In Quebec, the turlutte is a form of song traditional and popular, which can be useful

1. with specific melody ornaments;

2. with short developments (preambles, bridges, refrains or coded);
3. of principal form for a complete piece;
4. of fredon (impromptu or not) at the time of a vocal solo.

In its canonical form, as practiced by Mary Through, said Bolduc, in the years 1930, the turlutte is characterized by variations on certain syntagmatic reasons (for example " tamtidelam" passes to " tam tidelidelam") posting a certain pallet of phonemes whose selection answers phonetic and esthetic criteria (for example, the marriage of, and for the consonants, of and, for the vowels). It is also characterized by a removed tempo, by what the turluttes often take the form of impossible virelangues; the turluttées melodies are usually dancing and merry. According to some, the turlutte would constitute a vocal imitation of a musical instrument.