Understanding 20th and 21st Century

Music Technology • Listen to the following recording and identify the style of this music from

the following options, providing a reason for your answer;

Jazz funk Soul/R’n’B Indie New Wave Electroacoustic Reggae World Music 20th/21st Century Classical

New

Wave

What is New Wave Music?

New wave music is an umbrella term for several late-1970s to mid-1980s pop/rock musical styles

with ties to 1970s punk rock

A Typical New Wave band would be made up of vocals, backing vocals, drum kit, bass guitar, electric guitar, percussion instruments and

synthesisers

Bands include Blondie, The Police, Duran Duran and Ian Dury

New Wave.

What is New Wave Music? Cont.

Emerged in the 1970s and gained in popularity as the influence of Punk music came to an end

Many of the bands were influenced by Punk and had lyrics which dealt with political and social issues

The launch of MTV in 1981 also had an influence on New Wave music

Recent developments of synthesiser technology resulted in New Wave groups replacing standard instruments like Bass Guitar, Keyboard and Electric Guitar with Synthesisers. The Drum kit was frequently replaced with a drum machine

New Wave.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

• Agitated feel

• Choppy guitar rhythms

• Stop/start melodies

• High pitched vocals

• Use of synthesizers and drum machines

• Contrasted with the Blues/Rock n Roll music of the time.

• Click on the picture opposite

BLONDIE

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• Listen to ‘Heart of Glass’ by clicking on the link opposite.

• Complete the song plan sheet (shown on the next slide) in your record of work.

NEW WAVE – LISTENING ACTIVITY

NEW WAVE.

•Listen to the following excerpt and discuss the concepts you hear under the following

headings;

•Melody/Harmony•Rhythm/Tempo

•Texture/Structure/Form•Timbre/Dynamics

Melody/Harmony

Rhythm/Tempo

Texture/Structure/

Form

Timbre/Dynamics

MajorMinorPitch BendRiffGlissando

Simple TimeCompound TimeSyncopationModeratoAllegroRitardandoAnacrusisIrregular Time

StrophicInstrumental BreakBridge/Link PassageMiddle 8Through Composed

BaritoneElectric GuitarBass GuitarDistortionElectronic Drum KitPercussionSynthesiserBacking Vocals

Use the concepts from the table below to complete the question

Melody/Harmony

Rhythm/Tempo

Texture/Structure/

Form

Timbre/Dynamics

MajorMinorPitch BendRiffGlissando

Simple TimeCompound TimeSyncopationModeratoAllegroRitardandoAnacrusisIrregular Time

StrophicInstrumental BreakBridge/Link PassageMiddle 8Through Composed

BaritoneElectric GuitarBass GuitarDistortionElectronic Drum KitPercussionSynthesiserBacking Vocals

Use the concepts from the table below to complete the question

Complete your listening log with the concepts you have agreed on as a class

EURYTHMICS – SWEET DREAMS

• Listen to the track by clicking on the link opposite.

• Complete the listening log (shown on the next slide) in your record of work

NEW WAVE – LISTENING ACTIVITY

HOMEWORK

• Create a poster which contains the following information about New Wave Music:

• (At least) Three attributes (or key characteristics) of new wave music

• One or more technologies that are essential to this genre

• A key innovator of this genre

• Any pieces of music that you have listened to in class or out with class that have helped develop your understanding of this genre

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