The cards Question What does EDM stand for? Tap to flip Answer Electronic dance music Question What is EDM? Tap to flip Answer A genre with a strong danceable beat, made using synthesisers and drum machines Question What is a remix? Tap to flip Answer A new version of a piece of music, usually created using music technology Question How long is a quaver rest? Tap to flip Answer Half a beat of silence Question What are off-beat quavers? Tap to flip Answer Quavers played on the second quaver of each beat Question What is a four-on-the-floor drum beat? Tap to flip Answer The kick drum plays on each of the four crotchet beats Question How many beats in a bar does EDM use? Tap to flip Answer 4 Question Give one typical musical feature of EDM. Tap to flip Answer e.g. electronic instruments, a strong beat, a fast tempo or repetitive ideas Question In a typical EDM drum beat, which instrument plays off-beat? Tap to flip Answer The hi-hats Question In a typical EDM drum beat, what plays on the backbeat? Tap to flip Answer The snare or clap Question Which beats of the bar are the backbeat? Tap to flip Answer Beats 2 and 4 Question Where does the off-beat fall? Tap to flip Answer On the second half of a beat, in between the beats Question What is a syncopated rhythm? Tap to flip Answer One that emphasises (accents) notes in between the main beats Question What is a synth bass? Tap to flip Answer A low-pitched synthesiser Question What is the root note of a chord? Tap to flip Answer Its main note, and what the chord is named after Question Which note of the chord are EDM bass lines based around? Tap to flip Answer The root Question Is a rhythm syncopated just because it includes quavers? Tap to flip Answer No: only if the emphasis falls in between the main beats Question What is a chord sequence? Tap to flip Answer A pattern of chords that usually lasts for 4, 8 or 16 bars Question What is texture in music? Tap to flip Answer How many layers of sound are heard at the same time and how they fit together Question What is a thick texture? Tap to flip Answer Many different musical layers playing at the same time Question What is a thin texture? Tap to flip Answer Very few musical layers playing at the same time Question What is a synth pad? Tap to flip Answer A synthesiser that creates a sustained sound suitable for thickening texture Question What are the main layers in EDM music? Tap to flip Answer Melody, chords, bass line and drum groove Question Give one way to develop texture in EDM. Tap to flip Answer e.g. adding, removing or changing instruments and tracks Question What is a riser? Tap to flip Answer An electronic sound effect creating a gradual build-up of sound, often used for a climax in EDM Question What does 'dynamics' mean? Tap to flip Answer How loud or soft the music is Question What is volume automation? Tap to flip Answer A DAW tool for gradually increasing or decreasing dynamics within a track Question In music technology, what is balance? Tap to flip Answer The relative dynamic level of two tracks or instruments Question What does EQ stand for? Tap to flip Answer Equalisation Question What does EQ let you adjust? Tap to flip Answer The sound frequencies within a track or project Question Is adjusting EQ or dynamics always musically beneficial? Tap to flip Answer No: the tools are effective but can be overused Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage Key stage 3 (Years 7–9) Course KS3 Music Unit EDM remixing 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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