Prepared Listening Flashcards
what are the 5 musical samples in Frontier Psychiatry - Avalanches?
- Drum Kit
- Horns/Brass
- Choral Vocals ‘oohs’
- Guitar
what are the 2 lyrical samples in Frontier Psychiatry - Avalanches?
- ‘That boy needs therapy’
- ‘Mr Kirk, Dexter’s in school’,
what are the 2 enviromental samples in Frontier Psychiatry - Avalanches?
Horse sounds, avalanche sounds
what are samples?
snippets of other recordings, to reproduce them in a new context.
why do I like the song avalanches? (5)
- Minor key
- Tone colour of the brass instruments is bold and powerful
- Female choral vocals sound spooky
- Song is in a 4/4 time signature with a strong beat
- Thick texture.
what is the structure of the song toxic hope d cover? (10)
Verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, instrumental, bridge, chorus, outro
what is the structure of the song toxic britney spears? (10)
Intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse, pre-chorus, instrumental, chorus, outro
what are the instruments in hope d’s cover? (4)
Bass, female voice, keyboard, electric guitar
what are the instruments in toxic britney spears? (4)
Synth strings, electronic drums, female voice, synth bass
what are 3 guitar tecniques used in toxic and what do they do?
- Vibrato - creates the shaky sounds
- String bending - increases the pitch of the guitar
- Distortion - makes the guitar sound more aggressive and powerful
what are 5 musical elements that have been changed in hope ds cover?
- Tempo is slower
- Instrumentation is amplified
- More drastic and sudden changes of texture/dynamics when instruments drop in and out
- More variety of the melody in each section
- No introduction so the structure is different
what is a straight rythm?
even, regular beats.
what is a syncopated rythm?
irregular accents, often off-beat.
what is the verse?
the storytelling part of a song, different lyrics, the same melody
what is the chorus?
a repeated, catchy, main part of a song
