Two terms from my practice:
1. Head- The (typically) 8 to 32 bar portion of a jazz tune at the beginning that establishes the chord progression and main melody of the tune. The musician's then improvise over the same chord progression.
2. Changes- the chord progression
One misunderstood term:
Sequenced- Many people use this term to imply that some music "has no soul" because it was sequenced on a computer or other sequencer. However, it is just that they don't understand the art behind this type of music.
I definitely agree that sequenced music can have soul, and I similarly connect this to the debate over the liveliness of quantized rhythms. I think there is plenty of funky and soulful music that utilize a sufficient amount of sequencing and quantization.
ReplyDeleteI struggle with people who think that way about pre-recorded sequences because its like, what do you think it takes to play the most of the music on the radio?? building backing tracks/sequencing is something that I know is probably going to play a huge role in the music I make. I wish more people were into it and weren't so freaking judge-y
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