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What is a combo?
A small jazz ensemble with one player on each part
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What is vibrato?
a light, rapid wavering in pitch
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What is rap?
Speaking in rhyme over a beat
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What is def jam?
Slang for a great song
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What is the head?
The original tune in a jazz arrangement, usually heard at the beginning and sometimes at the end of a piece
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What is A capella?
Singing without accompaniment
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What is a cover?
A version of a popular song by a performer other than the original artist
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What is scratching?
Manually moving a record back and forth against a record needle to create a specific sound effect
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What is improvisation?
'On the spot' variations of melody, rhythm, and chords
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What is falsetto?
In men, the head voice. It approximates a woman's pitch range
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What is alternative?
Music that exemplifies an unconventional approach to traditional style
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What is MIDI?
An acronym for Musical Instrumental Digital Interface, a communication protocol
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What is timbre?
The unique sound of a voice or instrument, also called tone color
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What is stride piano?
A style of piano playing in which the left hand moves on each beat, 'striding' between low notes on strong beats and higher pitched chords on weak beats
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What is a rhythm track?
Drums, bass, and other instruments that accentuate the beat
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What is jazz standard?
A well-known and often played jazz piece
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What is free style?
A style created when an MC improvises lyrics
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What is fusion?
Combining contrasting styles into a new, unique style
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What is a sound module?
Hardware that contains synthesized and sampled sounds on a hard drive or memory chip
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