The cards Question What does R'n'B stand for? Tap to flip Answer Rhythm and blues Question R'n'B covers music made mostly by which group of musicians? Tap to flip Answer Black Americans, over the last 70 years Question How long does a semiquaver last? Tap to flip Answer A quarter of a beat Question What is a metronome? Tap to flip Answer A device that clicks or ticks a beat to keep a player in time Question In a DAW, what is the playhead? Tap to flip Answer A vertical line showing which part of the track is being played Question Late 20th-century R'n'B grooves are built around the interaction of which two drums? Tap to flip Answer The kick and the snare Question In a typical late 20th-century R'n'B groove, what does the snare play? Tap to flip Answer A backbeat Question In a typical late 20th-century R'n'B groove, what does the kick add on the upbeats? Tap to flip Answer Quaver and semiquaver upbeats Question How is an open hi-hat played? Tap to flip Answer With the two cymbals apart Question How is a closed hi-hat played? Tap to flip Answer With the two cymbals meeting Question Which hi-hat position produces longer vibrations? Tap to flip Answer Open Question Which hi-hat position gives a cleaner, short sound? Tap to flip Answer Closed Question In a typical R'n'B hi-hat pattern of quavers, where is the open hi-hat placed? Tap to flip Answer On the last quaver of the bar Question In a DAW, what do you do to listen to just one track? Tap to flip Answer Solo that track Question How long is a musical phrase often? Tap to flip Answer Two or four bars Question How long are the phrases pop music often uses? Tap to flip Answer Four bars Question What is a drum fill? Tap to flip Answer A short variation in a drum groove, usually at the end of a phrase or section Question How do drum fills help listeners? Tap to flip Answer They help listeners feel the phrases Question What is another name for a 1/8th note? Tap to flip Answer A quaver (half a beat) Question What is another name for a 1/16th note? Tap to flip Answer A semiquaver (a quarter of a beat) Question What does it mean to improvise an idea? Tap to flip Answer To create it on the spot Question Must a drum fill be more complex than the main groove? Tap to flip Answer No: absence of sound, such as the groove briefly stopping, can be as powerful as added sound Question What is timbre? Tap to flip Answer The sound quality of a note or instrument, e.g. metallic Question What is a tom-tom? Tap to flip Answer A cylindrical drum that makes a rounded sound, usually shortened to 'tom' Question What does the attack of a sound describe? Tap to flip Answer How quickly we hear the beginning of the sound Question Compared with the snare and cymbals, what timbre do toms typically have? Tap to flip Answer A less harsh timbre, with a wide range of pitches Question Why does the snare usually play the backbeat? Tap to flip Answer It has a strong attack, which helps emphasise the pattern Question Give one example of a sound that can replace the snare on the backbeat. Tap to flip Answer e.g. claps or clicks (they have a similar attack) Question On which beats must the snare or claps play to make a backbeat? Tap to flip Answer Beats 2 and 4 Question Are toms only used in drum fills? Tap to flip Answer No: they can be used in the main groove, just less commonly than the kick and snare Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage Key stage 3 (Years 7–9) Course KS3 Music Unit Fills and variation in RnB drum grooves 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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