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    The document defines key musical terms found in pop music such as tempo, dynamics, texture, chords, beats per minute, syncopation, metre, looping, back beat, introduction, verse, chorus, and common chord progressions. It explains concepts like tempo being fast or slow, texture having layers of thick or thin music, chords being more than one note played at once, and pop songs typically having 4 beats and using I, II, IV, V, VI chords.

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    The document defines key musical terms found in pop music such as tempo, dynamics, texture, chords, beats per minute, syncopation, metre, looping, back beat, introduction, verse, chorus, and common chord progressions. It explains concepts like tempo being fast or slow, texture having layers of thick or thin music, chords being more than one note played at once, and pop songs typically having 4 beats and using I, II, IV, V, VI chords.

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    Y8 Pop Music Revision

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    Zenan KWAN
    The document defines key musical terms found in pop music such as tempo, dynamics, texture, chords, beats per minute, syncopation, metre, looping, back beat, introduction, verse, chorus, and common chord progressions. It explains concepts like tempo being fast or slow, texture having layers of thick or thin music, chords being more than one note played at once, and pop songs typically having 4 beats and using I, II, IV, V, VI chords.

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    Pop Music

    Revision
    Tempo
    Fast or slow
    Tempo
    Fast or slow
    Dynamics
    Loud of soft
    Texture
    Layers of music;
    thick or thin
    Chords
    More than one note played at
    the same time
    BPM
    Beats per minute (tempo)
    Syncopation
    Emphasis on the weak beat (2
    and 4)
    Metre
    Number of beats
    per bar
    Quantizing
    A function on GarageBand to
    correct small inaccuracies in
    recorded rhythm
    Looping
    A function on GarageBand to
    repeat
    Texture in
    pop song
    Melody with accompaniment
    (homophonic)
    Back beat
    A rhythm on the
    snare drum that plays on the
    2nd and 4th beat
    The instrumental section in a
    pop song before the singer
    enters
    Introduction
    The climax of a
    pop song
    Chorus
    A section in a pop song before
    the chorus; music is the same
    but lyrics are different
    Verse
    Chords that you
    use in a pop song
    I, II, IV, V, VI
    Number of chords
    in a pop song chord
    progression
    4
    Number of beats in
    a pop song
    4

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