Pop Ballads Flashcards
1
Q
Key Features
A
- 4/4 time
- Slow tempo
- Verse-chorus structure
- Use of oohhs and ahhs
- Expressive dynamics and changes in tempo
- Often piano, synthetic strings
- Drum pattern usually 2 and 4 accents on snare
- Vocalist, virtuosic, use of rubato, ornamentation, melisma, portamento, riffing and inflections
- Simple harmony with a modulation
- lots of reverb
- high vocal range
2
Q
Key Artists
A
- Whitney Houston
- Elton John
