Year 7

How can a drum pattern communicate a musical style?

Year 7

How can a drum pattern communicate a musical style?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how and why the band set-up has changed since the 1950s. We will explore how to create our own band set-up on a DAW and learn how to create an appropriate drum beat for our 'bands'.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is this note and how long is it?
An image in a quiz
Crotchet, 1 beat
Minim, 2 beats
Correct answer: Quaver, 1/2 beat
Q2.
What is this note and how long is it?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Crotchet, 1 beat
Dotted crotchet, 1 1/2 beats
Semibreve, 4 beats
Q3.
What are the three most important parts of the drum kit?
Correct answer: Bass drum, Snare drum, Hi hat
Crash cymbal, Toms, Snare Drum
Ride cymbal, Floor tom, Hi hat
Q4.
How are trap beats characterised?
A simple basic beat
Correct answer: Hi hats playing complex rhythmic patterns
Strong emphasis on beats 2 and 4
Q5.
What is house music also known as?
Correct answer: EDM (Electronic Dance Music)
IDM (Intelligent Dance Music)
Trip-hop

10 Questions

Q1.
What is this note and how long is it?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Crotchet, 1 beat
Minim, 2 beats
Quaver, 1/2 beat
Q2.
What is this rest and how long is it?
An image in a quiz
Crotchet, 1 beat
Minim, 2 beats
Correct answer: Quaver, 1/2 beat
Q3.
What is this rest and how long is it?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Crotchet, 1 beat
Minim, 2 beats
Quaver, 1/2 beat
Q4.
What are the 4 parts in a typical 4-piece band?
Drum kit, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, vocalist
Correct answer: Drum kit, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, vocalist
Drum kit, saxophone, keyboard, bass guitar
Q5.
What instrument sometimes replaced one of the guitars in later line ups?
Bass guitar
Correct answer: Piano/keyboard
Vocals
Q6.
Where did rock music come from?
Glam rock music in the 50s
Punk rock music in the 50s
Correct answer: Rock and roll music in the 50s
Q7.
How did band line ups evolve in the 1990s-2000s?
Bands became larger
More guitars were used
Correct answer: Technology could be used to add more layers and effects
Q8.
Which rock band is regarded as the most influential of all time?
Elvis Presley
Queen
Correct answer: The Beatles
Q9.
Which band is one of the most well known glam rock bands?
Elvis Presley
Correct answer: Queen
The Beatles
Q10.
What are the three most important parts of a drum kit?
Bass drum, cymbals, snare drum
Correct answer: Bass drum, snare drum, hi-hat
Bass drum, toms, snare drum