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- Year 7
Synthesized drum sounds
I can identify the sound of a kick, snare and hi-hat when synthesized and can create an electronic drum groove.
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- Year 7
Synthesized drum sounds
I can identify the sound of a kick, snare and hi-hat when synthesized and can create an electronic drum groove.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The tempo and timbre that a songwriter chooses play an important role in the overall effect of a piece of music.
- Timbre is a broad term which describes the sound quality of an instrument.
- There is a difference between acoustic and synthesized sound.
- The groove used in this lesson has similarities with the simpler rock groove, but the overall effect contrasts.
- Learning to recreate a slightly more complex drum groove which is based on the features of a typical drum groove.
Keywords
Synthesizer - an instrument that produces sound electronically
Timbre - the timbre of an instrument is its sound quality - for example, metallic
Acoustic - an acoustic instrument produces sound naturally without any electronic input
Common misconception
Misunderstanding the meaning of acoustic because the lesson examples are played on an iPad/computer.
Make it clear that the iPad/computer is imitating acoustic sound.
To help you plan your year 7 music lesson on: Synthesized drum sounds, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 7 music lesson on: Synthesized drum sounds, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Files needed for this lesson
- Electronic drum groove backing track 478.02 KB (MP3)
- Electronic drum groove drum track 546.58 KB (MP3)
- Electronic drum groove template 7.12 MB (ZIP)
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Equipment
A DAW or other suitable compositional tool or instrument.
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