— 𝄞 MUSIC - BASICS ᨳଓ .

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The 4 Conventions of Pop are…

• Rock ‘n’ Roll

• Rock Anthems

• Pop Ballads

• Solo Artists

Rock ‘n’ Roll Decade(s)

1950s-60s

Rock Anthems Decade(s)

1970s-80s

Pop Ballads Decade(s)

1980s-90s

Solo Artists Decade(s)

2000s

Rock ‘n’ Roll Artists

• Chuck Berry

• Elvis Presley

• Buddy Holly

• Little Richard

Rock Anthems Artists

• Queen

• Bon Jovi

• Guns n’ Roses

• AC/DC

Pop Ballads Artists

• Celine Dion

• Mariah Carey

• Whitney Houston

• Elton John

Solo Artists Artists

• BILLIE EILISH

• Taylor Swift

• Harry Styles

• Adele

Melody

• Main tune

• Variety of pitches and rhythms

• Minor/Major

• Simple/Complicated

• Repeated notes/Phrases

• Narrow/Wide range

Articulation

Staccato/Legato

Dynamics

• Forte/Piano

• Crescendo/Diminuendo

Texture

• Number of layers

• Thick/Thin

• Polyrhythms

• Melody & Accompaniment

Structure

• Sections in a piece of music

• Verse-Chorus

• Rondo (catchy section reoccurs)

Harmony/Tonality

• Harmonizing/Chords

• Major/Minor

Instrumentation

• Instruments you hear

• Amplifier

Rhythms

• Long/Shorts

• Dotted/Even

• Polyrhythms

• Syncopation

• Cross-rhythms

Tempo/Time

• Fast/Moderate/Slow

• Time Signature

MADTSHIRTT

• Melody

• Articulation

• Dynamics

• Texture

• Structure

• Harmony

• Instrumentation

• Rhythm

• Tonality

• Tempo/Time