Listening Test - Year 9 - Rock Around the Clock.

Q1: Name the different instruments heard in the music.

• Trumpet

• Electric guitar

• Tenor Saxophone

• Double Bass

• Keyboard

What is the main role of the keyboard(s)?

• Acts as lead instrument -plays the melody and solo section.

• Used to keep the beat with the Drum-kit - plays steady rhythms.

• Acts as a walking bass - uses broken chords.

• Forms part of the rhythm section - chordal accompaniment.

What is the role of the Double Bass?

• Acts as lead instrument -plays the melody and solo section.

• Used to drive the tempo with the Drum-kit - the pulse.

• Acts as a walking bass - uses broken chords.

• Forms part of the rhythm section - chordal accompaniment.

What is the role of the Saxophone?

• Used in the melody and solo section.

• Used to drive the tempo with the Drum-kit - the pulse.

• Acts as a walking bass - uses broken chords.

• Forms part of the rhythm section - chordal accompaniment.

What are the 2 different roles of the electric guitars heard? _____and _____

What melody instrument was not mentioned previously?

What rhythm instrument was not mentioned previously?

What is the overall structure of the piece? (popular music terms)

In what verse does the guitar (electric) solo occur?

In what verse does the guitar (electric) solo occur?