MUS 106 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Work Song, Tom Turpin, Music Of Africa
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Chapter 2 - mus 106 - history and tradition of jazz by thomas e. larson - 4th edition. Songs of function - songs that have a purpose. Celebrating the loss of a first tooth. Work songs - singing of the work that needs to be done - celebratory. The audience would often sing with the performers. Griot - professional musician/entertainer who maintains the oral history of the community. Songs are passed down from memorization as opposed to writings. Ring shout - originated as a west african circle dance. Participants form a circle and shuffle in a counterclockwise direction which increases in speed and intensity until a state of hysteria is reached. Pentatonic scale - usually a five note scale commonly used in folk music from different cultures. Different from the european scale which has seven notes. Improvisation - sight variations introduced at the whim of a player.
