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What is a mashup?
What is a mashup?
A mashup is a creative work produced by blending two or more pre-existing songs into a new song.
What is an Ensemble?
What is an Ensemble?
An ensemble is a group of musicians.
This can vary in instrument and genre.
Musical roles within a band ensemble
Musical roles within a band ensemble
In every band, you need to assign roles to every member
Foundation of a song: chord progression
Foundation of a song: chord progression
What is a chord?
A chord is a combination of two or more notes played together.
What is a chord progression?
Chords played one after another in a piece of music.
In most popular songs, you will find the same 4 chords! Learn these, and you can play most pop songs written.
This is a good starting point for your mash up, so watch the video and look at the chord progressions below.
Creating your mash up
Creating your mash up
Once you have decided on the ideas you want to mash up (in this case it is Jack and Jill Nursery rhyme) you want to:
Pick your chord progression
Choose your desired genre
Explore how you will remix the lyrics
Combine the chords and lyrics together in your chosen style!
Further listening: To develop your listening skills, listen to more band performances
Share what you have listened to on your google classroom
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