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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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1
The riff to this song (Don't Wanna Fight by Alabama Shakes) is played on what instrument?
Double bass
Piano
Guitar
Vocals
2
Ed Sheeran recently broke pop music records by having how many songs in the top 10?
6
9
4
7
3
When you're stuck on writing lyrics, a good technique to use is to create a ...
completely new song, scrapping the old one.
sandwich for creative energy.
word bank.
completely instrumental track.
4
A song 'hook' is ...
another name for the title of a song.
the lowest pitched instrument part in the song.
the section that always comes before a chorus.
a short riff or phrase used to make a song appealing.
5
The role of the bridge section is to ...
Start the end of a song.
Join the gap between a verse and a chorus.
Help lead into the start of the song.
support the neck of a guitar.
6
This song is by The Automatic (2006). What techniques are being used to make the song catchy?
Loud and repetitive chorus.
Change of key.
A cappella (no accompanying instruments).
It is focused on the guitar riff.
7
If you are starting writing your song focusing on the music, it is good to initially create a
chord pattern.
album cover.
band website.
structure.
8
The theme and mood of a song (e.g. happy, sad) can be strengthened and supported by ...
the amount of sections you include.
the speed at which you play the song.
the use of certain major or minor sounding chords.
the length of the song.
9
One technique to use when writing to help your song become catchy is ...
using as few instruments as possible.
have an extremely slow tempo song.
use of repetition.
have an extremely fast tempo song.
10
The section of a song that breaks up the predictability of the music and sounds different is
the middle 8.
the intro.
the verse.
the outro.
