16. Bricolage

Bricolage

This is finding new uses for musical devices, for example making instruments from general objects (like comb and wax paper for humming through), or the merging together of genres which would usually not work, but in the correct context they do. An example of this is when the typically heavy metal band Aerosmith recorded the pop/r&b song 'Walk This Way' in 1975. This was a huge success and has since been covered by bands such as Girls Aloud and Sugarbabes.