I was showing a musician friend of mine some songs I’m listening to, and he told me: you like funk music.
I do have an idea of what kind of music is funk, and I have heard of James Brown before. However, I couldn’t say what the distinguishing features of funk music are. I have no background in music or musical theory at all.
So – what exactly defines funk music?
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That’s a tricky question. It is one of my favourite styles of music, and it has been for decades, and you have asked for an exact definition of what it is but I can’t say, I don’t know for sure. It is more about groove than melody. For timing the off beat is more important than the on beat. Different accents and emphasis in different places in the grove are important, but usually avoiding what would suit a marching band, i.e. not a steady beat. The same or similar phrases are repeated rather than having a changing and evolving melody. What I am saying doesn’t really mean anything, unless you feel it yourself. And some people don’t feel it, they don’t get it. Those that do, it makes them want to dance. There is my 2 cents worth of nonsense. I admit it probably won’t help.
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