Year 9

How do the layers in tango dance come together?

Year 9

How do the layers in tango dance come together?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at how the tango style is created through melodic layers and interesting chromatic passing notes. We will then compose our own tango melodies.

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7 Questions

Q1.
In which city in Argentina was tango created?
Correct answer: Buenos Aires
Mendoza
Solta
Q2.
What instrument is this?
An image in a quiz
Accordion
Correct answer: Bandoneon
Guitar
Q3.
What type of dance is a tango?
Freestyle, disco dance.
Group, line dance.
Correct answer: Paired, passionate dance.
Q4.
Which century was neotango developed?
17th century
19th century
Correct answer: 21st century
Q5.
What is beatboxing?
Creating a drum from cardboard
Creating a trumpet sound with your mouth
Correct answer: Mimicking drum sounds through vocal percussion
Q6.
Which three parts of the drum kit sounds are created through basic beatboxing?
Correct answer: Bass drum, snare and hi-hat
Crash cymbal, ride cymbal and snare
Floor tom, tambourine and clap
Q7.
What kind of electronic elements are included in electrotango?
Amplifiers and loudspeakers
Intro and outro
Correct answer: Samples, drum loops and effects

7 Questions

Q1.
What are layers in music?
Correct answer: The different parts you can hear.
The key of the music.
The structure of the piece.
Q2.
What does 'polyphonic' mean?
Correct answer: Multiple layers playing different parts at the same time.
Multiple layers playing in unison.
One instrument playing a solo.
Q3.
Which note is sharp in the A harmonic minor scale?
C
F
Correct answer: G
Q4.
What is a chromatic passing note?
Correct answer: A note that can be fitted between two other notes, often not a part of the key.
A note that finishes the piece in a different key.
A note that is played really quickly before the piece starts.
Q5.
Why is it important to write a melody in stepwise motion?
Because the melody needs to play every note of the scale in order.
Because the notes need to match the steps of the tango dance.
Correct answer: Because this makes the melody memorable and is then phrased well.
Q6.
What is electrotango style?
A fusion of jazz and rock music.
Correct answer: A fusion of modern electronic drum patterns and traditional tango melodies.
A fusion of traditional percussion instruments and string parts.
Q7.
Which of the following three chords were given in the tango chord progression?
Correct answer: Am, E and Dm.
C, Dm and F.
D, Bb and E.