Syncopation is the notes between the beats and is a main part of tango. The main syncopation of tango is called habanera. “One type of habanera is where the syncopation falls after the dotted 1/8th note (the very first note), on the 1/16th, the last of the group of four 1/16th notes on beat one. This gives a sense of drive, of moving forward. Habanera 2, “syncopa”. Here there’s an additional syncopation, playing on the second 1/16, in addition to the fourth like the habanera.” Most tango music has 2 or 3 sections; the sections are composed of 16 bars. These bars keep dividing and eventually get to 2 bar phrases. Question and answer phrasing or sometimes called call and response is bourgeois in tango music, different instruments will go back and forth with each other. Questions are typically more compassionate and sensitive. Following the question comes the answer which is discreet and tends to be hesitant. Minor key is the way most tangos start out; this makes the song sound serious. Question and answer in music help provide a steady flow in the
Syncopation is the notes between the beats and is a main part of tango. The main syncopation of tango is called habanera. “One type of habanera is where the syncopation falls after the dotted 1/8th note (the very first note), on the 1/16th, the last of the group of four 1/16th notes on beat one. This gives a sense of drive, of moving forward. Habanera 2, “syncopa”. Here there’s an additional syncopation, playing on the second 1/16, in addition to the fourth like the habanera.” Most tango music has 2 or 3 sections; the sections are composed of 16 bars. These bars keep dividing and eventually get to 2 bar phrases. Question and answer phrasing or sometimes called call and response is bourgeois in tango music, different instruments will go back and forth with each other. Questions are typically more compassionate and sensitive. Following the question comes the answer which is discreet and tends to be hesitant. Minor key is the way most tangos start out; this makes the song sound serious. Question and answer in music help provide a steady flow in the