Disco
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- Created on: 28-08-16 16:18
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- Disco
- Rhythm, Metre and Tempo
- 4/4 Metre
- Steady tempo around 120 bpm
- Drum pattern with a kick drum rhythm that accents every crotchet beat. Snare drums/hand claps accent the back beats. A steady quaver rhythm on the hi-hat.
- Melody
- Regular 4 bar phrases
- Includes a hook (a catchy motif that is repeated during the song)
- Structure
- Verse-and-chorus
- Introduction
- Middle eight
- Fade out
- Instru-mentation
- Accompanied by a full, orchestrated sound.
- Brass or string counter melodies
- Solo singer
- Backing singers in the chorus
- Electric guitar and piano
- Drum kit (or a drum track programmed with a drum machine)
- Horn section
- Live or synthesised string sounds
- Key Features
- Date of origin : 1970s
- Place of origin : New York (USA)
- Venue : discotheques /nightclubs
- Famous performers : Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, The BeeGees and The Village People.
- Dance Steps : Improvised with dancers staying in one spot. Movements focus on the hips, hands and shoulders. Set moves such as the hustle.
- Rhythm, Metre and Tempo
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