Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Music A Level > Pop And Rock 60s > Flashcards

Pop And Rock 60s Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Ultimate Music Theory flashcards
1
Q

What four styles of music were popular pre-1960s?

A

Jazz - swing
Jazz - doo wop
Rock ‘n’ roll
Skiffle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What are the features of skiffle?

A

Tremelo
Fast tempo
Acoustic guitar
Personal, storytelling lyrics
Blues and rock ‘n’ roll influences
Simple structures
Lonnie Donnegan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is the background of Merseybeat?

A

Started in Liverpool
Early Beatles music
The style of music during the ‘British invasion’

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What is a stratocaster?

A

A type of electric guitar which had three seperate pick ups so the player could change the tone in a live performance
Introduced in 1954

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What are the features of Merseybeat?

A

AABA
Diatonic harmony
Melody focused
Repetitive melody
Guitar chords
No distortion
Double trekking and stratocaster used

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What is double trekking?

A

Recording a track twice to make it louder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What extra instruments were used by the Beatles in their psychedelic phase?

A

Mellotron
Harpsichord
Tambura
Sitar and tabla
Piccolo trumpet
Harp and string ensemble
Lowry organ
Harmonium
Hohner pianet
Dilruba

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Psychedelic musical features?

A

Extended/modal/atonal harmonies
Technological effects (e.g recorded loops)
Eastern influences (instruments)
Abstract lyrics
Drum/guitar led textures

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Psychedelic artists?

A

The Beatles
Pink Floyd
Jefferson Airplane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Psychedelic recording techniques?

A

Close-micing
Varispeeding
Direct input transformer (DIT)
Reduction mixing (bouncing)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is close-micing?

A

Putting the mics close together to produce a dry sound with more bass

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What is varispeeding?

A

Sound recorded with the tape machine sped up or down (e.g Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What is a direct input transformer (DIT)?

A

Help instruments play straight into the equipment rather than through a microphone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What is reduction mixing (bouncing)?

A

Dubbing multiple parts into one or two tracks

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What are the features of soul?

A

Simplistic
Focus on melody
Blues (walking bass) and Jazz inspiration (Complicated chords, added chords)
Backing singers
Piano, guitar, drums, horn section (sax, trumpet, trombone)
Chorus effect on guitar
Close harmony
Emphasis on rhythm
Syncopation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Soul artists?

A

Aretha Franklin
Arthur Conley
Ray Charles (pianist)
James Brown
Ben E.King
Gladys Knight
Early Stevie Wonder
Diana Ross

17
Q

What are the three types of soul?

A

Pennsylvania (Memphis)
Tennessee (Philadelphia)
Michigan (Detroit)

18
Q

Where is motown soul from?

A

Michigan

19
Q

What are the features of motown soul?

A

High production quality (big bands, records sound crisp)
Full backing singers, full horn section, huge swing bands
Chorus effect added in voices
Songs written for commercial success (pop)
Dance/rhythmic songs

20
Q

What are the blues influences in funk?

A

Improvisation
Jazz harmonies
Syncopation
Horn section
Swung semiquavers

21
Q

Features of the drum part in funk?

A

Created from ‘feel and emotions’
Rare drum fills
Sparse use of high hat
Latin American influcenced rhythms
Bass drum led syncopation
Occasionally two drums create polyrhythms

22
Q

Electric guitar in funk?

A

Fast rhythms and riffs
Percussive ghost notes
Two guitars in call and response
Use of compressor and phaser

23
Q

Bass guitar in funk?

A

Melody driven bass
Syncopation

24
Q

Keyboard in funk?

A

Acoustic piano
Percussive use of clavinet
Hammond 13-3 organ
Synthesisers
Minimoog for synth bass

25
Q

Features of funk?

A

Narrative driven
More energetic than soul
Lyrics linked to Black oppression in America
Use of technology e.g. synthesisers, compressor and phaser on guitar, minimoog etc.
Energetic rhythms e.g. Latin American in drums, polyrhythms in drums, fast riffs in guitar
Sparse drum fills or high hat
Maybe two guitars in call and response

26
Q

What genres emerged in the 60s?

A

Merseybeat
Psychedelic rock
Pop (all decades)
Soul
Motown (type of soul)
Funk

Music A Level (10 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions