Jazz also has freedoms, which allow the jazz musicians to expand, and alter the music. A structure in jazz music, is the rhythm section of a band. The rhythm section encompasses the bass, drums, and piano. These 3 instruments perform the accompaniment, or background music, which keeps a rhythmic pulse for the soloists, or singer. These 3 instruments lay down a solid structure, so that other musicians can improvise around them.
This characteristic of jazz rhythm is syncopation, which is accenting offbeats or an unstressed beat. Jazz music catches the attention of the listener by the way the rhythmic elements are put together. This is known as “swing”, and it catches the listener’s attention because it has a beat that you want to tap your foot to. Just like in previous eras where the composer put the composition together and then reviews it or practices it before performing it so do jazz performers. Jazz music also shows or creates emotion in its listeners just as previous eras had.
How music affects us is connected through our brains neurochemistry, our mental associations with the music, our culture, and our spirit, which are all mentioned in this scientific journey. Through this journey the writer perplexed me with scientific and musical vocabulary and redundant examples, but at the same time, I was fascinated with his description of the anatomy of the brain and why we enjoy the music we prefer listening to. I must admit that I had high expectations for this book because of my appreciation for music and what a significant role it plays in my life. However, when I began reading, I found the beginning of the book to be very abstruse. Knowing the definitions of pitch, timbre, meter and loudness, to name a few, do not help me enjoy music more than what I already do.
The song, which started with an electric guitar riff, immediately grabbed the crowd’s attention. The guitar sounded funky and very jazzy. After a few measures, the trumpet, drums, and bass added to the guitar sound. They continued to jam this song for about ten minutes. This song was definitely arranged however they had their own improvisations.
Sonny is captivated by Charles Parker, Who is a famous Jazz musician. For Sonny his music has helped him stay free from drowning in his suffering. There have been studies that have shown that music with specific notes enhances activity in the frontal areas of the brain. This has been found to be a form of therapy for depression. If you open up your mind and absorb the melody, lyrics and rhythm of music.
Adding it all together, it felt like each sound worked together to get this awesome combination of sounds. Most of their songs sounded homophonic, but obviously, the song Amazing Grace was monophonic. I wasn’t sure if Ovambo Summit was monophonic because there were some vocals but those weren’t played throughout the song. Also, many of their songs seemed to switch from monophony to homophony to polyphony during different sections. A lot of the songs had a fast rhythm but there were a few slow ones such as Lover’s leap, especially during the steel drum solo that made me feel peaceful and like I could float off into dreams.
These instruments all have one purpose and that is to help with the music. The Guitarist usually does these cool drifts and wacky sounds to spice up the beat, and most songs have a guitar solo, which is a huge thing in bands. All these music technology has changed
Whitley Boudreaux Music 1010 Concert Report I attended a jazz concert that took place in November 16th at ULL’s Ducrest-Gilfrey auditorium. The program was divided into two sections. It started at 7:30 p.m. and ended around 9:30 p.m. It was a free concert to the public. The first selection was a jazz guitar ensemble.
Jillian Kleemann Extra Credit Jazz 121 Professor Arthur Falbush Yesterday I attended the jazz concert that was held in the music building at 7:00 at night. I’m really not a big fan of jazz music, but I always love music live, because frankly that’s the best type of music to listen to since it’s so real. However when I went, I was very impressed with how much I really enjoyed it. The students who performed in the show were about my age so very talented. I really enjoyed the second group of students where Professor Falbush instructed.
Moreover, other techniques used such as ornamentation and inversion as well as broken chords are also noticeable. In theme 1, such as measure number 5-7, 2 ornamentation notes are used on the right hand. In theme 2, 3 short passing notes also appear on the left hand. The C section used inversions of the motive in theme 1 followed by sequences. It is a tool for composer to vary its main theme.