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Welcome to BTEC Popular Music
Listening Task
Listening Task
Have a listen to the youtubes in this brief history of pop music document!
https://www.qeliz.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Spotlight-on-Popular-Music-Copy.pdf
Guitar Exercise
Guitar Exercise
How many of these riffs do you recognise?
How many can you already play?
How many can you quickly pick up by watching the video?
Drum & Bass Exercise
Drum & Bass Exercise
On the course we explore how important it is for bass and drums to 'lock' in a groove.
Sometimes one plays a more supportive subtle but equally important role.
How many of these riffs/grooves do you think you can play?
Which do you think took the most practice?!
Piano Exercise
Piano Exercise
Guitarists have tended to dominate the history of pop music.
Let's rectify this and steal some of their riffs!
Which of these sound especially good played on piano?
How many can you copy?
Vocal Test
Vocal Test
In the first few weeks of the course we try to find your vocal 'sweet spot'.
This video will help you understand what this is (although it uses the more classical term 'prima voce')
See how low/high you can go using his 'test'!
Vocal Exercise
Vocal Exercise
Lots of popular music has roots in the 'blues'.
Try these warm ups using an 'mmm' sound. How low/high can you go?
Practice this scale. It will help you to improvise your own vocal parts in jazz, blues and RnB.
Sax Exercise
Sax Exercise
What is said and played in this video would be a good starting point for sax players on the BTEC course.
Watch/listen then have a play around with the pentatonic scale yourself experimenting with rhythm and phrasing.
He is in concert Bb so your notes are:
C Eb F G Bb Tenor G Bb C D F on Alto
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