... may or may not be accepted as music. The social content of the sounds may determine whether or not they are recognized as music. In some African cultures music is seen as something uniquely human, a way in which sprits can communicate. In many ways music has many uses, in all societies certain event are not practical without it. It is possible to distinguish three basic types of music firstly ''art'' or ''classical'' music, composed and performed by trained professionals originally under the religious side of things. Secondly folk music, shared by the vast majority of the population, particularly its rural areas. Thirdly, popular music (know as popular music) performed by professionals projected mainly through radio, television, records, films and print this is taken by interest in the urban public. Music is combined or contains two elements pitch and duration; this is usually called melody and rhythm. Melody involves the selection of ...

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