VPMA93H3 Lecture 6: Lecture 6 Notes - Music
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Vpma93 lecture 6 music and meaning: amazing grace was sung by barack obama as a eulogy for the 9 people, one of which was a veteran in a shooting in usa. Song has lots of meaning behind it which is why words touched many people affected by the shootings. Call and respond structure- a leader who leads the first part of the text and other people joining in creating the melody. Helps keep you focused while singing and song is flexible when sung. Bessie smith, gulf coast blues, 1923: blue note the lowered third, seventh and sometimes fifth degrees of the otherwise major scale; the degree of inflection may vary considerably. Not a major note nor a minor note; its somewhere in-between. Barack obama amazing grace sung this note when he said the azing part in amazing grace.
