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Hi John! Here's your own Glossary of Terms, which includes only those terms we've discussed so far...

THEORY RELATED
Diatonic:
Modes of Music:
Arpeggio:
Voicing:
1/2 Step Leading Tone:
3rds and 7ths:
Extensions:
ii-V-I Chord Progression:
Blues Form:
Scale - Altered:
Scale - Blues:
Scale - Chromatic Scale:
Scale - Diminished:
Scale - Pentatonic, Major:
Scale - Whole-Tone:
Tri-tone Substitution:
Triad - Diminished:
(diminished chord)
RHYTHM RELATED
Downbeat:
Upbeat:
Syncopation:
Tempo Marking (in the music) - Rubato:
Slow 4 Feel:
Two-beat style (2 Feel; 1/2 time feel):
Walking bass:
Time:
Double-time:
Double-time feel:
PERFORMANCE RELATED
Form:
Head:
Bridge:
Chorus:
Break:
Comping:
Fill:
Lay out:
Improvise:
Riff:
Turnaround (turnback, turnabout):
Tag:
Vamp:
Rhythm section:
Horn (Axe):
STYLE RELATED
Behind the Beat:
Laid back:
Blue note:
Ghosting:







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