Afro Celt Flash Cards

Instrumentation Techniques

• Glissando

• Vibrato

• Tremolo

• Pizzicato

Instrumental Solos Melody

• Use more conjunct motion (steps).

• Use more disjunct motion (leaps).

• Use only straight notes without embellishments.

• Use only rhythmic variations.

Pickups/Anacrusis

• A musical term for a complete bar

• When a phrase or rhythm starts part way through a bar.

• A type of musical instrument

• A technique for composing melodies

Vocalisation

• Singing sounds not words (Fig 1 vocals, “Ah”)

• Speaking in complete sentences

• Mimicking animal sounds

• Whispering softly

Post-production Effect: (Sweep) Low Pass Filter

• Cuts out high end frequencies while leaving the low bass frequencies, steps from high down to low and back again.

• Enhances high frequencies while reducing low bass frequencies.

• Creates a static noise effect by amplifying all frequencies equally.

• Is used to isolate vocal tracks by removing background noise.

Melodic Instruments

• Kora (African)

• Hurdy-gurdy (Celtic)

• Bass Guitar (Western)

• Drum (Western)

Dynamics

• Varies due to section and how many loops & figures playing at once. Controlled by sound engineer.

• Remains constant regardless of the number of loops.

• Is determined solely by the tempo of the piece.

• Is only influenced by the instruments used.

Chromaticism

• Using notes outside of the key (Loop 10).

• A technique involving only the notes of the key.

• A method of composing in a single scale.

• A style that avoids dissonance.

Syllabic

• One note per syllable in a speech-like manner (Verses)

• Multiple notes per syllable in a rhythmic manner

• One note per word in a melodic manner

• No specific note per syllable, free form

String Instruments

• Kora

• Fiddle

• Hurdy-gurdy

• Piano