What's it called when part of a song has just vocals and then the rest of the instruments come in
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The bit when the music kicks in?
Really not sure it has its own term, just something that's done to create an interesting sound.
Really not sure it has its own term, just something that's done to create an interesting sound.
Singing without musical accompaniment is called A cappella.Moderated said:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20cappella
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The intro?
I don't think there's a special name for it. How'd you come to ask this kind of thing in the first place?
I don't think there's a special name for it. How'd you come to ask this kind of thing in the first place?
Bartholen's got it right. Here's a brief description of song structure [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure_(popular_music)#Introduction] for you.
I know of only a couple songs that follow that structure, although not completely within the 'vocals only' format. Here's one of my favorite obscure bands, Flunk, a band from Norway, with the first track off of their debut (?) album. The introduction lasts approximately 40 seconds and is dominated by Anja Oyen Vister's vocals:
Another song, again with an introduction dominated by vocals, this time by lead singer Emily Haines, is Live it Out by Metric. The opening vocals last approximately 27 seconds:
I might as well add another as I absolutely love women who sing. Here's Killing by Olive, with pure vocals in the introduction, which lasts for 10 seconds:
I know of only a couple songs that follow that structure, although not completely within the 'vocals only' format. Here's one of my favorite obscure bands, Flunk, a band from Norway, with the first track off of their debut (?) album. The introduction lasts approximately 40 seconds and is dominated by Anja Oyen Vister's vocals:
Flunk - Play
Another song, again with an introduction dominated by vocals, this time by lead singer Emily Haines, is Live it Out by Metric. The opening vocals last approximately 27 seconds:
Metric - Live it Out
I might as well add another as I absolutely love women who sing. Here's Killing by Olive, with pure vocals in the introduction, which lasts for 10 seconds:
Olive - Killing