styles n genres Flashcards
(24 cards)
60’s Pop instrumentation
- Lead vocals
- electric guitar
60’s Pop influences
- Rock ‘n’ Roll
- R ‘n’ B
60s Pop Key Innovators
The beatles
60s Pop Musical features
- lead guitar
-drumkit
60s Pop Technological features
- instruments grouped together
- multitrack recording
- overdubbing
Blues Instrumentation
vocals (usually male)
piano
Blues Influences
European and African folk music
ragtime
Blues Key innovators
BB King
Blues Musical features
Blues Scale
Sad/soulful lyrics/vocals
Blue Technological features
Acoustic horn/cylinder
1 take recording
Celtic Rock Instrumentation
Bagpipes
Fiddle
Celtic Rock Key Innovators
Red hot chilli peppers
Celtic Rock Musical features
Fiddle
whistle
Celtic Rock Technological features
possible distortion on guitars to give rock feel
Country Instrumentation
Acoustic guitar
vocals/backing vocals
Country Influences
European folk music
Blues
Country Key Innovators
Johnny cash
Country Musical features
Fiddle and harmonics
banjo
Country Technological features
one or two microphones
live recording
prominent vocals in the mix
Disco Instrumentation
Vocals
Keyboard
Disco Influences
gospel
soul
Disco Key Innovators
diana ross
Disco Musical features
a style of popular music for dancing
simple repetitive lyrics
Disco Technological features
reverb
drum machine
