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Listen to your whole-class audio recording of the "Blues Vocal Recreation" and leave a comment below discussing the following things:
- What sounds good about the performance? Give a MUSICAL reason and why you think it sounds good.
- What do we need to work on to improve it? Why will it improve it?
- What is the name of the Blues chord structure of this piece of music? (HINT: it's to do with the number of bars).
- What is the name of the style of beat? (It sounds a bit like a horse galloping).
- What is it called when a performer makes something up on the spot?
- Make sure that you write in full sentences and in as much detail as possible
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I think that most of us were in time with each other but it sounded a bit like some of us were shouting so we could improve by not doing that. The chord structure was the 12-bar blues. The style of the beat is triplets. When a performer makes something up on the spot it's called improvisation.
ReplyDeleteTarget: use the keywords loud or soft dynamics when talking about volume/shouting.
DeleteCorrect your rhythm (triplets) answer by reading other pupil's responses.
Xander Clark
ReplyDeleteI thought the recording was good. It had a very good rhythm and the sounds fitted nicely together. I learnt that 3 completely different sounds can be put together to make a good beat. We could have improved by making it more melodic
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DeleteTarget: what does harmony mean? How can you apply this to your description of the sounds fitting nicely together?
Kira
ReplyDeletei liked the music because it sounds like blues music but it is a bit out of tune.The improvisation was nice and overall it was ok. :)
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DeleteTarget: what would help your group to stay in tune with each other?
1) Our performance was good because had a very good beat and everybody was in sync.
ReplyDelete2) I think we need to be abit quieter, to improve our performance, this will help because we were abit shouty
3) The blues chord structure is called the blues progression.
4) I think the style of beat of the blues is called the swinging(?)
5) When a performer makes something up on the spot it's called improvisation.
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Sp/Gr: Be sure to read your sentences before you post to make sure that they make sense.
DeleteTarget: Use more descriptive language when assessing your performances. Use the following keywords: dynamics, harmony, vocal delivery.
I think the beat was very good and very load.we need to all be the same volume because some of us were very load almost shouting.i think that there was a little bit of jazz in the music like when the horse galloping.improvization is when an actor makes something up on a spot
ReplyDeleteTarget: what does the word 'dynamics' mean? How could you use this word in your written statement above?
DeleteWe were all in great beat, something that we could improve on is our tone of voice, to be a little bit more quiet but overall good job!!
ReplyDeleteTarget: Answer all the questions that were asked. Use the correct term when describing the pulse of the music (either beat, timing, pulse).
DeleteOverall I think we were pretty poor but with a few more attempts we would have been fine. If we rehearsed more and specifically worked on changing between numbers that was pretty much it.
ReplyDeleteI remember that making something up on the spot is called improvisation. I think that that the chord in blues music is called twelve bar blues but I may be wrong. I think the beat is repetitive and catchy but I don't know what it is actually called.-Sam Forbes
Target: what does 'chord progression' mean? How could you have used that term in your description of the music?
DeleteWe always kept to the correct beat and tempo. This was good because it meant the piece always sounded correct.
ReplyDeleteTo improve, we could have been clearer when singing the numbers as, in certain parts, it sounded strange.
The chord structure is known as a 12-bar progression and the style of beat is a swing beat.
When a performer makes something up on the spot, it is called improvisation.
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DeleteTarget: When you listen to the track can you make up a melodic improvisation in your head? Lead an improvisation section in your group by using scat vocals or body percussion.
I think that the recording sounded good as we were all in tune and knew what to do
ReplyDeleteI think we could've concentrated more as there was a bit of laughter
When a performer makes something up on the spot it is called improvising
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DeleteTarget: What would help a performer concentrate during a performance?
1. We were all loud and clear so you could hear all the sounds.
ReplyDelete2. To improve we could make sure everyone is making the same sounds to make it sound more rehearsed.
3. I think it's called the tempo.
4. I think it's called the blues chord.
5. When a performer makes up something on the spot it is called improvisation
Izzy Milsom
Target: How could you have used the word "pitches" in your above description?
DeleteWere all in time and keeping to the beat
ReplyDeleteSome of us need to be louder because we can hear SOME voices over others
The name of the Blues chord structure of this piece of music is 12 chord structure
The name of the style of the beat is called swing beat
When a performer makes something up on the spot it is called improvisation
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DeleteTarget: how could you use the word dynamics in your description? What does it mean?
The thing that is good about the performance is that we Had a good volume. I think we need to improv it by maybe working on the tempo of it. It is called improvisation when a performer makes something up on the spot.
ReplyDeleteTarget: how could you use the word 'dynamics' in your description? What does the word mean?
Delete1.I thought this was quite good because we were all in time.
ReplyDelete2.I think we could maybe try to keep everyone's voices level so it doesn't sound as messy.
3.12 beat blues.
4.the swing style.
Target: Use more musical keywords when assessing your performances. Use the following keywords: loud/soft dynamics, vocal/instrumental blend.
Deletewe dont sound very sicrenised however we have a good volume
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Andrea
ReplyDeleteIt sounded good and we were loud enough, we need to make sure people know what they're doing, 12 bar blues,improvisation.
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DeleteTarget: How can you make sure everyone in the group knows what they're doing? How can you make sure you know your part?
it keeps the same tune and beat the whole way through
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We need more synchronization with the instruments however we had good pitch
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I was playing the keyboard
ReplyDeletei lean't that improvisation is just make a tune up there and then to fit the beat
i found improvising quite hard because it was quite hard to think of a tune on the spot
from George
it started in southern America and was for black slaves
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