Year 9
How can we fuse different musical styles and traditions?
Year 9
How can we fuse different musical styles and traditions?
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will continue developing and arranging our melodic, rhythmic and harmonic material and explore how they can be fused together.
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6 Questions
Q1.
How long is the piece you need to create?
2 minutes
3 minutes
Q2.
How many styles of music is the film company asking you to fuse for the travel documentary?
1
5
Q3.
Which style of music includes this melodic feature?
Afro Celt Sound System
Bhangra
Q4.
Which fusion includes this harmonic feature?
Afrobeat
Bhangra
Q5.
Which of these compositional techniques could be used to extend an idea?
Playing the same part in a different octave.
Remove some of the notes.
Q6.
What does tonal mean?
The piece is in a minor key.
The pitches create a clashing sound.
7 Questions
Q1.
What styles did Mia fuse to create the song "Borders"?
Electrotango
Jazz and R&B
Q2.
How did Esperanza Spalding modernise jazz in her song "Black Gold"?
Horanawa instruments from Sri Lanka
Using music software
Q3.
In which style is this rhythm heard?
Afrobeat
Bhangra
Q4.
How does the chaal rhythm differ from other rhythms we have studied?
It is a straight rhythm
It is made up of semiquavers
Q5.
What does monophonic mean?
Many different layers at the same time; countermelody.
Similar movement; melody and accompaniment.
Q6.
What does polyphonic mean?
Similar movement; melody and accompaniment.
Solo; in unison; call and response.
Q7.
What does homophonic mean?
Many different layers at the same time; countermelody.
Solo; in unison; call and response.