The sound of 90s grunge
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Why this why now
Pupils extend their understanding of writing with chords, bass lines and drum grooves, specifically more creative use of the cymbals and drum fills and their understanding of unity and variety in successful composition within an extended pop structure. They learn about adapting an instrumental melody to a vocal melody to fit the rhythm of the words.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know how to create the foundation of a track using chords and drum grooves
- Pupils have experience improvising over a track in one key
- Pupils know how to create drum fills at the ends of phrases
- Pupils know timbre can be altered on a DAW and the musical impact of doing so
Threads
Why this why now
Pupils extend their understanding of writing with chords, bass lines and drum grooves, specifically more creative use of the cymbals and drum fills and their understanding of unity and variety in successful composition within an extended pop structure. They learn about adapting an instrumental melody to a vocal melody to fit the rhythm of the words.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know how to create the foundation of a track using chords and drum grooves
- Pupils have experience improvising over a track in one key
- Pupils know how to create drum fills at the ends of phrases
- Pupils know timbre can be altered on a DAW and the musical impact of doing so
The sound of 90s grunge
This unit introduces pupils to 90s Grunge music, including the context of the style and its other musical influences. Pupils learn about the main musical features and about extended pop song structure, riffs with power chords, harmonic rhythm and phrase structure in melody and lyric writing.
6 lessons in unit
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