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Call & Response:
A common jazz device; originally derived from Lining the practice of a choir leader, priest or cantor singing a line of a hymn that was repeated by the largely illiterate congregation.
One person plays a bar of music (call),
All others reproduce the same bar of music (response) as closely as possible (include articulation and dynamics).
A call can be as simple as one pitch with rhythmic variation
For beginners, specify the first pitch. Begin each new call with either the first or last note of the previous call.
As players gain confidence, increase the complexity and then the length of each call.
The goal is to develop rapid, automatic reaction to what is heard.
If mistakes are made in the response, repeat the call, simplifying or fragmenting it into smaller components if necessary. One effective rule for ensuring this is: any call is valid as long as it can be repeated by the caller.
Call and Answer: each call is an incomplete phrase; respond by completing the phrase