Unpitched sounds audio 

British English CC

Creating a sample 

Creating five or six samples

Task A feedback audio

Rhythmic pattern 1

Rhythmic pattern 2

Rhythm grid example 

Faster rhythm example

Make sure that some of the samples have a pattern that repeats

The whole pattern repeated starts to feel familiar and musical

Single sample

Sample repeated quickly

Sample repeated very quickly

Creating an 8-beat rhythmic groove: video

Check a

Check B

Check c

Task B feedback audio

Using samples

Music

Composing for voices

Using the voice creatively

Developing a sample-based composition

Creating a tone row

Developing a serialist composition

In this unit pupils are introduced to contemporary compositional approaches and techniques. They learn about a range of current contemporary music and the differences in approach of how this is structured and put together from earlier classical style music and current popular music.

Approaches to contemporary composition

What is the name of the early 20th-century style based on recorded sounds?

In which century did recording technology become widely available?

A short section of a song, like the chorus.

A collection of different songs put together.

The process of creating samples is called {{}}

A sound without clear pitch is called what?

When a singer uses their voice to sing very high or low.

When a singer uses their voice to sing very loud or soft.

When a singer uses their voice in non-traditional ways to create unusual sounds.

When a singer uses their voice to focus on sounds rather than words.

Which of these is an extended vocal technique?

What is a high-pitched female voice called?

When a singer produces more than one note at the same time, this is called {{}}

using the voice like a melodic instrument

using a microphone to make the voice louder

Which music technology effects make the voice sound like they were in a large space?

Starter Quiz

What is an extended vocal technique?