Pop Music Flashcards
Riff
A short repeated pattern
Hammer on
Finger brought sharply down onto the string
Pitch bend
Altering (bending) the pitch slightly
Power chords
A guitar chord using the root and the 5th note
Distortion
An effect which distorts the sound (creates a ‘grungy’ sound)
Slap bass
A percussive sound on the bass guitar made by bouncing the strings on the fret board
Fill
A short, improvised drum solo
Rim shot
Rim and head of drum hit at the same time
Belt
A bright, powerful vocal sound, high in the chest voice
Falsetto
Male voice in a higher than usual range
Syllabic
One note sung per syllable
Melismatic
Each syllable sung to a number of different notes
A Capella
Voices singing without instrumental accompaniment
Amplified
Made louder (with an amplifier)
Synthesised
Sounds created electronically
