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Guitar Production 101 - Pop Arranging Explored.
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Modern Pop Guitar is characterized by:
Live amplifier miking techniques
Heroic guitar solos
Stripped down repetitive parts that work well with synthetic sounds
Layering the guitar in octaves gives it more ______ in the mix.
A Wah pedal can provide a resonant _____ effect.
What type of guitar is most commonly used for Funk?
Gibson Les Paul
What are the three notes in a power chord?
Root, 3rd degree and 5th degree
5th degree, 7th degree and Root one octave higher
Root, 5th degree and Root one octave higher
Root, 3rd degree and Root one octave higher
Why would you layer a sampled instrument with the guitar?
To create a strange melody
To create better chord changes
To create a unique timbre and texture
To create a motif
How can you create a part that contrasts the groove?
Using more distortion
Playing on the downbeat
Playing against it
Which of the following is an example of a Color" tone in a major7th chord?
Perfect 5th degree
Major 3rd degree
A G natural harmonic is produced on the guitar by:
fully depressing the 2nd string on the 7th fret
lightly touching the 3rd string on the 12th fret
fully depressing the 3rd string on the 12th fret
lightly touching the 1st string on the 12th fret
In a Funky Octave part the second note is _____ higher than the first.
In an interlocking guitar part, both guitars:
play as fast as possible
play together to create a pattern
play only at separate times
create complex melodic lines
A rhythmic motif is characterized by:
The primary role of a “Pulsing” Guitar part is to:
create a sense of improvisation
provide a repeating subdivision which gives pulse to the music
help determine if the drummer is still breathing.
create a constantly changing part which helps the song build
Performing a two-note guitar part in separate takes gives you
a darker" sound
something that sounds more like a live organic performance
time to talk to the singer
more accurate control of articulations and flexibility in the mix
In a Call and Response part the guitars create:
a flowing melodic line
a back and forth interplay
an overlapping harmony
With Modulation effects the delayed signal is modulated by:
Sustained guitar lines can be used to:
create a sense of rhythmic propulsion
create a percolating effect
create a glue" which helps fill out the mix
pay your phone bill
Distorted power chord guitars blend naturally with this type of synth waveform:
Experimenting with the placement of upbeats and downbeats can help to:
give more meaning to a song
tighten the groove of the rhythm section
like a secondary hook
make a part less predictable and more memorable
Adding additional layers of distorted power chords creates a change in:
texture and density
melody and harmony
ebb and flow
Muted ghost notes are:
What type of pick should you use in order to get more of the attack transient characteristic from the acoustic guitar?
What's a good test of catchiness?
Whether or not the part is syncopated
Whether or not the part is complicated
Whether or not the part is singeable
Whether or not the part is virtuosic
Guitar Production 101
Pop Arranging Explored
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