OCR GCSE Music - AofS 5 - Pop Ballads

A ballad was traditionally a folk song, involving a story sung to a simple melody

What generally happens to the texture of a pop ballad as it progresses?

Secondary & Teritary chords are often used in Pop Ballad chord progressions

Pop Ballads are normally in a 4/4 time signature

Which Pop Ballad artist is the odd-one-out?

Which word best describes the tempo of a pop ballad?

Which word best describes the lyrics of a typical pop ballad?

Which of the following vocal performance techniques used to express emotion is NOT a feature of Pop Ballads

What technological effect is often applied to the vocals in Pop Ballads?

A middle-8/bridge is normally found....

Sometimes a Pop Ballad might be written by a group of artists. Take That is an example of a Pop Ballad band.

Backing vocals sometimes feature in Pop Ballads, and they use call-and-response with the lead voice and provide harmony

Pop Ballads normally use a 12-bar blues structure

'Sustained chords' is when a chord is held down for a long period of time.

What decades are Pop Ballads mostly from?

Which of these instruments is most associated with the pop ballad?