WorksheetsAoS2: Beyoncé
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Single Ladies: There are (a) on every (b) beat of the bar throughout the song.
Single Ladies: there is dissonance created in the 2nd 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. which two notes together creates a tritone?
C and G#
C and F#
C and E#
C and G
Single Ladies: The intro and first verse is N.C. and the only ‘instrument’ we hear to start with other than the hand claps is a...
Alarm like flute synth
Pizzicato violin played at the top of it's range
Bass synth
Cowbell
The verse melody is simple using only 4 notes;
E (the (a) ), (b) , G# and A
Single Ladies: Chords enter in the second half of the chorus: B5, (a) , B5, (b) . The use of open fifth chords keeps the tonality (c) .
Single Ladies: The call and response melody between the main vocal and backing vocals at the beginning of the song (‘All the single ladies, all the single ladies’) highlights which two notes?
E and G#
E and F#
E and B
E and A
Single Ladies: The vocal line primarily stays within the range of a (a) . E.g. The first three notes of the ‘oh, oh, oh’ chorus melody are a descending tonic (b) (B, G#, E), which then ascends and descends from the tonic to the 3rd (E, F#, G#, F#, E)
Crazy in Love: The brass sample is taken from the song
Are You My Woman - The Chi-Lites
Are You My Man - The Chi-Brites
Are You A Potato - The Chi-Bites
Are You Mary Poppins - The Chi-Kites
CiL: ‘Uh oh’s’ are based around only two notes: D and an A – tonic and dominant of Dm. Why does this work so well? Beyoncé is singing the....
agogo part
surdo part
guitar part
violin part from Psycho
CiL: The chorus vocal line is based only on 3 notes ( (a) ). It is also largely syncopated and in short notes values e.g. (b) , making it seem faster than it really is
CiL: Our brass riff is back in the bridge and the bass alternates between playing Bb and (a) quavers. This outlines the intro chords of Bb and Gm7. However, if we thought the piece was in Bb major (which the use of these chords suggests) we are missing the Eb – instead there is the use of an E♮. This implies the use of (b) .
CiL: “But I still don’t understand” in verse 2 uses which effect on Beyonce's vocal line?
Delay
Low Pass Filter
High Pass Filter
Distortion
