Traditions
The Answering Voice: How Call and Response Shapes a Song
Call and response in Southern music helps you hear who cues each phrase, who answers, and how a song’s voices and…
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Traditions
Explore the customs and shared practices carried through Southern music.
Our listening stance
A song makes more sense in context
We connect what you hear to how a piece is shaped, played and shared. The aim is not to flatten different traditions into one Southern sound.