Eras of Jazz
era includes fast tempos, complex solos (and is a fun name to say)
Bebop
This instrument can play chords, used in every jazz era we talked about
Piano
Speed of the music
tempo
This era was the first era of Jazz
early jazz
Has keys, is a woodwind instrument used in MULTIPLE styles of Jazz
Saxophone
refers to accenting the "upbeat"
syncopation
This era involved larger ensembles, arranged charts, and was popularized for dance halls
Swing/Big band
Clarinet
a scale that uses 12 notes.
Goes up by half steps
Chromatic
This genre was popularized on the west coast
West coast or cool jazz
Name two types of saxophones
Alto, tenor, bari, soprano
A scale that goes up by whole steps
8 notes in this scale
diatonic
These two genres had small ensembles
early jazz and bebop
uses a slide, brass, popular in multiple jazz styles
trombone
Three examples of words used in scat singing
Answer varies