Jazz Instruments
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Objective
I can name common instruments used in jazz music.
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Warm-up video
The Kiddie Jazz Club · 6:14
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
The three primary components of jazz instruments are the rhythm section, the horn section, and vocalists.
- 2
The foundational instruments of the rhythm section are drums, bass, and piano.
- 3
Commonly used brass instruments in the horn section are the trumpet, trombone, and tuba.
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Practice
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Which of the following instruments is part of the rhythm section in jazz music?
Which of these instruments is a brass instrument commonly used in jazz?
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“Name three instruments that are part of the rhythm section in jazz music.”
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