Reggae

• One Drop - Reggae drum beat where the snare and bass come in on beat 3

• 4/4 - 4 beats in a bar

• Skanking- Syncopated Guitar strumming

• Call and Response - A musical phrase is heard in one instrument and is answered in a different one

• Stacatto - Short, snappy rhythm

• Melody - Main tune

• Vocal Harmonies - Multiple melody lines that harmonise together

• Riff - A repetitve, short catchy phrase of music

• Horn Section - Instrument section that includes Saxophones and Horns

• Syncopation - off the beat

• Reverb - Echo

• Strophic Structure - A structure that uses song sections - verse, chorus, bridge etc

• Countermelodies - A second melody that isn't as important as the main melody - used for decoration

• Seventh Chords - A chord that adds the seventh note

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