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

the Venn diagram from the start of this section
Revisit
add in all the details from these works you’ve
and
Ask yourself: What repeated and what was the
studied.
holding each piece together?
‘glue’
Figure 3.31 ‘Where The Streets Have No Name’ example structure sketch
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Nirvana: ‘Come As You Are’
This song has reached listeners across generations with its laid-back guitar riff
that moves between two notes the
interval
of a major 2nd apart (low D to a
low E).
Chords: The chords alternate between a minor triad and a major one
throughout the song:
Verse: Em D Em D Em D Em D
Bridge: Am C Am C Am C Am C
identify
What repeats in each layer of sound? Can you them all?
Repetition:
Structure: The two alternating chord patterns form the main structure of this
piece. But what else adds to keeping it ‘glued’ together?
Perform the opening riff with the chords of Em and D on your instruments.
Figure 3.32 ‘Come As You Are’ introduction riff
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◆■ Assessment opportunities
this activity you have practised skills that are
In
using Criterion B: Developing skills,
assessed
C: Thinking creatively and Criterion D:
Criterion
Responding.
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