Music for Dance - EDM

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What instruments do they use in EDM music?

  • Synthesizers → manipulates sound waves

  • Drum machines → creates tempo-perfect rythms

  • Samplers → recorded small sections of sound

  • DAW → software that allows manipulation and layering of sounds to create tracks

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What is the structure of EDM music?

  • Intro → Builds atmosphere

  • Build-up → section that builds up atmoshphere by using rising synths or speeding-up drum pattern to increase the tension and energy

  • Drop → climax where energy is unleashed with rythmic changes or powerful basslines, often sudden

  • Breakdown → section where energy drops significantly into a calmer atmosphere by removing percussion or bass

  • Outro → fades or strips back

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State the core characteristics of EDM music

  • Strong beat → (4/4)

  • Repetitive structures → loops, riffs, grooves

  • Tempo usually in between 120-150 BPM

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Describe the rhythm and texture of EDM music

  • Four on the floor kick drum → kick on every beat

  • Layers are added gradually → causes a build-up

  • Syncopations and layeres texture (multiple sounds stacked)

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What are some features of EDM music?

  • Electronic instruments

  • Repetitive

  • Heavy bass line

  • High tempo

  • 4 beat meter

  • Often in minor key