This is classic ragtime. West End Blues For the first half of his life, everything Armstrong did was copied as fast as he could record it, but this 1928 recording of a 12-bar ... the same simple-to-complex patterns. Then on the last chorus Armstrong quickly rises to a high b-flat and holds the note for four whole bars. When the strain of the notes length and height is at its maximum, he releases it, lurching downward agai...

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... Miller Orchestra from 1941, which was taped on film as one set and then made into an audio recording with separate tracks. The track I chose to listen to was , the classic, In the Mood. This saxophone feature has one of the coolest and most knows saxophone licks ever. This song was written as a dance and jive song with its up beat ... there is an impression that they are standing out in front of the band. Most of the song is played with a swing feel on the hi-hat, and the bass notes are really plucked throughout the whole song. There is a shout chorus at the end which is the grand final...

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