Music A-Level
Rhythm changes
What Rhythm changes means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Rhythm changes
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A quintessential progression based on George Gershwin's 'I Got Rhythm', featuring a 32-bar AABA structure with a distinctive I-VI-II-V turnaround in the A section and a cycle of dominant sevenths in the B section.
Topics that use Rhythm changes
- Area of study 5: Jazz - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
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