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Writing a Pop Song
Writing a Pop Song
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This a quiz quiz reflecting on the features and aspects of writing a pop song covered by Year 8s.
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If you are starting writing your song focusing on the music, it is good to initially create a
band website.
chord pattern.
structure.
album cover.
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The role of the bridge section is to ...
support the neck of a guitar.
Help lead into the start of the song.
Join the gap between a verse and a chorus.
Start the end of a song.
3
The theme and mood of a song (e.g. happy, sad) can be strengthened and supported by ...
the use of certain major or minor sounding chords.
the speed at which you play the song.
the amount of sections you include.
the length of the song.
4
When you're stuck on writing lyrics, a good technique to use is to create a ...
sandwich for creative energy.
completely instrumental track.
word bank.
completely new song, scrapping the old one.
5
The riff to this song (Don't Wanna Fight by Alabama Shakes) is played on what instrument?
Guitar
Vocals
Piano
Double bass
6
This song is by The Automatic (2006). What techniques are being used to make the song catchy?
It is focused on the guitar riff.
Change of key.
Loud and repetitive chorus.
A cappella (no accompanying instruments).
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Ed Sheeran recently broke pop music records by having how many songs in the top 10?
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The section of a song that breaks up the predictability of the music and sounds different is
the verse.
the intro.
the middle 8.
the outro.
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One technique to use when writing to help your song become catchy is ...
have an extremely fast tempo song.
using as few instruments as possible.
have an extremely slow tempo song.
use of repetition.
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A song 'hook' is ...
another name for the title of a song.
a short riff or phrase used to make a song appealing.
the section that always comes before a chorus.
the lowest pitched instrument part in the song.
