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Week 1A Discussion

Week 1A Discussion

Q Based on the Intro reading, what makes a song popular? Define and explain the following music elements: pitch, melody, riff, rhythm, beat, time signature, measure/bar, back beat, syncopation, accent, harmony, chords, the most common chord progression, texture, verse/chorus form, blues form, style/genre.

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A song is made popular by its degree of appeal. The wider the population it appeals to, the more popular it becomes. The popularity of a song depends on how many times it is being heard or how widely it is being talked about. In other words, a song is popular when it appeals to a wider percentage of the population. In music, pitch can be defined as the position of a singular sound in a complete range of sound. Pitch is defined by its high and low frequency. The frequency of the vibrating sound produces sound waves which in turn is identified as a pitch.