MUS 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Folk Art, Native Tongues, Christopher Langton
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What are fluff and filler? any time you"re spending time musing on an idea without actually saying anything of particular value: the more specific language you use to describe something, the less. Pitch vs range pitch refers to specific note or tone, range refers to a general area of pitches. Music doesn"t usually move to a high pitch at the climax of a song. Make sure don"t add space between paragraphs of the same style is selected. Always use their last name never their first. Folk art informal, aesthetically simplistic, oral tradition. High art formal, sophisticated, written tradition. These are correct on some levels, but become problematic on others. Likely went through many changes as they were passed down: misunderstood lines, forgotten (and improvised) words, improved text, personal flair . Songs not accepted by community were quickly forgotten. Change over time is a welcome facet of folk song.
