EOY Flashcards
How long does a semibreve last
4 beats of a bar
How long does a Dotted minim last
3 beats of a bar
How long does a Minim last
2 beats of a bar
How long does a Crochet last
1 beats of a bar
How long does a quaver last
1/2 beats of a bar
How long does a semiquaver last
1/4 beats of a bar
What is a natural
is the normal version of a note
What is a sharp
is a semitone higher than a natural
What is a flat
is a semitone lower than a natural
What are Accidentals
Something drawn infront of a note
What is the Average Structure of a pop song
introduction
verse
chorus
verse
chorus
middle eight or bridge
chorus
outro.
What are some other parts of a pop song
Sometimes there will be a pre-chorus or an instrumental.
What makes effective lyrics?
simple, catchy, repetitive etc.
How to build a major chord
4 semitones + 3 semitones
How to build a minor chord
3 semitones + 4 semitones
How to build a seventh chord
Major chord + 3 semitones
What are the features of a blues track
12-bar chord progression,
blues scale,
structure of the lyrics (AAB),
improvisation
a Walking bass line
Origins of the Blues
Played by African Americans moving north from the deep south.
What is the C blues scale
C Eflat F Gflat G Bflat
What is Samba batucada / Samba
Samba batucada – a percussive style of music from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Polyrhythm
– different rhythms played at the same time
Syncopated
- played off the beat.
Samba Instruments
Surdo
Repinique
Caixa
Tamborim
Agogo Bells
Where did Batucada Samba begin
In the Favelas shanty towns built on the hillside in Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Samba schools used percussion instruments to create fast, polyrhythmic, syncopated rhythms which are still used today for carnivals and festivals alongside Samba dancing.
Programme music
Descriptive music that describes a narrative/scene/poem/painting etc.
Melody
– the main tune – does it ascend or descend, move by steps or leaps, use repeated notes?
Rhythm
– are notes short or long? On the beat, or syncopated?
Metre
– how many beats in a bar?
Tempo
– the speed of the music, and whether this changes
Texture
– how many layers, and how they interact
Instrumentation –
– what instruments are used? How are they played?
Dynamics –
how loud is the music? Does this change?
Tonality
– is the music in a major or a minor key?
Harmony
– is there any dissonance (clashing notes)?
Notes in the trebble cleff
On the lines:
F
D
B
G
E
Between the lines
E
C
A
F
Notes in the Bass Cleff
on the lines
A
F
D
B
G
on the spaces
G
E
C
A
12 BAR BLUES
I I I I
IV IV I I
V IV I I
OR
C C C C
F F C C
G F C C
