Please answer all the questions below! 1

Please answer all the questions below!

1. What is “improvisation”?

2. Describe the “swing” rhythm.

3. What are the three “jazz values” mentioned in the unit?

4. List and describe the 5 elements of music given in the unit.

5. What instruments are “in the rhythm section”?

6. Describe the difference between a bass (stand up acoustic bass as presented in the reading) and a cello. Which one is very common in jazz? 

6a. What is “walking bass”? 

7. What is the difference between a simple rock drum pattern vs. a simple jazz drum pattern?

8. What are the four common types of saxophone? List them LOW to HIGH.

9. Describe the common sequence of events in a typical jazz performance.

10. What does “lay out” mean and who usually does it?