Episode 3. Riffing-techniques in R and B -melismas



Notes are moving around these notes quickly.

Singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession.

Justin used a song to demonstrate riffing.


Rolling in the Deep by Adele


There is a fire starting in my heart......4-4-3-2-1-1

1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1

Analysis by Justin Stoney 1

Analysis by Justin Stoney 2

If they are played faster, it will apply to riff.


Exercise

may-may-may-may-may-may-may-may-may

Exercise Demo

How to riff?

The riff is fast and set of moving notes, also called the melismas

the melismatic phrase, used in pop, R&B, rock, musical theatre.

Most Riffs are based on the pentatonic scale, i.e. five tones scale.

How about Classical Music, can we call the following as riffing?