Across
- 3. The "science" behind how music is made/how notes and chords fit together
- 8. Known for his bent trumpet and puffed-up cheeks
- 10. Jazz musicians must understand their notes, melodies, chord, and _____ to be successful
- 11. When learning to do improv, beginner musicians should look to ___ successful performers
- 14. Putting the emphasis on the "upbeat"
- 15. Style of jazz that features fast tempos, complex chords, and instrumental virtuosity
- 16. When the band is grooving well/a "long-short" pattern for 8th notes
- 17. ____ section (saxophones, trumpet, trombone)
- 18. Style of jazz music which includes Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazillian
- 19. It's about the _____ something is played, more so than what is played
- 20. Original style of jazz, from New Orleans in the early 20th century
Down
- 1. Singer and Trumpet player, known for his song "What A Wonderful World"
- 2. Emphasized that jazz musicians were intellectuals, not just entertainers
- 4. Wrote more than 1000 pieces of jazz music, many of them becoming standards
- 5. ____ section (piano, guitar, bass, drums)
- 6. African American music that inspired the creation of jazz
- 7. Individual freedom, but a responsibility to the group/band
- 9. The horizontal structure of a song, where each section should be placed
- 11. The act of making musical decisions in the spur of the moment
- 12. "Queen of Jazz", known for her scat singing
- 13. rocking jazz based music, now an umbrella term for Soul and Funk
- 14. A musician performing by themselves with background accompaniment