Jazz It Up

4. The combination of simultaneous musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions.
5. A group of notes played together to create harmony
6. Raising the pitch of a note by a semitone.
8. The main melody of a jazz composition or arrangement.
9. Had a daughter with the same last name who won numerous Grammys in the 90s
15. Vocal improvisation using nonsensical syllables or sounds.
16. Lowering the pitch of a note by a semitone.
19. A rhythmic pattern or feel that forms the foundation of a musical piece.
20. Creating or performing music spontaneously, without preparation.
21. singer with long phrases and stylings of a classical singer
22. A sequence of musical notes that is perceived as a single entity.
23. A note sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than standard for expressive purposes.

1. A musical passage performed by a single musician, often improvised.
2. The way musical phrases are shaped and articulated in a performance.
3. Accenting beats in unexpected places or emphasizing off-beats.
7. A sequence of chords that provides a sense of resolution or finality.
10. A chord progression that leads back to the beginning of a section or song.
11. This singer scats like no other and is probably the most famous jazz singers
12. A rhythmic feel in jazz music characterized by a triplet subdivision.
13. A sequence of musical notes ascending or descending in pitch.
14. The accompaniment technique used by jazz musicians, typically involving chords played in a rhythmic and interactive manner.
17. A harmonic system based on scales rather than traditional chord progressions.
18. A short, repeated musical phrase or pattern.