MU121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jerry Wexler, Apple Music, Blues Scale
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Rhythm: the way the musical sounds are organized. Beat: regular rhythmic pulse of a song. Syncopation: emphasis on the weak beats - 1 2* 3 4* Chord progression, has movement like european music - repertoire. Verse: a section with repeating music and non repeating lyrics. Adds a repeating chorus section where lyrics (and somtimes melody) differ from verse - verse: the section with repeating music and non-repeating lyrics. Verse and chorus employ different music a 1st verse b chorus. A verse a verse b bridge a verse. Chorus: repeating section that is focus of song. Bridge: acts as contrast to verses but is usually not the focal point of the song. The whitening of r&b - chuck berry. Black music was considered a dangerous influence on white youth. Stagger lee myth (all black men want to steal white women) Hokum blues: muddy waters ( hoochie coochie man , got my mojo working )
