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Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations

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Students explore the various rhythmic combinations in jazz and blues music. They watch a video segment, apply a mathematical formula to calculate the number of possible rhythmic combinations, and perform a combination of notes and rhythm on a keyboard.

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5th - 12th
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Math
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