Rock Listening Task

Listen to the four pieces and answer the questions: (If you don’t have a spotify account search the song on Youtube). 

 

“Smoke on the Water” - Deep Purple     

 

1. List the instruments used in this piece and their order of entry.
   Electric guitar, drums, organ and bass guitar and vocals.

2. Using words from the expressive techniques and tone colour concepts, describe the sound of the main vocals used in this piece.
   The tone colour is harsh and dark.

       

“Mamma Mia” - ABBA     

1. List the instruments that you hear in the introduction of this piece.
   I hear a piano and an electric guitar .

2. How many vocalists can you hear? Describe the tone colour and pitch level of the voices.
   There are 2 vocalists. The tone colour is  Brassy, Warm, Bright and light.

3. What accompanying instruments are used in this piece?
   Piano and electric guitar is accompanying vocalists.

4. Which of the following features of the concept of Pitch are used in this song? (Highlight your answers).

   1. Harmony between voices

   2. Use of repeated melodic patterns

   3. Continual shifts from high to low pitch in melody 

   4. Use of low pitched male voices

   5. String bass

   6. Melodic ostinatos 

“We will rock you” - Queen    

1. List three instruments and describe their roles within this piece.
   Body Percussion - Keeps the rhythm throughout the song.                                                              Electric Guitar - Plays a riff.                                                                                                            Vocals - Also keeps a rythm and provides catchy lyrics.

2. Try and list three different features of rhythm in this piece.
   There is clapping hands, stomping feet and the vocals