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riff
short, repeated musical pattern- musical motif
pitch bend
enables player to bend the pitch of the sounded note. Applied to string/electronic instruments and vocals
melisma
a melody of several notes sung to one syllable of text
hook
short melodic phrase that catches the listeners attention- makes the song memorable e.g. call me maybe
slide/portamento
guitar technique when metal/glass tube is slid across frets to create a glissando
improvisation
spontaneous and creative performance
ostinato
short melodic, rhythmic or chordal phase repeated through a section/whole piece
blue notes
flattened note lowered in tone by half a step.