AOS3 Flashcards
1
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Which are the flattened degrees in the blues scale?
A
3, 5, 7
2
Q
Name 2 General features of Blues music
A
- Portamento (vocal slides)
- Improvisation
- Antiphony (Call and response)
- Swing feel
- Syncopation
- Emphasis on backbeat
- Walking bass
- AAB lyrical structure
3
Q
Name 2 Features of African Music
A
- Complex rhythms
- Polyrhythms and cross rhythms
- Syncopated
- Acapella
- Glissandos, yodels and whistles
4
Q
Name 2 Features of Reggae music:
A
- Usual instrumentation, Bass, guitar, Kit, Keyboard, singer
- Political lyrics
- Verse chorus form
- Simple chord sequences
- 4/4 usually
- Music tech and effects used
- Emphasis on the backbeat
- Riff based
- Staccato chords
5
Q
Name 2 features of Paul Simon’s Album Graceland:
A
- Mixes styles of pop, rock, Acapella, zydeco, isicathamiya, mbaqanga
- Riff based melodies
- Melody follows rhythm and inflection of the words
- Highly syncopated melody
- Bass ostinato
6
Q
Name 2 general features of latin ballads
A
- Solo singer often accompanied by guitar, pop band or full orchestra
- Synths and drum machines used in more modern songs
- Simple harmony
7
Q
Name 2 general features of tango:
A
- Common instruments include flute, violin, guitar accompanied by bandoneons, piano, double bass and percussion.
- 2/4 or 4/4
- Slow rhythmic pace with triplets and syncopation
- Simple harmonies based on chords 1 and 5
- Often minor key
- Prominent repeating rhythms in the bass
8
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Name 2 features of reggaton:
A
- Blend of reggae, dub, RnB, rap, hip hop
- 4/4 or 2/4
- Dembow rhythm
- Alternate between singing and rapping
- Uses effects like delay and reverb
9
Q
Name 2 features of samba:
A
- 2/4 or 4/4
- Fast tempo and major key
- Lots pf percussion
- Simple and repetitive melodies
- Call and Response
10
Q
Name 3 General features of contemporary folk music of the British Isles:
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- Strophic structure (verse repeating form)
- Makes use of modes
- Heterophonic texture (simultaneous variation of single melodic line)
- Instrumentation: Fiddle, Accordion, Bagpipes, Wooden flute, Penny whistle
- Often uses compound time signatures
- Dotted Rhythms
- Simple harmonies
- Memorable, repetitive, stepwise melodies in a narrow range
- Simple accompaniment- Irregular phrases