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What is block voicing?
Voicing means harmonising a melody (or lead) with one or more instruments or voices, either with a similar instrument from the same section or with a combination. Block voicing is where the inside or harmony parts always move in the same direction as the lead.
What is block chords in jazz?
Block chords are a method of harmonising a melody line by moving all the notes of the chord in parallel, following the same rhythm as the melody. Harmonising melodies with block chords is also known as 'locked-hands' so be aware that these terms refer to the same thing.
What does voicing mean in jazz?
A chord voicing is just a way of altering the order of and intervals between the notes in a chord. ... While there is a place for block chords in Jazz (see the Locked Hands lesson), by and large Jazz uses more elaborate voicing techniques such as: Quartal Harmony; Upper Structures; So What Chords; and.
