popular music Flashcards
blues features
slow tempo
blues scale
some flat and sharps
abt god and freedoms / slavery
ragtime features
syncopation ( off beat )
vamp ( bass note then a chord )
played on piano
jazz music features
improvisation
syncopation
scat singing
con sordino - trumpet played with a mute
what instruments are in a jazz band
6
piano
drum kit
double bass
trumpet
saxophone
trombone
swing music feature 7
rythymn section
piano
drum kit
electric guitar
double bass
front line
saxophone
trumpet
trombone
gospel features
christian beliefs
choir singing in harmony one or more soloists
organ ( glissando )
rock and roll features
walking bass - diff notes on each beat and can follow an ascending then descending pattern
rock features
instruments
voice
electric guitars
bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
6 strings
plays the melody / riff
bass guitar
4 strings
plays the bass line
electric guitar features
riff
distortion - notes sound crunchy
pitch bends - hear the notes sliding
pop instruments
instruments
voice
guitars
bass guitar
piano
drums
musical theatre
three key elements of musical theatre
acting
singing
dancing
ostinato
a pattern that is repeated continuously throughout a section of music
anacrusis
one or more notes played before the strong beat in the bar most often in a melody
modulation
change of key
reverb
electronic effect which can give the impression of different hall acoustics
eg reverb can make a peice of music sound as if the performance is taking place in a cathedral
