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Owing to the large number of tones in the Zzean language, how Zzeans perform or view as music is significantly different from mainstream Western or East Asian views. | Owing to the large number of tones in the Zzean language, how Zzeans perform or view as music is significantly different from mainstream Western or East Asian views. | ||
== Vocal music == | == Vocal music == | ||
For Zzeans, non-melodic elements such as rhythm, ornamentation, and scale choice are paramount for distinguishing singing from normal speech. | |||
Zzean singing traditions include: | Zzean singing traditions include: | ||
* an intoned singing tradition | * an intoned singing tradition | ||