Music: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Hooks and Riffs (Answers)
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Pop songs often feature hooks and riffs. In the words of Victor Hugo, "Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent."
This Hooks and Riffs quiz is about the technical vocabulary, effects and composition forms.
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Usually a repeated chord progression, pattern, refrain or melodic figure, normally played by a band's rhythm section
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It is often used for purposes of commercial gain
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Or sometimes described as a sense of 'swing'. Groove is found in a range of genres, e.g. funk, rock, fusion, soul etc.
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These are extremely common in a lot of different types of music - try and get used to listening out for them when hearing a new piece for the first time
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