Areo Of Study 3

Question 1

Who composed All Blues and when?

Answer 1

Miles Davis

1959

Question 2

What kind of jazz is All Blues?

Answer 2

Modal jazz

Question 3

What mode is All Blues based on

Answer 3

G mixolydian mode

Question 4

How many times is the 12 bar blues repeated in All Blues?

Answer 4

19

Question 5

What instruments make up the frontline of All Blues?

Answer 5

Trumpet
Alto sax
Tenor sax

Question 6

What instruments make up the rhythm section of All Blues?

Answer 6

Piano
Bass
Drums

Question 7

Name the soloists in All Blues

Answer 7

Miles Davis
Cannonball Adderley
John Coltrane
Bill Evans

Question 8

What’s different about the trumpet in the verses compared to the trumpet solo?

Answer 8

It has a harmon mute in the verses and is unmuted in the solo

Question 9

What do the alto and tenor sax play riffs in?

Answer 9

Thirds

Question 10

What technique do the rhythm section do?

Answer 10

Comping

Question 11

What’s the structure of All Blues?

Answer 11

Intro
Head
Improv - trumpet
Improv - alto sax 
Improv - tenor sax
Improv - piano
Head
Out to

Question 12

Who composed Grace?

Answer 12

Jeff Buckley

Question 13

What time signature is Grace in?

Answer 13

12/8

Question 14

What can be said about the rhythm of Grace?

Answer 14

Rock beat

Hi-hat and acoustic guitar drive the song forwards

Question 15

What instruments are in Grace?

Answer 15

Drum kit
Bass guitar
3 electric guitars
Acoustic guitars 
Lead vocal
(Backing vocals and strings)

Question 16

What’s special about the guitars tuning?

Answer 16

Drop D tuning

Question 17

What key is Grace in?

Answer 17

D major

Question 18

How is the textural contrast in Grace shown?

Answer 18

Parts drop in and out

Backing vocals and strings enter in chorus

Question 19

What is the texture in middle 8?

Answer 19

Polyphonic

Question 20

What techniques are used in Grace in:
Vocals?
Guitars?

Answer 20

Melisma and falsetto

Whisper, reverb, slides, scoops, flange and power chords

Question 21

What happens to the harmonies in middle 8?

Answer 21

Played in counterpoint

Question 22

What’s the structure of Grace?

Answer 22

Intro
Verse
Pre chorus
Chorus 
Verse
Pre chorus
Chorus
Middle 8
Verse
Outro

Question 23

What time signature is Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

Answer 23

4/4

Question 24

Who composed Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

Answer 24

Moby

Question 25

What's the time signature of All Blues?

Answer 25

6/4 - jazz waltz

Question 26

What is the chord sequence of all blues?

Answer 26

G7 G7 G7 G7 Gmin7 Gmin7 G7 G7 D7 Eb7 G7 G7

Question 27

How is the introduction of grace played?

Answer 27

Plucked guitar solo

Question 28

Give 3 examples of word painting in grace

Answer 28

"Fire" - acciacatura "Wait in the fire" - falling pattern "Die" - falling glissando

Question 29

Describe the melody of grace

Answer 29

Mainly syllabic except for some ornamentation

Question 30

What is the texture of grace?

Answer 30

Homophonic with a polyphonic section

Question 31

What is the structure of Moby?

Answer 31

``` Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Break Chorus 2 Outro ```

Question 32

What is the melody of Moby based on?

Answer 32

Dorian mode on A

Question 33

Where are the samples Moby uses from?

Answer 33

1950s gospel singers

Question 34

Describe the sample "why does my heart feel so bad"

Answer 34

Minor Small range Melisma on "feel so bad"

Question 35

Describe the sample "these open doors"

Answer 35

``` 2 bar phrase repeated More range Female Looped Digital delay Echo canon effect ```

Question 36

What does the synth string play in Moby?

Answer 36

Descending sequence in a sequential counter melody

Question 37

How is the beat emphasised in Moby?

Answer 37

Drum and bass | Snare accents on beats 2 and 4

Question 38

What is the texture of Moby?

Answer 38

Homophonic

Question 39

Where is digital delay used to give ghostly effects in Moby?

Answer 39

Verse 2

Question 40

What techniques are used in the break of Moby?

Answer 40

Silence only fading echoes Reverb Panning

Question 41

What is the chord sequence in the verses of Moby?

Answer 41

Amin Amin Gmin Gmin | G G D D

Question 42

What is the chord sequence in the chorus 1 of Moby?

Answer 42

C C Amin Amin | C C Amin Amin

Question 43

What is the chord sequence in chorus 2 of Moby?

Answer 43

F F C C | F F C C

Question 44

Describe the intro of Moby

Answer 44

Synthesiser plays harmonies as broken chords in free time | B1-8