Yr7 Reggae - Mid topic assessment

Indicate 3 things that are facts about Reggae Music?

• It's from Jamaica

• It uses ternary structure

• It uses a back beat

• It has use of rhyme

• It is all sung

What is the musical word used for playing on the off beat (The skanking part does this)?

Which of these is played by the drum kit?

• Front beat

• Up beat

• Back beat

• Down beat

What is special about these lyrics?

Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk,

I’m a woman’s man: no time to talk,

Music loud and women warm,

I’ve been kicked around since I was born…

What is a bass line?

• It's a melody

• It's the lowest part that supports the chords

• It's block chords

• It's what the singer performs

What key is the piece we are composing in?

The guitar plays what part?

• Ostinato

• Skanking

• Bass Line

• Melody

What part of the drum kit plays

beats 2 and 4?

• Snare

• Kick

• Hi-hat

• Toms

What structure is Reggae Music written in?

• Verse Chorus

• Ternary

• Binary

• Through composed

Which one of these pictures represents skanking using the green lines?

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