Pitch Texture Knowledge Organiser - Salsa Tempo Dynamics
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Knowledge Organiser - Salsa Elements of Music Pitch Timbre Texture Tempo Dynamics Silence Structure Rhythm Linked Musical Terms Synopation - Off beat rhythms - West African Drumming Polyrhythm - More than one rhythm played together - West African Drumming New Musical Terms Clave A rhythmical pattern originating from Cuba that most Latin American music is based on. Salsa is a vibrant style of Latin American music with its roots in Cuba and America. It is created for dance and the word Salsa is often used to refer to a range of dances with roots all over the carribean, including the Salsa, Mambo, Merengue and Cha Cha Cha. The music uses a range of latin percussion with rhythms influenced by African patterns, fused with pitched instruments like Brass and Saxophones often found in Jazz. You often hear these influences in Pop Songs today. Tito Puente Read More Timbales - like a snare drum and paired with cowbells. Claves - play a clave rhythm. A simple pair of wooden sticks.
Transcript of Pitch Texture Knowledge Organiser - Salsa Tempo Dynamics
Knowledge Organiser - Salsa
Elements of Music
PitchTimbreTextureTempo
DynamicsSilence
StructureRhythm
Linked Musical TermsSynopation - Off beat rhythms - West African DrummingPolyrhythm - More than one rhythm played together -
West African Drumming
New Musical Terms
ClaveA rhythmical pattern originating from Cuba that most Latin American music is based
on.
Salsa is a vibrant style of Latin American music with its roots in Cuba and America. It is created for dance and the word Salsa is often used to refer to a range of dances with roots all over the carribean, including the Salsa, Mambo, Merengue and Cha Cha Cha.
The music uses a range of latin percussion with rhythms influenced by African patterns, fused with pitched instruments like Brass and Saxophones often found in Jazz.
You often hear these influences in Pop Songs today.
Tito Puente Read More
Timbales - like a snare drum and paired with cowbells.
Claves - play a clave rhythm. A simple pair of wooden sticks.
Knowledge Organiser - Salsa
Listening Examples
Tito Puente ‘Ran Kan Kan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LDea8s4yZE
Camilla Cabello - ‘Havana’ - https://youtu.be/HCjNJDNzw8Y
Homework Tasks
Use the knowledge organiser to help you complete the following tasks:
1. Listening - Watch the video clip and answer all the questions on Google Classroom. 2. Keyword Check - Google Quiz recapping key vocabulary.
3. Reflection - Watch back your performance and read the feedback from both your teacher and peers to answer the questions on Google Classroom.
