vamp

a repeating musical figure Vamp (music), a repeating musical figure or accompaniment.

To make your vamp more interesting we can add in more notes. And more harmonies. And more different rhythms.

In music meant to accompany live performance, such as in musical theatre, 'vamp' bars are used to extend the music used to underscore dialogue or actions on stage if it over runs the allotted music.

Many teens often stay up too late and don't get enough sleep. Urban Dictionary defines “vamp life” or “vamping” as “staying up during the night.” People who pull all-nighters are supposedly like vampires, awake and lively at night but nearly dead during the day.

(transitive) To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise. quotations ▼ (transitive, intransitive, music, specifically) To perform a vamp (“a repeated, often improvised accompaniment, for example, under dialogue or while waiting for a soloist to be ready”).

When something is called a "vamp", it is usually repeated an unspecified number of times. "Ostinato" is more of a classical term for a repeating accompaniment figure. A riff is basically the same as an ostinato, but it's used in rock music.

Riff - repeating phrase, typically not noted for how it's developed. The repetition defines it IMO, along with typical pop instrumentation ie guitar. Ostinato - Riff for classical music, again separate from motif due to lack of development. Vamp - short harmonic content repeated, ie just chords.

Vamps are, simply put, short repeating musical sequences typically used for accompaniment.

Turn: Sometimes indicated by the Italian word gruppetto, a turn is essentially a four note pattern that features (in order) the written note, its upper mordent, the written note again, and its lower mordent. It's notated with a sideways "S" symbol.

(transitive) To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise. quotations ▼ (transitive, intransitive, music, specifically) To perform a vamp (“a repeated, often improvised accompaniment, for example, under dialogue or while waiting for a soloist to be ready”).

Vamps are, simply put, short repeating musical sequences typically used for accompaniment.

In music, improvisation means creating a musical composition on the spot, by yourself or while playing with others. Improvisation can be a wonderful way to showcase your knowledge and abilities on any instrument, and it's also a FUN way to communicate your feelings, thoughts, or emotions.