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What does scat singing mean?
Scat, also called Scat Singing, in music, jazz vocal style using emotive, onomatopoeic, and nonsense syllables instead of words in solo improvisations on a melody. ... The popular theory that scat singing began when a vocalist forgot the lyrics may be true, but this origin does not explain the persistence of the style.
What are three facts about scat singing?
Scat singing is used in jazz music. It is performed by using the voice to make sounds, but not using any recognisable words. A singer would improvise (make up) a solo using nonsense syllables which is like a musical instrument solo in a song.
Who uses scat singing?
Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Jon Hendricks, Betty Carter, and many more of Jazz's legendary vocalists were noted for their ability to sing scat vocals.
