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1. Basic Musical Concepts – Folk Music, Art Music, and All That Jazz
Folk Music, Art Music, and All
That Jazz

2. Basic Musical Concepts – Folk Music, Art Music, and All That Jazz
Objectives
• Explain the main differences between music labeled as high art, low art, art music,
jazz, popular music, and folk music
• Define the following musical terms: blue note, folk music, jazz, improvisation, music
notation, mutes, oral tradition, repertoire, riffs, score, solo, and variation.

3. Basic Musical Concepts – Folk Music, Art Music, and All That Jazz
Popular Music takes many forms
• Comes from many musical traditions
• Disseminated through mass media
Folk Music
• Rich in oral tradition, usually not notated, utilitarian
• Music Example: Traditional Russian folk song: Dark Eyes
Art Music
• Created by trained professional musicians
• Not “superior” to other kinds of music, e.g., folk or popular
• Music Example: Mozart: Clarinet in A Major
Outline

4. Basic Musical Concepts – Folk Music, Art Music, and All That Jazz
Jazz
• An original American creation
• Uses improvisation as primary structural component
• Usually not notated
• Frequently incorporates elements of folk music
• Combines elements of European-American and African music with
songs, spirituals, and riverboat music
• Relies heavily on syncopated rhythms, improvisation, and riffs
• Music example: Duke Ellington: Searchin’
Outline - continued

5. Basic Musical Concepts – Folk Music, Art Music, and All That Jazz
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