| Different styles of music have different
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| | music itself allowing itto speak through
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| "sounds." We canall pretty much agree on
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| | them. Of course, I'm not saying that this
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| that point. For example, Jazz usesseventh
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| | can'thappen in Jazz, but, just watch a
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| chords almost exclusively. This, and the
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| | Jazz performer and you'll seewhat I mean.
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| kind of chordprogressions used in Jazz
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| | Last but not least is rhythm. Let's do a
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| gives it its unique flavor. But whatabout
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| | comparison/contrastbetween Jazz and New
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| new age music? Does it have it's own
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| | Age music. Jazz has a definite
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| special ingredients?
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| | discerniblerhythm. It is what makes Jazz
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| Yes it does.
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| | Jazz. New age music can have apattern or
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| Now, there are no hard and fast rules
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| | an underlying rhythm to the music. It can
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| here but for the mostpart, new age music
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| | be used tocreate trance like states in
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| is a consonant music. That is, there
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| | the listener. Drums are usuallya part of
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| islittle or noharshness going on in the
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| | Jazz music. Percussion is mostly absent
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| music. No Saxes wailingand what not.
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| | from the New
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| Having said that we can eliminate most of
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| | Age sound simply because it would not add
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| thetense jazz chords and their voicing.
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| | to the atmosphere most New Age musicians
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| So what are we left with?
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| | create. Timing is very important to the
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| Mostly Major and minor chords based on
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| | Jazz musician. The soloist has the
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| the regular scales andthe modes. The
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| | freedom to play whatever he wants as long
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| chord progressions are simpler and
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| | as he maintains the meter and stays in
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| usually starton the l chord. No ll-V-l
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| | time. New Age music is more elastic in
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| progressions here.
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| | that timing is there, but is not a master
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| What about melody? In jazz, we have a
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| | of the player. The New Age player can
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| soloist who usually playsa lot of
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| | disregard time altogether.
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| chromatic notes. This is rare in new age
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| | Just listen to Zen flute music as a good
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| music becauseit would create dissonance.
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| | example of this.
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| New age melodies tend to be softerand
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| | Now, what does all this mean for the
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| more on the spiritual side. Solos, if
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| | aspiring New Age musician? A couple of
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| there are any, are notso much concerned
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| | good things. It means that there is a
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| with the expression of the self than they
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| | definite new age
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| arewith letting the music express itself.
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| | "sound" out there. That it is here to
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| A subtle but very importantdistinction.
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| | stay and that people likeand need to hear
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| Jazz players may have some ego invested
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| | it. And it means that there are some
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| in theirperformance. New age musicians
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| | guidelinesout there for what defines the
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| learn to let the music play them.
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| | meaning of New Age music.
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| They learn to become a channel for the
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| | Article written by Edward Weiss.
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