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- Year 9
The use of the drum kit in grunge
I can identify the key features of grunge and its drum beats and have created a grunge-style drum beat.
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- Year 9
The use of the drum kit in grunge
I can identify the key features of grunge and its drum beats and have created a grunge-style drum beat.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Grunge is a style of of heavy rock music featuring distorted guitar sounds and angry lyrics.
- Key musical features include the use of riffs, distorted guitars and simple instrumentation.
- These are influences taken from punk rock and heavy metal.
- Drum beats in rock have a strong pulse and snare backbeat.
- Grunge drum beats often contrast between sections, and use open hi-hats or crash cymbals to create powerful effects.
Keywords
Grunge - Grunge is a style of heavy rock music featuring distorted guitar sounds and angry lyrics.
Riff - A riff is a short, repeated musical idea that forms the basis of a pop or rock song.
Distortion - Distortion is a fuzzy effect often added to guitar sounds.
Common misconception
Rock is a specific, narrow genre in itself.
Rock is a very broad term for lots of different musical genres, spanning a wide range of influences and using very different musical features. There are many sub-genres of rock, including grunge, punk rock and heavy metal.
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