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Phrasing = Meaning

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PHRASING = MEANING.

IN SONGS,
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IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN,

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YOU KNOW HOW TO SAY IT.

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FOR INSTANCE, SAY THIS WORD ALOUD:

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CONTENT

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IF YOU EMPHASIZE THE FIRST SYLLABLE

THE WORD MEANS THE "STUFF INSIDE."
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IF YOU EMPHASIZE THE SECOND SYLLABLE....

AHHHHHH.
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SO THE MELODY OF THE SPOKEN WORD

GIVES IT MEANING.
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BUT WHEN WE SING, WE EMPHASIZE WORDS BY WHERE WE PUT THEM

IN THE MEASURE.
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PHRASING, THEREFORE, INVOLVES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

STRESSED SYLLABLES...
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AND ACCENTED BEATS.

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WE EMPHASIZE WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT

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BY WHERE WE PUT IT IN THE LINE.

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THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACE IN THE MEASURE

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IS THE DOWNBEAT,

THE FIRST BEAT, THE "ONE."
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HOW YOU USE THE DOWNBEAT, OR DON'T,

HELPS THE LINE FEEL LIKE WHAT IT MEANS.
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