Music is one of the gateway to the soul. And, when life is so stressful, listening or playing music makes us calm and helps to release the stress.
You might have got the chance to attend a music band. Guitarists play a very important role in the band. There are different types of guitars(ranging in the pitch) like
- Electric Guitar
- Classical or acoustic Guitar
- Steel Guitar
- Bass guitar
- electric bass guitar
The major contributors of a band are a lead guitarist, rhythm guitarist, drummer, keyboard player, and a vocalist.
The important element of any pop or rock music are:
- Percussion or drumming
- chords/String: Guitar
- Vocal: singing, screaming, spoken words, rapping
- Bass line
- Wind instruments: saxophones, trumpets, flutes
- Orchestral string instruments: violin, cello, viola
Other musical instruments:
- Handpan
There are different styles of music
- Jazz
- Blue
- Dub
- Funk
- Electric
- Classical
- Acapella: without a musical instrument.
There are a few important things to understand
- Melody
- Rhythm
- Harmony
- Improvisation
Musical Genre
- pop (popular) music
- Rock
- Blues
- metal
- jazz
- rap
- R&B: Rhythm and Blue
Dance genre
i. rock and roll
ii. hip-hop(rock, jazz, soul)
ii. hip-hop(rock, jazz, soul)
iii. disco music
iv. Salsa(Cuban dance): Social dancing
v. Kizomba
vi. Zumba
vii. Bachata
viii. Rumba
ix. Latin American dance
x. Cha-cha-cha
xi. Ballroom
x. Ballet: Swan Lake
Singers
iv. Salsa(Cuban dance): Social dancing
v. Kizomba
vi. Zumba
vii. Bachata
viii. Rumba
ix. Latin American dance
x. Cha-cha-cha
xi. Ballroom
x. Ballet: Swan Lake
Singers
- Eric Clapton
- Toni Braxton
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