Popular Music

Popular Music

1. Pre 1950s

   • Blues
     • 12 bar blues
     • Walking bass
   • Swing
     • Brass/wind section
     • Improvisation
   • Jazz
     • Scat singing
     • Syncopation
   • Ragtime
     • Piano
     • Syncopation
     • Vamp

2. 1950s-Present

   • Rock 'n' Roll
     • Walking bass
     • 12 bar blues
   • Pop
   • Rock
     • Distortion
   • Hip Hop
     • Rapping

3. Song Structure

   • Change of Key
   • Modulation
   • Strophic
   • Verse and Chorus
   • Middle Eight
   • Chord Progressions
   • Chord change

4. Instruments

   • Guitars
     • Acoustic
     • Electric
       • Reverb
       • Distortion
       • Pitch bend
     • Strumming
   • Bass
     • Double Bass (Pre 1960)
     • Bass guitar
     • Walking bass
     • Bass riff
     • Ostinato
   • Other
     • Trumpet
       • Muted
     • Trombone
     • Saxophone
     • Clarinet
     • Piano
     • Synthesiser
   • Drum Kit
     • Drum fill
   • Vocals
     • Backing vocals
       • Unison
       • Harmony
     • Scat singing