MUS 2000 Chapter : JAZZ TERMS 1
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2/1/2012 9:46:00 pm: terms related to musical form, aaba: 12 bars, 3 sections of 4 bars each. Ex: i got to keep movin, blues fallin down like hail. I got to keep movin, blues fallin down like hail: bridge: The middle section of an a a b a tune: chorus: One pass through the form of the tune. Similar to going around the board in monopoly. A spot in the music where the band stops playing in order to let the soloist get a good start: stop time: The rhythm section and/or band usually plays a note every two or four bars: trading fours: Alternating four (x) bar phrases between the rest of the band and the drummer. Functions as a type of drum solo: tag: A colloquial expression, meaning an added or tagged on ending. A tag indicates to the listeners and the other musicians that the song is ending: vamp:
