http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/ Center for Jazz Studies - Columbia University en Copyright 2008 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:23:36 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss swing, adding aerial moves, breakaways and acrobatics to mime the bravura style of the big swing bands.]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/l/lindy_hop.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/l/lindy_hop.html L Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:23:36 +0000 [also know as: shedding] Rehearsing or practicing alone. http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/w/woodshed.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/w/woodshed.html W Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:57:29 +0000 interval of a major second.]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/w/whole_tone.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/w/whole_tone.html W Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000 A cool style of jazz associated with some California musicians in the 1950s. http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/w/west_coast_jazz.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/w/west_coast_jazz.html W Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000 beats-to-the-bar rhythm (especially when played by the bass) important to swing playing, that usually spells out the notes of the chords being played.]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/w/walk_or_walking.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/w/walk_or_walking.html W Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000 mute used to create a laughing or talking sound on a brass instrument; a device that creates those sounds on amplified instruments such as the guitar or the electric piano]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/w/wah_wah_mutepedal.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/w/wah_wah_mutepedal.html W Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000 chord; the instruments that are assigned to those notes.]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/v/voicing.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/v/voicing.html V Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000 line, including bass line, melody line, and the inner voices between]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/v/voice.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/v/voice.html V Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000 solo improvisation.]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/v/vocalese.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/v/vocalese.html V Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000 tone.]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/v/vibrato.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/v/vibrato.html V Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000 pop songs (especially older songs) that leads to the refrain (see Pop Song Forms).]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/v/verse.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/v/verse.html V Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000 chord progression or rhythmic figure leading either into or out of a tune or composition. ]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/v/vamp.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/v/vamp.html V Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000 tempos.]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/u/up_tempo.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/u/up_tempo.html U Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000 bar line.]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/u/upbeat.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/u/upbeat.html U Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000 beats of the bar are emphasized (particularly by the bass), often leaving the second and fourth beats silent, with a resulting "boom-chick" feel. Two-beat was especially common in early jazz, but can be found in all eras.]]> http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/t/twobeat.html http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/t/twobeat.html T Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:11:00 +0000