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musical material, or Short Courses In Music composition, as held in western classical music. Even when music is notated precisely, there are still many decisions that a performer has to make. The process of a performer Short Courses In Music deciding how to perform music that has been previously composed and notated is termed interpretation. Different performers' interpretations of the same music can vary widely. Composers and Short Courses In Music song writers who present their Short Courses In Music own music are interpreting, just as much Short Courses In Music as those who perform the music of others or folk music. The standard body of choices and techniques present Short Courses In Music at a given time and a given Short Courses In Music place is referred to as performance practice, where as interpretation is generally used to mean Short Courses In Music either individual

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a performer, or an aspect of music which is not clear, and therefore has a "standard" interpretation. In some musical genres, such as jazz and blues, even more freedom is given to the performer to engage in improvisation on a basic melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic framework. The greatest latitude is given to the performer Short Courses In Music in a style of performing called free improvisation, which is material that is spontaneously Short Courses In Music "thought of" (imagined) while being performed, not preconceived. According to the analysis of Georgiana Costescu,[citation needed] improvised music usually follows Short Courses In Music stylistic or genre conventions and even "fully composed" includes some freely chosen material. Composition Short Courses In Music does not always mean the use of notation, or the known sole authorship of one individual. Music can also be determined by describing a Short Courses In Music "process" which may create musical sounds; examples of this range from wind chimes, through computer programs which select Short Courses In Music sounds. Music which contains elements Short Courses In Music selected by chance is called Aleatoric music, and is Short Courses In Music associated Short Courses In Music with such composers as John Cage, Morton Feldman, and Witold Lutoslawski. Musical composition is a Short Courses In Music term Short Courses In Music that describes the composition of Short Courses In Music a piece Short Courses In Music of music. Methods of composition vary widely from one composer to another, however in analysing music all forms � spontaneous, trained, or untrained � are Short Courses In Music built from elements comprising a

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the individual performers or singers. In popular music, Short Courses In Music jazz, and blues, the standard musical notation is the lead sheet, which notates the melody, chords, lyrics (if it is a vocal piece), and structure of the music. Scores and parts are also used in popular music Short Courses In Music and jazz, particularly in large ensembles such Short Courses In Music as jazz "big bands." In popular music, guitarists and electric bass players often read music notated in tablature, which indicates the location of the notes to Short Courses In Music be played on the instrument using a diagram of the guitar or bass fingerboard. Short Courses In Music Tabulature was also Short Courses In Music used in the Baroque era to notate music for the lute, a stringed, fretted instrument. Notated music is produced as sheet music. To perform music from Short Courses In Music notation requires an understanding of both the musical style and Music Alphabet the performance practice that is associated with a piece of music or genre. Improvisation is Short Courses In Music the creation of spontaneous music. Improvisation is often

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that underlie these practices. Also, research in the field seeks to uncover commonalities between the musical traditions of disparate cultures and possible cognitive "constraints" that limit these musical systems. Questions regarding musical innateness, and emotional responses Short Courses In Music to music are also major areas of research in the field. Deaf people can experience music by feeling the vibrations in their body, a process which can be enhanced if the individual holds a resonant, hollow object. A well-known deaf musician is the composer Ludwig Short Courses In Music van Beethoven, who composed many famous works even after he had completely lost his hearing. Recent examples of deaf musicians include Evelyn Glennie, a highly acclaimed percussionist who has been deaf since Short Courses In Music age Short Courses In Music twelve, and Chris Buck, a virtuoso violinist who has lost his hearing. This is relevant because it indicates that music is a deeper cognitive process than unexamined phrases such as, "pleasing to the ear" would suggest. Much research in music cognition seeks to uncover these complex mental processes involved in listening to music, which

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