viernes, 8 de noviembre de 2019

The 'hook'



Today, in music lesson, we have talked about the effective 'hook' in a rock song. The 'riff' of a rock song, for example, has that purpose. The hook provides the foundation upon which the rock song is based, and it should be balanced in terms of its melodic simplicity.

Here you can find the links of the songs you listened to in lesson today. Also one more link to a video with a compilation of 100 very popular riffs. Enjoy them all!










miércoles, 25 de septiembre de 2019

Rock & Roll

Rock & Roll through history


Early Rock
YouTube video clip featuring Johnny Cash performing Folsom Prison Blues (1955).

YouTube video clip featuring Elvis Presley performing Jailhouse Rock (1957).

YouTube video clip featuring Cliff Richard performing Move it (1958).


British Invasion
YouTube video clip featuring The Beatles performing All My Loving (1963).

Folk Rock
YouTube video clip featuring Bob Dylan performing Blowin’ in the Wind.

Group Sounds (Japanese Music Movement)
YouTube video clip featuring The Tigers performing My Mary (1966).

Blues Rock
YouTube video clip featuring Jimi Hendrix performing Purple Haze (1967).
YouTube video clip featuring Derek and the Dominos (featuring Eric Clapton on guitar) performing Layla (1970).

Psychedelic Rock
YouTube video clip featuring The Beatles performing Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (1968).

Glam Rock
YouTube video clip featuring David Bowie performing Starman (1972).
YouTube video clip featuring Alice Cooper performing School’s Out (1972).
Glam rock provides a cultural development opportunity
through its impact on fashion at this time.

Progressive Rock
YouTube video clip featuring Mike Oldfield performing Tubular Bells (1973).

Punk Rock
YouTube video clip featuring The Clash performing London Calling (1979).
YouTube video clip featuring Boowy performing Honky Tonky Crazy (1987).

Icelandic Rock
YouTube video clip featuring The Sugarcubes performing Deus (1987).

Thrash Metal – Chinese Rock
YouTube video clip featuring Overload performing The Shadow of Ancestor (1993).

Australian Rock
YouTube video clip featuring AC/DC performing Back in Black (1980).

Heartland Rock (USA Music Movement)
YouTube video clip featuring Bruce Springfield performing Born in the USA (1984).

Heavy Metal
YouTube video clip featuring Guns N’ Roses performing Sweet Child o’Mine (1988).
YouTube video clip featuring Tang Dynasty performing Pathway (1992).

Grunge
YouTube video clip featuring Nirvana performing Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991).

Britpop
YouTube video clip featuring Oasis performing Wonderwall (1995).
YouTube video clip featuring Blur performing Parklife (1994).
(To watch a YouTube video in safe mode, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on ‘Safety
mode: Off’, then select the ‘On’ option)




The main similarities and differences should occur around
the following:
• Singable or catchy melodies
• Simple accompaniment
• Guitar hooks and riffs
• Strong rhythm in percussion and bass line
• Rhythm – similar beats in the rhythm sections
• Melody – unique to each song
• Structure – all rock songs contain verses and choruses
• Texture – the number of instruments playing is similar due to the
traditional instrumentation and size of a rock band
• Timbre – the defining quality of a voice, noise or instrument,
sometimes described as the tone colour
• Harmony – unique to each song
• Dynamics – rock music is usually loud (forte, mezzo forte, perhaps
fortissimo)
• Tempo – the majority of (but not all) rock songs are usually played at a
fast tempo (allegro).
There are differences (unique attributes to each song), but balance is maintained within rock music through the similarities that all of these songs share. The way musical elements are arranged within rock songs makes them recognisable as the rock genre.


Songs that have been researched by:

Montie (Heavy Metal):



Tom & Ian (recent Rock 'n' Roll):





Josh & Thomas (British Rock 'n' Roll:



Akasha & Sophie Ch. (American Rock 'n' Roll):

lunes, 11 de marzo de 2019

Todo se transforma

Click HERE to watch video


Click here to download PowerPoint file.

Todo se transforma. Jorge Drexler. 

Tu beso se hizo calor,
luego el calor movimiento,
luego gota de sudor
que se hizo vapor, luego viento.
Que en un rincón de La Rioja
movió el aspa de un molino
mientras se pisaba el vino
que bebió tu boca roja.
Tu boca roja en la mía,
la copa que gira en mi mano.
Y mientras el vino caía
supe que de algún lejano rincón
de otra galaxia,
el amor que me darías,
transformado volvería algún día
a darte las gracias.
Cada uno da lo que recibe,
y luego recibe lo que da.
Nada es más simple,
no hay otra norma,
nada se pierde,
todo se transforma.
El vino que pagué yo
con aquel euro italiano
que había estado en un vagón
antes de estar en mi mano,
y antes de eso en Torino,
y antes de Torino en Prato,
donde hicieron mi zapato
sobre el que caería el vino…

Zapato que en unas horas
buscaré bajo tu cama
con las luces de la aurora
junto a tus sandalias planas
que compraste aquella vez
en Salvador de Bahía
donde a otro diste el amor
que hoy yo te devolvería…

Cada uno da lo que recibe,
luego recibe lo que da.
Nada es más simple,
no hay otra norma.
Nada se pierde,
todo se transforma.

martes, 15 de enero de 2019

EXCEL

Please click here or on the image to watch the video.
Learning goal: be able to work out calculations on excel.