AOS2

• POP MUSIC


  metre: 2/4 or 4/4 or 2/2

  melody:

  • conjunct repetitive melodic ideas
  • narrow melodic range
  • syllabic setting
  • riff sequences

  texture:

  • increases with addition of drums/guitar/melody and accompaniment

  rhythm:

  • drum fills
  • regular beat
  • syncopation
  • ostinatos
  • sequence

  technology:

  • tape loop
  • sampling
  • layering sounds
• ROCK MUSIC


  • regular rhythm with use of syncopation and accents on off-beats
  • melody and accompaniment texture
  • emphasis on back beat
  • glissando in guitar
  • rock instrumentation e.g. drum kit
  • alternation of two chords
  • major/primary chords
• DRAMATIC FILM MUSIC


  • dramatic dynamics e.g. ff
  • sudden drop in dynamics - sense of surprise
  • pattern of repeated notes/rhythms
  • triplets build up sense of expectation
• GAMING MUSIC

  • terraced dynamics
  • shorter rhythms
  • allegro
  • compound time signatures
  • sustained notes
  • short instrumental motifs
  • vocal effects
  • contrapuntal passages
  • imitative sections
  • looping