Music - MYP 4 and 5 - Samuel Wright - Hodder 2020

Would past composers have used electronic
media and its tools?
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hear of the greatness of the music of J.S. Bach
We
with his or
(1685–1750)
Pictures at an Exhibition. However,
Mussorgsky’s
it be amazing to see what they could create
wouldn’t
album was released in 1971 that saw progressive
An
performers Emerson, Lake and Palmer transform
rock
score of Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition”
the
electronic sounds, live instruments and synth
using
Listen to it on the provided playlist. Does it fit
solos.
of the ideas you mapped above?
any
A STRUCTURE FOR
FINDING
MUSIC
ELECTRONIC
for a secondary-dominant; this is where the
change
chooses a V or dominant chord of the one they
composer
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Figure 8.33 Moog subsequent synthesiser
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Learning to spot ostinatos, chords or even rhythmic patterns
will be excellent training for your own creations. However,
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the questions will inevitably arise: How do I structure this?
How do I know where to put these ideas? And in which
order will they go? This is where drawing structural maps of
with the technology we have today? Imagine Bach’s
any genre will help you deconstruct the many forms artists
DJ set, mixed with GarageBand
How would he
loops. arrange their music into.
have approached performance in today’s world?
In 2018, singer Ellie Goulding and record producer Diplo
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a mind-map where you list ideas of how
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may have utilised / worked with electronic music.
Bach
released their song ‘Close to Me’ (featuring vocalist Swae
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Lee). Not only is this song unique in its melody and chord
your ideas according to how realistic or
Sort
the box’ they are. Place realistic ideas near
‘outside
progression, but it follows a format that is a good starting
spot for structuring electronic or dance music. The chord
the centre and more abstract ideas toward the
outside of your page.
progression is a standard 4-measure repetition with a slight
twist that is refreshing in popular music – the use of a chord
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your ideas by drawing connecting lines
Connect
points that have something in common.
between
outside of the major chord formula!
Write a short sentence to explain how the ideas are
connected.
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or add to your initial ideas, by sharing
Elaborate
mind-map with a friend.
your
Figure 8.34 Chord diagram with major chord formula
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just played, instead of the key they are in at the time