Oral tradition

a. is the practice of singing a song from looking at written notation
b. is the preservation of the song in its original language
c. consists of verbal descriptions of a type of folk or ethnic music
d. is retaining music by passing it from one person to another through hearing it
e. applies only to vocal music


ANS: is retaining music by passing it from one person to another through hearing it

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