JSS2 Cultural and Creative Art (CCA) Lesson Note on Musical Styles

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MUSICAL STYLES

African musical styles

1. African music is that class of music that is practiced in African before the continent came under European influence.
2. African Melody: African melody makes use of the pentatonic scale system which is the 5-tone system.
3. African Harmony:  There are some song in which two or three parts may be heard simultaneously in the chorus response.
4. African Rhythm: It is characterized by rhythmic complexities, e.g Polyrhythm in which two or more separate beats are played simultaneously.

Western musical style

1. Melody: This refers to pitches sounded one after another in a logical series which form a satisfying musical unit.
2. Counterpoint: This is the combination of two or melodic lines simultaneously.
3. Harmony: This refer only to the simultaneous sounding of pitches .
4. Timbre: The distinctive sound of a voice of musical instrument is called its timbre or tone colour.

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