Composition exemplar - jazz quintet (score)

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Composition exemplar - jazz quintet (audio)

using features that are typical of the musical style

where notes are played unevenly; in jazz this usually refers to swing quavers

a recurring chorus that starts and finishes a jazz piece; performers improvise over the chord sequence from the head in between repetitions

What typical rhythmic features of jazz can you hear?

British English CC

Analyse this piano part. How would you describe the chords?

Analyse the saxophone solo

How would you describe the structure?

Listen to the head

Task A audio

Composing idiomatically

Music

Playing to an instrument’s strengths

Adding detail with performance directions

Using technology to refine a composition

Completing a composition

Pupils analyse exemplar compositions to understand how composers complete and refine a finished piece. They explore idiomatic writing, performance directions, instrumental writing and use of technology to produce effective, polished compositions.

Composition exemplars: completing a composition

a melody that uses only notes from the major scale

Which of the following best describes a chromatic passage?

What is the name for the music that supports the main melody?

When music is made up on the spot, it is {{}}.

music that only uses chordal accompaniment

Composing idiomatically

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