Superstition and Single Ladies info quiz

SUPERSTITION: The electric bass & ​ (a)   parts are based around an ​ (b)   pentatonic scale. The second clavinet part outlines an ​ (c)   chord. The two parts together provide the harmonic palette of ​ (d)  

• first clavinet
• E♭m
• E♭ major
• E♭ ♭7♯9
• horns
• horn
• vocal
• B♭ major
• B♭m
• B♭ 7 ♭9

SUPERSTITION: The chorus is brief, only containing two 4-bar phrases. However, the move is prominent as there is a change in the harmonic palette. How does the harmony now move?

• Round a circle of 5ths

• Chromatic movement

• Ascending sequence

• Static harmony

SUPERSTITION: What are the chords in the chorus?

• A♭7 | B♭7add4

  A♭7 | A ♭5♭7 | G♭ 7 B♭7 ♭

• B♭7 | C♭7add4

  D♭7 | C♭5♭9 | A♭ D♭7

• A♭7 | B♭7add4

  C♭7 | D ♭5♭7 | E♭ 7 F♭7 ♭6

• B♭7 | C♭7add4

  B♭7 | A ♭5♭7 | A♭ 7 B♭7 ♭6

SUPERSITION: The first half of the chorus ends with the trumpet and saxophone playing sextuplets on B♭ and G♭ outlining which chord?

• Tonic (I)

• Augmented subdominant (IV+)

• Augmented dominant (V+)

• Tonic minor (i)

SINGLE LADIES: The verse melody is simple using only 4 notes (​ (a)   (the tonic), F#, ​ (b)   and A).

• E
• G#
• F
• A
• F#
• B
• C#
• D

SINGLE LADIES: Dissonance created in the second part of the chorus on the lyrics “should have put a ring” – there is a C natural in the bass whilst the vocal line is based on the E major scale – the F# and C together create what?

• perfect fifth

• minor second

• tritone

• minor 6th

SINGLE LADIES: There are hands claps on every which beat of the bar throughout the song?

Who is this guy?

a

Miss Ivett

Daft Punk

Stevie Wonder

Mrs Browne

Who's this?

c

Beytwice

Mrs Browne

Beyoncé

Miss Ivett

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