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1
Q

name 4 main features of calypso music

A
  • carnaval
  • loud
  • designed to be played outside
  • syncopated rhythms
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name 3 main features of steel bands

A
  • steel pans
  • roll longer notes
  • instrumental
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mane 3 main features of salsa music

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  • fast and lively dance music
  • repeated clave rhythms
  • thick polyrhythmic texture
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name 4 main features of reggae music

A
  • slow tempo
  • electric and bass guitar
  • riffs
  • off beat rhythms
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5
Q 
Where do these originate from
calypso
steel bands
salsa
reggae
A

calypso and steel bands- trinidad and tobago
salsa- cuba
reggae- Jamaica

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CALYPSO

What is a Diatonic chord?

A

Added note to the triad chord

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STEEL PANS
What do the soprano pans play?
whats its feature?

A

the melody

repeating sections

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STEEL PANS
What do the Bass pans play?
whats its feature?

A

bass line

sections ending perfect cadence (5-1)

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Q

STEEL PANS
What do the single alto and cello guitar pans play?
Whats its feature?

A

harmonies

tremolo rolling effect on long notes

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SALSA

What is a guiro instrument?

A

an open ended gourd with notched which are rubbed by a stick producing ratchet like timbre

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SALSA

What is a conga drum?

A

tall narrow single headed drums often played in pairs

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SALSA

What is Bongo drums?

A

small open bottomed drums played in pairs often on the players lap

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SALSA

What is a timbales drum?

A

a pair of shallow single headed drums with metal casing played with a variety of beaters

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TALA

What is an alap?

A

it is the free improvise

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TALA

What is an indian scale?

A

Raga

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CALYPSO

What is some distinctive features of calypso music?(2)

A

Syncopated Rhythms

call + responce

17
Q

CALYPSO

What is the texture of calypso music? and why?

A

The texture of calypso music is often thick based on melody, bass line, chords and ‘filled out’ with complex percussion rhythms

18
Q

STEEL PANS

How are steel pans played?

A

Rolling + hitting

19
Q

STEEL PANS

How is the duration of the melody notes lengthened, so to prevent long notes from dying away too rapidly?

A

Rolling

20
Q

SALSA

What are the 4 main rhythms of salsa?

A

polyrhythmic
4/4
syncopated
fast + loud

21
Q

SALSA

What is the rhythm fundamental to salsa?

A

Son Clave- (came from son music and is played by claves)

2:3 3:2

22
Q

STEEL PANS

How are steel pans played?

A

rolling or hitting

23
Q

INDIA

What id tala?

A

The tala or tal is a repeating rhythm pattern usually played by the tabla (small drums). It usually has between six and sixteen beats. The beats are grouped into small sections within the pattern.

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