Call and Response – A feature of instrumental and vocal music where the leader plays or sings a melody and the rest of the group plays or sings in response

(Pronounced kawl and ruh-spons)

To remember what call and response means, use the following mnemonic:

The call of the songbird led to a response (call and response) from the others.

Call and response used in a sentence

The band used call and response while jamming.

There was a call and response between the singer and the guitarist.

A call and response was used in the middle eight of the song.