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Blues and jazz are uniquely American music in that they combine elements from both African and European sources. First, listen to the clips and familiarize yourself with the sounds of both continents. Then, decide whether the musical characteristic described below are two of African or European origin and categorize each characteristic accordingly. The jazz practice of "trading fours, in which an improviser will play a melody for four measures and then another improviser will respond musically, creating a call and response. Emphasis on percussion instruments The polyphonic approach to improvisation in Dixieland jazz bands. The practice of flatting certain notes, such as the third and seventh scale degrees The avoidance of improvisation and strict use of notation in ragtime music. The advanced harmonic concepts that Duke Ellington used in many compositions. Regular, sectional formal structures from which improvisation can occur Playing all rhythms with a sense of swing African European

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African characteristics

European

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