Key Words Pop = a style of music that encompasses many specific styles of music in the 20th century Pop Instruments = synthesiser Time Signature = how many beats are in each bar Strophic Song Form = a structure with a combination of verses, choruses, a bridge or middle 8, introduction and coda Loop = a repeated idea that seamlessly repeats indefinitely such as a drum beat Riff = a short, catchy and repeated melodic idea usually in the bass Syncopation = offbeat rhythms Sample = using a recording from another song or piece of music in your composition A Cappella = unaccompanied singing with no instruments

Key Skills

Be able to compose, notate and perform a pop song

Key Questions

How did pop originate? What instruments are used in pop? What is the time signature of pop? What is strophic song form? What is a loop? What is a riff? What is syncopation? What is a sample? What is a cappella?

KS3 Music: Year 9 Term 2: Half Term 2:

Pop