MUSI 2060 Exam 2 Terms

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a type of bass accompaniment in which the bassist plays the root of the chord on the first beat of the measure and the fifth of the chord on the 3rd beat of the measure; associated very strongly with country music

Flat-four beat

a rhythm style in which all four beats of a four-beat measure are equally accented, as opposed to a backbeat rhythm. The flat-four beat is prominent in Motown songs.

Standard song form (AABA)

a musical structure that typically consists of 2 musical parts (A and B) played in four sections. Each section is generally eight measures long, resulting in 32-measure form. The A part is played and repeated (8 + 8 measures), followed by the B part or bridge (8 measures), and a return of the A part (8 measures) for an overall form of AABA in 32 measures. In some rock songs the AABA form is borrowed with a great deal of freedom and combined with strophic song form: in some cases the A part further divides into a verse (a) and chorus (b), while the B part retains its bridge function.

Skiffle

folk music with a jazz and blues influence (Lonnie Donegan)

Super group

band Cream, composed of Eric Clapton and jack Bruce