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joe

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What does syncopation refer to?
 
  a. Accenting notes that occur just before or right after the beat
  b. Accenting notes that occur right on the beat
  c. Playing notes that are held out for many beats
  d. Short, unaccented notes which are used for accompaniment

Question 2

When are jazz musicians doing when they improvise?
 
  a. Making up the music as they go along
  b. Performing preset melodies and solos learned from sheet music
  c. Performing parts exactly as played on recordings
  d. Trying to precisely recreate parts played at previous performances



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ryrychapman11

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Answer to Question 1

a. Accenting notes that occur just before or right after the beat

Answer to Question 2

a. Making up the music as they go along




joe

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Reply 2 on: Jul 25, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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