Jazz Musicians
Do you scribble your riiffs down for consistency or just go with them as they happen?
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hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
manandwoman · 56-60
I, being from the south, may not have the same or even correct word but I write a number sequence to keep consistent. @hippyjoe1955
hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
@manandwoman That's cool. I simply have never heard of impromptu music referred to as rips before.
manandwoman · 56-60
I corrected @hippyjoe1955
hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
@manandwoman Ok you didn't have to on my part. I wasn't sure if the terminology hasn't changed. lol. I don't keep up with slang that changes on a whim.
manandwoman · 56-60
Heard that. String or wind? @hippyjoe1955
hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
@manandwoman Riff simply meant a musician used his/her instrument to create otherwise unwritten music as he played. That was called a riff. It may also apply to altering a written piece to make it sound similar but different.