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    rebelled against the swing era. With the form of a small combo consisting the trumpet saxophone piano drums and bass the musicians took off with improvised lines getting faster and more complex many other bands couldn’t copy someone’s piece now. The syncopations and dotted eighth notes that had characterized earlier jazz were now far less prominent. Making melody statements bebop would consist of artist playing a melody followed by a solo from the trumpet and maybe even a duet with the trumpet and the

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    N13/6/MUSIC/BP1/ENG/TZ0/XX/M MARKSCHEME November 2013 MUSIC Higher and Standard Level Listening Paper 9 pages –2– N13/6/MUSIC/BP1/ENG/TZ0/XX/M This markscheme is confidential and for the exclusive use of examiners in this examination session. It is the property of the International Baccalaureate and must not be reproduced or distributed to any other person without the authorization of the IB Assessment Centre. –3– N13/6/MUSIC/BP1/ENG/TZ0/XX/M General Comment to Examiners Please note

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    The first is a tendency to stress the weak beats of the bar (2nd and 4th) in contrast to traditional music which stressed the first and third beats. The second feature is syncopation through an extensive repetition of short and strongly rhythmic phrases or "riffs". The third feature of jazz is swing (regular but subtle pulsation which animates 4/4 time). The swing must be present in every good jazz performance. Jazz as a

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    Like urban music in the United States‚ bachata began as music for poor and dispossessed. Originating in the Dominican Republic‚ it reflects the social and economic dislocation of the poorest Dominicans. Derived from the Latin American tradition of guitar music‚ bachata emerged in the 1960s only to be denigrated by the media‚ mainstream musicians‚ and middle- and upper-class Dominicans‚ mainly because the lyrics often about hard drinking‚ women troubles‚ illicit sex‚ and male bravado were considered

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    A COMPARISON OF JAZZ AND CLASSICAL MUSIC AND THEIR EFFECT ON MUSICIANS by Amy XXXXXX A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for College Level Writing University of La Verne 4 November 2011 Abstract A thesis presented on the history of jazz as compared to classical music and the effects on musicians‚ beginning with the birth of jazz‚ and covering the twentieth century. Berliner (1994)

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    | Music of Contemporary Australia | Analysing Repertoire Task | | This term‚ music has focused on the topic of “Music of Contemporary Australia.” In this assessment piece‚ two contrasting compositions by James and John Morrison‚ “Sydney by Night” and “Pinnacles”‚ will be analysed‚ compared and contrasted. Elements of music (eg. Harmony‚ rhythm‚ dynamics and texture) will be pinpointed. Explanations will also be given to describe how these elements have been used to portray the two title

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    Dear parents and students‚ We are pleased to announce the return of The Great BSB Spelling Bee‚ a House competition for KS3 students which will be taking place on Friday March 29th from 1:40 - 3:40 in the Duke of York Theatre. We would like all students to have a go at preparing for the competition by looking over and practising the words below. Obviously‚ some students are better at spelling than others but all will benefit from the vocabulary they will gain. The teams will be selected by

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    through time; the pattern of durations of notes and silences in music. So therefore rhythm is an arrangement of sounds and silences to create specific musical patterns during a particular time or duration. Rhythm also includes beat‚ meter‚ accent‚ syncopation and tempo. Timbre/Instrumentation Timbre (which is pronounced tam’-ber) refers to the quality of sound that differentiate one from another. We are able to identify a trumpet different from a saxophone in music because of the timbre or tone colour

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    style of music that would completely change the way music was played during that time. “Bacharach’s exploration of new chord progressions‚ shifting meters‚ and irregular phrasing was experimental; nevertheless‚ his music‚ accented with the heavy syncopation of jazz and pop standards‚ was popular. His compositions were so melodically interesting that talented vocalists favored Bacharach compositions to showcase their skill in

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    Gareth Farr 1. Brief Biography of His Life: a. Gareth Farr was born on the 29th of February 1968 in Wellington. As a child he was extremely responsive to pitched noises (indicating his musicality). He used to spend hours at a time sitting in front of the washing machine listening to the noises it made. The “agitator” in particular fascinated him because of the whirring noise it produced with a variance in pitch. From a very young age he used to walk over to people’s houses and say “can

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