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

performing the opening theme
Try
the triads of Am and D on your
over
Ask yourself: What
Repetition:
Have you seen these triads
repeats?
Is there a melody that repeats
before?
four measures? Or a drum pattern
after
As you listen to the piece,
Structure:
the chord structure above to sketch
use
where instrumental layers stop and
out
Is there a pattern?
start.
playing the chords taking note of
Try
4–8 bar structures. You could use
their
In comparing ‘Apache’ to ‘The Chain’, what do you think is different
Discuss:
musically?
lines and overlapping textures. This track, ‘Where The Streets Have
melody
Name’, also uses repeated triads with an opening guitar arpeggio and bass
No
The chords for U2’s chorus are centred on the key of D major using
Chords:
I-IV-vi and V, just like the organ introduction.
chords
You will hear a lot of repetition in this piece, but try to focus on
Repetition:
instruments. Can you describe the patterns they play? Or better yet, draw
the
instruments.
Figure 3.29 Opening of ‘Apache’ made in the software Guitar Pro 7.5
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Fleetwood Mac: ‘The Chain’
Recorded on their best-selling album
Rumours
in 1976, ‘The Chain’ began as a
combination of a bass riff (heard in the outro) and a bluesy chord progression.
Chords: The chords used are:
Intro: Em A Bm / Am Em Em A Bm / Am Em
Chorus: Am Am Em / C D Am Am Em / C D
and guitar riff (repeated pattern)?
Figure 3.30 GarageBand chord layout following the chord grid
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ukuleles, guitars, even devices.
U2: ‘Where The Streets Have No Name’
U2’s album
The Joshua Tree
from 1987 is a must-listen for repeated chords,
pattern.
Chorus: D D D D G G G G
Bm Bm A A D D D D
sketches of their patterns? See Figure 3.31.
Structure: What do you think is the ‘glue’ that holds this piece together?
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