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Exploring the Features of Jazz Improvisation and Blues Influence

Delve into the unique elements of jazz improvisation, syncopation, and blues influence. Discover how music is created in the moment, emphasizing weak beats and off-beats. Explore the fusion of African melodies and European harmony in blues, the interplay of melody and chords, and the simultaneous sounding of multiple notes in jazz harmony. Dive into the ordered structure of repeating and contrasting song sections in blues form, a captivating hybrid of musical styles.

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Exploring the Features of Jazz Improvisation and Blues Influence

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  1. Features of Jazz Improvisation Syncopation Blues Influence

  2. Improvisation • Music made up in the moment, not planned in advance

  3. Syncopation • Emphasis of weak beats or on the off-beat

  4. Beat • A steady pulse that synchronizes and organizes music in time

  5. Blues • Early African-American music featuring African melodies with European harmony & improvisation

  6. Melody • A succession of single notes

  7. Chords

  8. Melody Example

  9. Harmony • Simultaneous sounding of more than one note • In jazz, usually chords

  10. Form • Ordering of repeating and contrasting sections of a song

  11. Blues Form

  12. Blues: a hybrid

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