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What is Music?: What is a musical phrase?

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What is Music?: What is a musical phrase?

SUBJECTS:  Arts

YEARS:  7–8, 9–10


Sometimes we come across musical phrases that catch on like wildfire.

With every repetition, these phrases take on more meaning.

Listen closely for this jazz lick that has appeared in many forms throughout music history.

What other popular musical phrases can you think of?

What meanings do they carry, and what could you do to repurpose them?



Production Date: 2018


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