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Ritual - a ceremony or series of acts that is always performed the same way, often in a religious context.

Cultural practice - the ways in which a culture is manifested,  especially through the traditional and customary practices of a particular cultural group.

Fluid - not settled or stable; likely or able to change.

Obscure - to make unclear.

Populace - the people living in a particular country or area.

Industrialised society - a society driven by the use of technology and machinery to enable mass production.

Articulate - to be able to speak or communicate bluntly and coherently. 

Jimi Hendrix - an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.

Billie Eilish - an American singer-songwriter who first gained public attention in 2015. She independently produces her music with her brother, Finneas O'Connell.

Categorise - to place in a particular category or group.

Stylistic - things relating to the methods and techniques used in creating a piece of writing, music, or art.

Genre - a style or category of art, music, or literature.

Blues - a popular music genre from Black American folk origin that expresses themes of melancholy and sadness. It developed in the rural southern US towards the end of the 19th century, finding a wider audience in the 1940s, as black people migrated to the cities. This urban blues gave rise to rhythm and blues and rock and roll.

Rock n roll - a popular music genre originating in the 1950s that mixed Black rhythm and blues and White country music.

Soul - a popular music genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues and gospel music, popularised by Black Americans. It is characterised by  an emphasis on vocals and a passionate and improvised delivery.

Metal/Heavy metal - a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, that is characterised by heavily distorted guitar riffs and chords, powerful drumming, extra low-range bass notes, and aggressive or throaty vocals.

 

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Reggae - a popular music genre originating in Jamaica. It evolved in the late 1960s from ska and other local variations on calypso and rhythm and blues, and became widely known in the 1970s through the work of Bob Marley.

Electronica - a popular music genre, developed from techno and rave music but intended more for listening than dancing to.

Framework - a basic structure underlying a system, concept, or text.

Cultural artefacts -  a term used in the social sciences to refer to things that contain vital information about the people and the culture they relate to or for which they were used.

Lady Gaga -  an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. 

Keith Richards - an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones.

John Mayer - an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose music takes inspiration from blues and rock music.

Pete Townshend - an English musician. He is co-founder, leader, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of The Who.

Metallica - an American heavy metal band formed in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich.

Infer - to  arrive at a conclusion by reasoning from evidence.

Convey - to communicate a message or piece of information.

Explicitly - in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

Wurthering Heights - a novel written by Emily Brontë in 1847, with protagonists Heathcliffe and Catherine (Cathy) Earnshaw.

Woodstock Music and Art Fair - a music festival that was held in August 1969 in New York. In the context of the controversial Vietnam War and the civil rights movement, it was an opportunity for people to escape into music and spread a message of unity and peace. 

Star Spangled Banner - the national anthem of the USA.

Melody - a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying; a tune.

 

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Cultural system - the interaction of different elements in culture. 

Gustav Holst - an English classical composer, arranger and teacher, famous for his orchestral suite The Planets.

Percussion - a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater. For example, a drum, a tambourine or a xylophone.

Woodwind - a family of musical instruments within the greater category of wind instruments. Common examples include flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone. 

Strings - a family of musical instruments that make sound from vibrating strings when a performer plays or sounds the strings in some manner. 

Evocative - bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.

Frédéric François Chopin - a Polish composer and pianist during the Romantic period. Famous for several works, including his Funeral March.

Leaden - dull, heavy, or slow.

John Williams - an American composer, conductor and pianist. In a career that has spanned seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognisable and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history.

Orchestration - the arrangement or scoring of music for orchestral performance.

Jaws - a 1975 American thriller film based on the novel by Peter Benchley. It features an iconic piece of theme music.menace

Pursuit - the act of following or chasing.

 

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Active listening - the practice of preparing to listen, observing what verbal and non-verbal messages are being sent, and then providing appropriate feedback for the sake of showing attentiveness to the message being presented.

Adept - very skilled or proficient at something.

Signify - be an indication of.

Stereo mix - a 2 channel audio mix that places different sounds/instruments around the sonic image and plays them though different sides of a speaker to mimic sound in the real world. For example, when listening with headphones, different types of guitar or vocals in a track's audio mix will be played in each ear.

Sonic spectrum - the different frequencies present in a sound. The frequency may change to indicate a sense that something is moving across a space.

Blockbuster - a thing of great power or size, in particular a film, book, or other product that is a great commercial success.

The canon - a collection or list of works accepted as a standard of good taste.

Domain - an area or territory controlled by a powerful individual or group.

Register - a particular part of the range of a voice or instrument.

Rhythmic - having or relating to a rhythm.

Arpeggiate - to play the notes of a chord played in rapid succession, either ascending or descending.

Sonic picture - the mental images and representations motivated by the sounds a listener hears.

Pizzicato - to play a stringed instrument by plucking its strings.

Glockenspiel - a percussion instrument consisting of pitched aluminium or steel bars arranged in a keyboard layout. 

Configuration - the arrangement of different parts or elements.

Crescendo - the loudest point reached in a gradually increasing sound, or the highest point reached in gradual increase of intensity.