First of all, let me talk about the waltz. The waltz must be in the form of 3 beats. Basically, anything with 3 beats can be used as a waltz dance music, but everyone is accustomed to using some fixed tunes. Because the tempo of the song is determined by the dance, there are some basic speed requirements for three steps fast and slow.

Jazz and blues (blues) are not songs without three beats (so according to the above definition, there is also the possibility of waltz). The characteristics of blues lie in the bMi and bSi on its scale. This is just like the Chinese pentatonic scale, which sounds Chinese when you hear it, and the Arabic augmented second scale, which sounds Middle Eastern when you hear it.

The most important thing that distinguishes jazz is its harmony (chords). If it is pure jazz harmony, it will be quite cumbersome (or disharmonious) because the theory of jazz is three-dimensional harmony, which is different from yours. When you hear general pop songs, classical songs are completely two styles, and they are not distinguished by musical instruments. This can be explained by the fact that classical instruments ~ clarinet (clarinet) participate in jazz performances in large numbers.

There are also jazz performances, both singing and playing (instruments) are very particular about improvisation. Under its chord structure pattern, various instrumental music (including people) have wonderful improvisations. If you like jazz, You will definitely understand how it is different from ordinary music.

That’s basically it, and there’s no way to explain it in a simple way.