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RIFF,AD-LIB, SOLO,AND INSTRUMENTAL

      The "Riff" or "Ostinato" in music is a short repeated phrase of melodies, chord progression, chords pattern, and usually played by a rhythmic instrument; it is often used as an intro at the beginning of a song or musical piece. The riff served as the life support of a musical composition, it will make sure that the melodies will continue and not die abruptly. In addition, a riff is also present in every transition before and after the verse begins, before the chorus, after the chorus going back to the verse and sometimes served as an ending part. Like in the song Sweet child of mine by Guns N Roses, you will notice that the riff is always repeated, mostly in every part of the song. The riff can give detail to a song or musical composition that is very easy to remember. Songs and musical composition with cool riff are the most likely to get attention from the listener, the cooler the riff the famous it will be. However, there are more components in a song or musical composition. The components like the “fill in”, the ad-lib or the solo, and the instrumental are also the keys to making a song or composition famous.

        The “fill in” in music is a short passage or phrase made up of melodic notes usually found in the body or the verse of a song or composition. It serves as a follow-up in between chordal, melodic, and vocal rest. Sometimes guitar player’s calls fill in as add-ons, because of its particular usage and importance to making the beautification of the song and composition arrangement.

       The “ad-lib” in music is an improvised musical arrangement played solo, altogether, and alternation of different musical instruments. The ad-lib is played right after the chorus of a song or composition.  The solo is the one that gives emphasis in the ad-lib part, it is made up of different notes from a particular musical scale; it uses different playing techniques and approach to display or highlights the improvised melodies.

     The “instrumental” in musical may refer to a musical composition, it is made up solely of pure musical instruments; an orchestra is one example of pure musical instruments performance. The instrumental is very particular to the blending of different sounds and melodies produced by different instruments, it focuses on the timing, tempo, rest, dynamics, climax, repetition, and the ending of the composition.