The cards Question Which chords is the 12-bar blues chord sequence based on? Tap to flip Answer Chords I, IV and V (the primary chords). Question How many notes are in a pentatonic scale? Tap to flip Answer Five. Question What is a blues scale? Tap to flip Answer A minor pentatonic scale with an added blue note between the 4th and the 5th. Question What is a blue note? Tap to flip Answer A chromatic note that is not in the key signature, usually the flattened 3rd, 5th or 7th. Question In an AAB melodic structure, how are the phrases arranged? Tap to flip Answer The A phrase is performed twice, then a different B phrase follows. Question In which decade did rock 'n' roll develop? Tap to flip Answer The 1950s. Question From which two styles did rock 'n' roll develop? Tap to flip Answer Blues and country music. Question Which style became the first successful pop style? Tap to flip Answer Rock 'n' roll. Question Did blues stop mattering after it first developed over a century ago? Tap to flip Answer No. It stayed an important style through the 20th century and up to today, and shaped other styles, including rock. Question What is a walking bass? Tap to flip Answer A moving bass line that 'walks' up and down the notes of a chord. Question What is a shuffle rhythm? Tap to flip Answer A rhythmic pattern that uses swing quavers. Question What is a driving rhythm? Tap to flip Answer A rhythm that repeats fast notes to create a sense of energy. Question Give one blues feature that rock 'n' roll uses. Tap to flip Answer e.g. the 12-bar blues, walking bass or swing/shuffle rhythms. Question What kind of structure does rock 'n' roll typically use? Tap to flip Answer A verse-chorus structure. Question What is typical of the range of rock 'n' roll vocal melodies? Tap to flip Answer They use a small range of notes. Question Give one instrument typical of rock 'n' roll. Tap to flip Answer e.g. vocals, electric guitar, piano, drum kit, bass guitar or double bass. Question Does using the 12-bar blues make rock 'n' roll just a type of blues? Tap to flip Answer No. Many styles use the 12-bar blues (e.g. pop, rock, jazz); rock 'n' roll's defining features differ, and it was a commercial pop style. Question Since which decade has rock developed as a broad category of music? Tap to flip Answer The 1960s. Question What is a riff? Tap to flip Answer A short recurring or repeated musical idea that forms the basis of a pop or rock song. Question What does it mean for instruments to play in unison? Tap to flip Answer They play the same rhythm and pitches together (possibly in different octaves). Question Do parts played in octaves count as a unison texture? Tap to flip Answer Yes, parts in octaves are classed as unison. Question How does a homophonic texture differ from a unison texture? Tap to flip Answer In homophony only the rhythm must match, so parts can play different notes or chords; in unison pitch and rhythm both match. Question What is transposition? Tap to flip Answer Moving a group of notes up or down in pitch so the intervals between them stay the same but the pitch changes. Question Give one British band key to the growth of 1960s rock. Tap to flip Answer e.g. The Beatles or the Rolling Stones. Question Around which scale are 1960s rock riffs and melodies often based? Tap to flip Answer The blues scale. Question What is distortion on an electric guitar? Tap to flip Answer A 'fuzzy' effect that changes the guitar's amplified sound. Question What is another name for distortion? Tap to flip Answer Overdrive. Question What does the rhythm guitar play in a rock band? Tap to flip Answer Accompanying parts, usually riffs and chords. Question What does the lead guitar play in a rock band? Tap to flip Answer Riffs, melodies and solos. Question What is a power chord? Tap to flip Answer A two-note chord, often used on guitar, made of the root and the fifth of a triad. Question What is a pedal in music? Tap to flip Answer A bass note that stays the same while the chords change above it. Question If the bass holds one note but the chords above it do not change, is it a pedal? Tap to flip Answer No. It is only a pedal if the chords change above the held bass note. Question Which 1970s rock subgenre used extreme distortion, aggressive vocals and powerful riffs? Tap to flip Answer Heavy metal. Question What does playing in a virtuosic style mean? Tap to flip Answer Playing in a way that shows off technical and musical ability. Question What is note bending? Tap to flip Answer When a musician 'bends' the pitch of a note. Question What is a hammer-on on the guitar? Tap to flip Answer Pressing a finger into a fret to sound a note, rather than plucking the string. Question What is tapping on the guitar? Tap to flip Answer A technique in which both hands 'tap' the frets, allowing very fast patterns. Question What is a harmonic on the guitar? Tap to flip Answer A very high-pitched sound guitarists often play to add excitement to solos. Question Which scales are rock guitar solos normally based on? Tap to flip Answer The blues scale or the pentatonic scale. Question How is an effective guitar solo usually shaped? Tap to flip Answer It builds up gradually in intensity to a virtuosic climax, rather than being extremely virtuosic from the start. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage GCSE (Years 10–11) Course GCSE Music Unit Developing understanding of pop music: rock, blues and rock 'n' roll Exam boards AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, OCR England's National Curriculum sets what is taught; the units and their order are Oak National Academy's. Flash Feed is not affiliated with Oak or any exam board.
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