Traditional Music Flashcards

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blues music typical features

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  • repeated chord progressions (typically 12 bars, sometimes 16 bars)
  • primary chords but often with added 7ths
  • 4/4 time with a clear and steady beat
  • moderate to slow tempo
  • call and response texture (between voice and the instrument)
  • repetition of lyrics (AAB Structure)
  • blues notes used in the melody to add a mournful tone
  • performance technique of slide
  • brass instruments (trumpets, trombone)
  • vocals, keyboard and bass
  • walking bass lines
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reggae music - typical features

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  • 4,4 time
  • moderate to slow tempo
  • simple bass riffs with octave leaps
  • emphasis on the backbeats (beats 2 and 4)
  • one drop rhythm
  • guitars using the skank technique to provide an accompaniment
  • blues inflections in the melody line
  • syncopated/push rhythms
  • political/social lyrics
  • prominent bass line
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African music/music influenced by Africa - typical features

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  • close harmony acapella singing
  • call and response textures
  • improvisation/ feeling of improvisation
  • drum-based music
  • polyrhythmic textures
  • rhythms derived from natural speech patterns
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contemporary Latin music typical features

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  • 4/4 time
  • lively tempo
  • Latin percussion instruments eg. bongos, congas, claves
  • dance rhythms such as the clave (salsa) or cha cha
  • polyrhythmic textures
  • syncopated rhythms
  • use of ostinatos and riffs
  • solo vocals in the verse with vocal harmonies in the chorus
  • piano introductions
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folk music typical features

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  • simple melody and accompaniment textures
  • acoustic (or semi-acoustic) instruments
  • solo voice in the verse with vocal harmonies in the chorus
    narrative: the songs tell a story
  • simple harmonies but with many inversions created by the guitar accompaniment
  • irregular phrases
  • rhythms derived from natural speech - often including scotch snap and syncopated patterns
  • repetitive melody lines
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