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Funk
- Unit Vocabulary
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| Term |
Definition |
| Bass Guitar |
4 string, low pitched guitar |
| Bassline |
The lowest musical line of a theme
or accompaniment |
| Break |
Rhythm section stops for the opening
statement of an improvised solo |
| Call and Response |
A conversation between two soloists
or groups. |
| Chord |
Two or more tones sounded simultaneously
usually used for accompaniment |
| Chromatic |
A playing in part or full of semitones(half
steps) |
| Close Harmonies |
Chords with intervals of a third
or less between voices/instruments |
| Electric Guitar |
A guitar that needs amplification
to make a performance quality sound |
| Falsetto |
A male voice above its normal range |
| Fill |
Notes played by the drummer or guitarist
inbetween phrases |
| Funk |
Style of music with syncopated drums,
heavy influenced basslines, and crisp unison hornlines |
| Groove |
A term for a melodic idea that sets
a mood |
| High-Hat |
A pair stacked, mounted cymbals,
played with a footpedal(sock cymbals) |
| Horn Section |
An instrumental background consisting of brass
and woodwind instruments |
| Keyboard |
Any instrument which is played with
piano-like button(key), usually electric powered. |
| Kick |
A term for the use of the bass drum
or ensemble accent |
| Layering |
A arranging techique of playing theme
1, then adding theme 2, then adding theme 3, etc… |
| Lead |
The main voice/intrument or solo |
| Lead Guitar |
The guitar that plays the solos.
Usually more melodic than chordal |
| Measure |
A defined number of beats to break
a theme into smaller units |
| Meter |
The number of beats in a measure |
| String Section |
The use of a group of orchestral
string instruments for main themes or accompaniment |
| Syncopation |
Accent on any part of the beat except
the downbeat |
| Wah-Wah |
Guitar pedal effect used to give
an open and muted sound effect |