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Embellishment
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An ornamentation of a melody; adding notes for decoration according to established and commonly accepted performance practices
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Fusion
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A synthesis of elements of jazz and rock. A style of modern jazz.
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Breaks
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A stop of the music in a jazz piece during which a soloist improvises, usually for two bars.
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Head Arrangements
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Arrangements that are not notated but are worked out in rehersal and, eventually, played by memory in traditional jazz syle.
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Improvisation
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The process of simultaneously composing, performing, and listening to music.
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Big Band Jazz
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Music for a large jazz ensemble, usually from 12 to 20 musicians.
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Walking Bass
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A jazz bass line played on each beat, frequently with some embellishments and emphasizing the main tones of the underlying chord structure.
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Scat Singing
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Improvised jazz singing using a variety of vocal sounds rather than lyrics. Its purpose is to improvise a vocal solo line in the manner of a lead instrumentalist.
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Syncopation
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The occurrence of accents in unexpected places, usually on weak beats or on weak parts of beats.
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Combo Jazz
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A small jazz group, usually from three to six musicians.
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Cool Jazz
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An outgrowth of and reaction to bebop.
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Free Jazz
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A style that is almost pure improvisation without adherence to predetermined chord structures, meter, or melodic motives.
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Ostinato
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A rhythmic or melodic pattern repeated many times.
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Hard Bop
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The bebop style of the 1950s and 1960s
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Sections
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The different instrumental or vocal groupings of an ensemble.
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