[DOC] [TLE] Piano StylesRagtime to Boogie-Woogie [PAR] Ragtime, a solo style of piano playing, is considered to be outside the jazz 
tradition ... The left hand played both bass and chords and the right hand the 
melodic parts. ... The rhythm is based on playing eight beats to the bar. ... Boogie-
woogie was usually played by untrained pianists, many of whom could not read 
music. [DOC] [TLE] Boogie Woogie - Jazz in America [PAR] Boogie Woogie was the first and to date the only exclusively piano music to issue 
from the blues. Boogie Woogie, a term used to describe the blues piano playing 
that thrived ... The left hand ostinato (a repeated figure) served as a forerunner of 
rhythm ... what he felt, and couldn't be bothered to count out the number of beats. [DOC] [TLE] Jazz Styles - Lorenz [PAR] Jazz is a broad genre that includes many different styles. ... a two-beat rhythm 
that's played in the left hand of the piano while the right hand plays ... A lot of the 
improvisation that is done in today's jazz is based on the 12-bar blues formula. ... 
Boogie Woogie is a piano style based on the blues but resembling ragtime. [DOC] [TLE] Boogie-woogie - Wikipedia [PAR] Boogie-woogie is a musical genre that became popular during the late 1920s, 
but developed in African American communities in the 1870s. It was eventually 
extended from piano, to piano duo and trio, guitar, big band ... For the most part, 
boogie-woogie tunes are twelve-bar blues, although the style has been applied 
to... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 2 Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] (in Boogie-Woogie) when the right hand on piano would play short bits of melody 
repeated several times. ... the form of rhythm and blues music; organized into 4-
beat patterns and AAB structure; each section ... song; wrote "Cross Road Blues"; 
added extra beats to bars and extra bars seemingly at random; used polyrhythm. [DOC] [TLE] Jazz: W. W. Norton & Company StudySpace [PAR] blues form: a twelve-bar cycle used as a framework for improvisation by jazz ... 
knees. boogie-woogie: a blues piano style in which the left hand plays a rhythmic 
ostinato of eight beats to the bar. bossa nova: new flair; Brazilian form of samba 
music. ... 12-bar blues, 32-bar popular song); (2) the repeated portion of a 
popular... [DOC] [TLE] Glossary of Jazz Terms - Sonic [PAR] A Section: The first section of a tune, typically 8 bars; the main theme. ... Boogie (
boogie-woogie): a style of piano playing very popular in the thirties. Blues, with 
continuous repeated eighth note patterns in the left hand and exciting but ... 
Chromatic harmony is a vague term referring either to the use of many altered 
tones in... [DOC] [TLE] Jazz Glossary: Archives - Columbia University [PAR] A grouping of beats, that establishes the meter of a piece of music. ... older style 
of piano, rough, loud, and appropriate to playing in noisy bars and dance halls. ... 
boogie woogie - A style of piano blues based on strong left hand eighth note 
figures. ..... post-bop - A general term for many developments in jazz after the 
1950s. [DOC] [TLE] Outline 4: The Roots of Rock [PAR] A. In late 1880s, type of music starts to become popular in saloons, brothels, ... 
Left hand establishes steady beat ... 3. Repeated and varied to build 16 bar strain
, or section of the piece ... A. Starts among black musicians playing for dances .... 
But  accompanied by jazz piano .... Boogie Woogie at fast tempos = rock 
rhythms. [DOC] [TLE] History of Boogie Woogie - Nonjohn [PAR] Boogie Woogie piano playing originated in the lumber and turpentine camps of 
... "The 'Boogie Woogie' originated in Texas many years ago. .... "steadily 
repeated bass patterns, one or two bars long" that "delineate the 12-bar ... not 
always) played eight beats to the bar, is juxtaposed with a succession

Question: In boogie-woogie piano music, the left had plays this many beats to the bar repeatedly
Answer: eight