How Folk Songs Are Learned?
The Central Traditions of Folk Music Are Transmitted Orally or Aurally, That Is, They Are Learned Through Hearing Rather Than the Reading of Words or Music...
The central traditions of folk music are transmitted orally or aurally, that is, they are learned through hearing rather than the reading of words or music, ordinarily in informal, small social networks of relatives or friends rather than in institutions such as school or church.
How does a song become a folk song?
a song originating among the people of a country or area, passed by oral tradition from one singer or generation to the next, often existing in several versions, and marked generally by simple, modal melody and stanzaic, narrative verse.
How do they characterize their folk songs?
The typical folk song is strophic: the tune is repeated several times with successive stanzas of a poem. Tunes may have from two to eight lines, but most often there are four. The musical interrelationship among the lines is described as the form.
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