GCSE Music OCR- Keywords

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Syncopated rhythms
rhythms played on the off-beat in unexpected places
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walking baseline
steady baseline moving up and down the notes of a chord
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Rock anthems
1960's/1970's onward, eg Bon Jovi, Guns 'n' roses
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solo artists
Michael Jackson, Lady GAGA, Whitney Houston
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Improvise
making up a melody on the spot to go with a set chord pattern
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12 bar blues
repeated chord pattern using I, IV, and V chords
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Jazz chords
2nds, 9ths and 13ths to create assonance
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Rock 'n' Roll
1950's onward, e.g Elvis Presley
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swing rhythms
'feel to the beat'
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pop ballads
1970's/80's/90's onward, eg Sir Elton John
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Original influences
Blues music of the slaves, Jazz, Folk
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Jazz instruments
piano, bass, guitar, drums, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, clarinet
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panning
sends the sound from one speaker to another to another
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phrase (flanger)
alters the vocal for weird effects
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rhythm guitar
a guitar part consisting of the chord sequences of a pop or rock song.
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drums
a collection of drums used to create different sounds
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distortion
Grungy, dirty on guitar
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A capella
singing without backing
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synthesiser
piece of equipment that can create any sound
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call & response
answering lead vocalist with another
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in unison
singing same notes
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falsetto
men make their voices go really high pitched
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descant
singing a higher note in a regular song
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in harmony
all sing
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bass guitar
plays slides and glossendos
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vibrato
singer quivers in pitch
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**** singing
making nonsense sounds
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vocorder
alters verb for weird sounds
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sampling
short sound/vocal
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portamento
singing one note to another
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Wah Wah
creating 'wah wah' sound on guitar
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multi-tracking
recording on different tracks and then recorded on one
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lead guitar
plays melody riffs and solos
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Card 2

Front

steady baseline moving up and down the notes of a chord

Back

walking baseline

Card 3

Front

1960's/1970's onward, eg Bon Jovi, Guns 'n' roses

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Michael Jackson, Lady GAGA, Whitney Houston

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

making up a melody on the spot to go with a set chord pattern

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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