MIAP-120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Melisma, Irving Berlin, Electric Instrument
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A&r= artists and repertoire (a&r) the department of a record company whose responsibility it is to discover and cultivate new musical talent and to find material for the artists to perform-- naturally with an eye toward commercial potential. As many artists today write and record their own material the later function of the a&r has atrophied to some extent. Ascap= we are the american society of composers, authors and. Publishers (ascap), a membership association of more than 550,000 us composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers of every kind of music. Backbeat= in rock music the accenting of the 2nd and 4th beat of a four- beat bar. Blue notes= expressive notes or scalar inflections found primarily in blues and jazz music. Bluegrass= a country music style that grew out of traditional fiddle bands and ballad traditions mandolinist bill monroe is generally credited with pioneering.
