19th of November 2014
In class this week we looked at folk music, 2 people from our class sung very different songs but in this style. Once again this was an interesting new experience because I generally don't listen to that genre, however it was sweet and pleasant to hear- a nice change!
Features of folk music:
- Its easy to sing
- It was passed down in generations- families, social groups etc., folk music was never written down so it was learnt from listening and playing- the individual memory.
- Traditionally folk music was performed amateurs who would perhaps tour around, sharing their songs and stories.
- A lot of folk music is played by acoustic instruments such as guitars to give it that soft and gentle feeling,
- there didn't use to be a score and once again refers back to passing the songs through word of mouth.
- its world known style of music
- its easy to pick up and enjoyable to learn
what have I learnt?
Today I have not only learnt a new genre of music, but the importance to listen and spread my knowledge on music; for me not to just stick with what I know. I feel like this will be helpful because if I learn a range of songs from different genres it will show i'm versatile and willing to try new things.
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