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| Fanfare | A short work for brass and often percussion usually associated with royalty |
| Blues | Refers to the form and style; an early source of jazz, characterized by flatted, or "blue" notes in the sale; vocal blues consists o 3-line stanzas in the form of a a' bf |
| Blue Notes | Notes that are bent or lowered slightly in pitch, especially the 3rd, 5th and 7th tones common in blues and jazz |
| Ragtime | A forerunner of jazz, usually for piano in a marchlike style with a syncopated melody |
| Jazz | An African American style of music developed in 20th century America characterized by improvisation and syncopated rhythms |
| Swing | A type of popular music arranged for big bands containing many jazz influences |
| Scat singing | A jazz style of singing that sets syllables to an improvised vocal line |
| Musicals | A type of musical theater that combines music, acting, and dancing |
| Folk Music | Music of the common people of a society or geographical region |
| Oral Tradition | The process by which music is preserved by people through hearing it, remembering it, then performing it |
