Calypso

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  • Created by: tm28
  • Created on: 04-06-19 17:17
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  • Calypso
    • Instruments
      • Guitars
        • Acoustic
        • Electric
        • Bass
      • Brass
        • Trumpets
        • Trombones
      • Percussion
        • Drum Kit
        • Bongos
        • Conga
        • Claves
        • Bamboo Sticks
        • Wood Blocks
        • Maracas
        • Steel Pans
          • Tuned Percussion
          • Concave Surface with dents-Originally oil pans
          • Different Sizes
            • Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass
          • Mallets
            • 2 Mallets in each time so can play chords
          • Sustained Notes, Tremolos, Rolls, Trills
    • Texture
      • Call and Response
      • Melody and  accompniment
    • Melody
      • Simple Phrases
      • Repeated Phrases
      • Stepwise Movement
      • Ornamentation
      • Instrument Improvusisation
    • Rhythm
      • Regular Time Signature
        • 2/2,4/4
      • Syncopated Rhythms
      • Poly-rhythms
      • Cross Rhythms
      • Ostinato Bass
    • Tonality, Harmony and Structure
      • Major
      • Simple Harmony
      • Tonic/ Domiant Note
      • Verse- Chorus- Verse
    • General Facts- History
      • Origins
        • Trinidad and Tobago
          • Island in the Caribbean
        • African Slaves who were brought to Trinidad to work on sugar and cotton plantations
          • Slave Trade- Industrial Revelation
      • Lyrics and Accompniment are equally important
      • Lyrics usually tell a story or comment on society or relationshios
      • Usually lively
        • Suitable for carnivals/ festivals
      • They used to communicate with each other about their situatuation
  • Thomas Morris

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