Experiencing Jazz
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; McGraw-Hill
Published: August 29, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780072451795
Subjects: Genres & Styles - Jazz; Music / Jazz; Music; Music/Songbooks; Textbooks; Analysis, appreciation; History and criticism; Jazz
Table of contents: label: Part 1
title: Understanding Jazz; label: Chapter 1
title: The Nature of Jazz
pagenum: 2; title: That Four Letter Word
pagenum: 3; title: Defining Jazz
pagenum: 5; title: Chapter Summary
pagenum: 7; title: Key Terms
pagenum: 9; title: Review Questions
pagenum: 9; label: Chapter  2
title: The Elements of Jazz
pagenum: 10; title: Rhythm
pagenum: 12; title: Meter and Tempo
pagenum: 12; title: Rhythmic Devices Important to Jazz
pagenum: 14; title: Swing as an Aspect of Jazz Rhythm
pagenum: 16; title: Melody
pagenum: 16; title: Blues
pagenum: 18; title: Harmony
pagenum: 19; title: Texture
pagenum: 21; title: Form
pagenum: 22; title: Improvisation
pagenum: 24; title: Something Borrowed - the European Tradition
pagenum: 24; title: Something New, Something Blue - The Jazz Tradition
pagenum: 24; title: Chapter Summary
pagenum: 27; title: Key Terms
pagenum: 28; title: Review Questions
pagenum: 28; label: Chapter 3
title: Listening to Jazz
pagenum: 30