Disco
- Created by: sammilaw
- Created on: 28-05-14 11:20
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- Disco
- 1970s
- Amplifiers, turntables and loudspeakers introduced.
- DJs took over band leaders.
- People danced on their own instead of in pairs.
- Lighting technology more advanced.
- Tunes
- Almost always in 4/4.
- 120 beats per minute.
- Simple beat - easy to dance to.
- Catchy tunes - hook, memorable.
- Structure
- INTRO
- Grabs peoples attention.
- Sets the mood.
- VERSE/CHORUS
- Verses - same tune, different lyrics.
- Both 8 bars long.
- Chorus - different tune from verse, lyrics don't change.
- MIDDLE 8
- 8-bar section - New chords, new lyrics, new feel.
- CODA
- Different to the verse and chorus.
- Usually fades out so DJ can mix the end of the song with the beginning of another.
- INTRO
- Instruments
- Lead guitar - solo tunes.
- Rhythm guitar - chords to the beat.
- Short, rhythmic, heavy-sounding bass riffs.
- Drum kits, drum machines and sequencers.
- 1970s
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