popular music

What is Fusion?

When two different styles mix to create a new style

What is Jazz fusion?

A mix of jazz and pop

What is a lead electric guitar?

Plays the melody/solos/riffs

What is a rhythm electric guitar?

Plays the chords/accompaniment

What is a bass guitar?

Plays the bass line

What does a drum kit do?

Provides the beat

Who is the lead singer?

The main vocalist

What are backing vocals?

Singers who provide harmony

What are acoustic instruments in pop/rock?

Non-electric instruments such as trumpet

What is an intro?

A short opening section

What is a verse?

Same music but different lyrics each time

What is a chorus?

A repeated section with the same lyrics (refrain)

What is a middle eight?

A linking section with contrasting music

What is a bridge?

A link/transition between two sections

What is an outro?

An ending to finish the song

What is a strophic song?

A song where each verse uses the same music

What is a 32-bar song (AABA)?

A common song structure

What is a 12-bar blues?

A common chord pattern in popular music

What is a typical rock ballad structure?

Intro → Verse 1 → Chorus → Verse 2 → Chorus → Middle Eight → Chorus → Outro

What is a riff?

A short repeated pattern

What is a hammer on?

Finger brought sharply onto the string

What is a pitch bend?

Altering/bending the pitch

What are power chords?

Guitar chords using root and fifth (no third)

What is distortion?

An effect that makes the sound grungy

What is slap bass?

Percussive bass technique bouncing strings off the fretboard

What is a fill?

A short improvised drum solo

What is a rim shot?

Hitting the rim and head of the drum at the same time

What is belting?

A bright powerful vocal sound in chest voice

What is falsetto?

Male voice in a higher-than-usual range

What does syllabic mean?

One note per syllable

What does melismatic mean?

Several notes per syllable

What does a cappella mean?

Voices singing without instrumental accompaniment

What does amplified mean?

Made louder using an amplifier

What does synthesized mean?

Sounds created electronically

What is panning?

Moving the sound between left and right speakers

What is phasing?

A delay effect

What is a sample?

A reused short section of music

What is reverb?

An electronic echo effec