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A run is a very fast sequence of notes, sometimes called a glissando or "gliss" for short, usually going up or down in sequential pitches. It is usually comprised of chromatic pitches, though it may imply a mode, like a major or minor key or Dorian mode, or a scale, like an Indian raga scale.

An informal term for melisma is a vocal run. The term roulade is also sometimes used interchangeably with melisma.

By pure musical definitions, a “run” and “riff” are officially different: a “run” being a spontaneously created “run of notes” (generally pentatonic) used as an embellishment to the melody, and a “riff” being a repeated melodic idea.

So what you end up doing as you're running there on the spot is to push. Forward against the tension in the band.

2) What Are 'Riffs and Runs? A run is when you are singing starting from a high note, which quickly and effortlessly drops down to the lowest note in one vowel or a single word. A riff is almost the same - lots and lost of notes over one word.

Melismatic singing, or as we contemporary singers call it, riffing and running, is singing multiple notes one a single vowel or syllable. The technical requirements for riffing and running well are summed up in one word: agility. Your voice needs to be free and agile.

2) What Are 'Riffs and Runs? A run is when you are singing starting from a high note, which quickly and effortlessly drops down to the lowest note in one vowel or a single word. A riff is almost the same - lots and lost of notes over one word.

In music, a melisma is the technique of singing one syllable to a lot of notes. They are often called vocal runs or simply runs.

Riffs and runs both involve moving quickly from low to high notes and back again. For example, a riff might start on a C3 and end on a high G4 note. You have to know how to hit high notes quickly without a vocal break. In other words, you need a good mixed voice!

A riff is something repeated so often that it forms part of the structure of a song and can crossover into being a rhythmic element because of the repetition.

McCartney, who had been having legal trouble involving pot possession, said, "We were being outlawed for pot … And our argument on ['Band on the Run'] was 'Don't put us on the wrong side … We're not criminals, we don't want to be. So I just made up a story about people breaking out of prison.

How to form a band: 9 tips for starting your own

1. Choose your band members‍
2. Find your unique groove.
3. Choose a memorable band name.
4. Create a 'Band Agreement'
5. Start writing your own material.
6. Record & release a demo.
7. Create an EPK.
8. Busk & gig casually.