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Area Study 2(AO2) - Coggle Diagram
Area Study 2(AO2)
Rock Music
Features of Rock music
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Mainly using primary chords I, IV and V of the key
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Use of power chords
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Misses out the third, so unclear if the chord is major or minor.
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Types of rock
Hard rock
Loud, aggressive, distorted electric guitar, solos, power chords.
Punk rock
Shouted lyrics, angry, rebellious.
Heavy metal
More distorted and aggressive than Hard Rock, longer solos.
Progressive rock
Experimental, nonsense lyrics, technological effects.
Glam rock
Theatrical, costumes, easier to listen to than other styles.
Psychedelic rock
Inspiration from other cultures, technological effects, dream-like.
Guitar techniques
Pull off
Using the fretboard hand to pluck the note still on the frets without using the plucking hand at all.
Slide Guitar
Using an object (usually a metallic or plastic cylinder) around the finger on the fretboard hand to alter the timbre, pitch and vibration length of the sound.
Hammer on
Plucking a string once and then bringing the hand down on another fret while it is still vibrating to make a new sound, without plucking the string again.
Slap bass
Pulling the strings away from the fretboard with the plucking hand more than normal (can be distance from the fretboard horizontally or vertically).
Palm muting
Resting the side of the picking hand below the little finger lightly against the bridge of the guitar, in an appropriate spot so that the strings do not ring out fully but are not just scratching the tight strings.
Drum techniques
Different techniques were also developed for rock music to stray from the typical 4/4 beat. Some of these were as follows.
Rim shots
A short break in the musical pattern that has been established. This is generally through a different rhythm and different parts of the drum kit used. Can signal end of a phrase or section. Makes the music more interesting.
Detailed fills
A short break in the musical pattern that has been established. This is generally through a different rhythm and different parts of the drum kit used. Can signal end of a phrase or section. Makes the music more interesting.
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