Disco
- Created by: Emma Kirkup
- Created on: 11-04-14 16:58
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- Disco
- Popular in the 1970s
- This is because this was when amplifiers, turntables and loudspeakers improved a lot. For the first time, records could be played loudly enough to fill a club with sound
- It had roots in soul, jazz and funk.
- The music
- It is nearly always in 4/4, and is played at about 120 bpm
- The simple beat made the tunes easy to dance and improviseto
- It had catchy tunes, and every one had a hook so that people would remember and buy the record
- The structure
- Intro: gets attention and sets the mood. Uses the best part of the song to make people listen
- Verse: same tune, different lyrics. Often 8 bars long
- Chorus: different tune to the verse, but keeps the same tune and lyrics each time. Often 8 bars long.
- Middle-8/ Bridge: this is used to stop the verse-chorus pattern getting repetitive. This is an 8-bar section in the middle of the song with new lyrics, chords and feel
- Coda/ Outro: different to the verse and chorus. It fades out so that the DJ can mix the songs together
- Instruments:
- Guitar:
- Electric guitar: main instrument in a disco line-up. The lead plays the solo tunes
- Rhythm guitar: strums chords along with the beat. Often muted to stop the chords ringing on and make them sound more percussive
- Bass guitar: plays short riffs
- Brass: add stabs, which are nearly always on an offbeat
- Strings: fill the gaps between the other sounds
- Drums: acoustic and electronic both play on many disco tracks. Extra percussive sounds are added by drum machines
- Guitar:
- Popular in the 1970s
- Drums: acoustic and electronic both play on many disco tracks. Extra percussive sounds are added by drum machines
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