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The boundary between vocal and instrumental music is ill-defined, as pitched instruments can "speak" by imitating the tones of speech. One can also choose to play instruments in a more "relaxed" or "conversational" manner by playing in speech-like contours rather than song-like ones, the same way as voice can. | The boundary between vocal and instrumental music is ill-defined, as pitched instruments can "speak" by imitating the tones of speech. One can also choose to play instruments in a more "relaxed" or "conversational" manner by playing in speech-like contours rather than song-like ones, the same way as voice can. | ||
== Instruments == | === Instruments === | ||
* a shruti box that plays 5-note drones for guiding singing | * a shruti box that plays 5-note drones for guiding singing | ||
* "talking" drums, trombones and fretless bowed strings | * "talking" drums, trombones and fretless bowed strings |
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