Song Structure
The 'Bars' - Rhyming lyrics in poetic stanza form
Verse
A piece of equipment that you speak into to make your voice louder, or to record your voice or other sounds
Microphone
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
Rhythm
Rapping spontaneous and unwritten lyrics
Freestyle
What is a Stack?
$1,000
Part of the song that builds suspense, usually with music and no words. Sometimes leads to the 'beat drop'
Intro
A set of keys/rows of levers that are played with the fingers
Keyboard (Piano)
The speed at which music is or should be played.
Tempo
After the intro, songs usually contain 2-4 verses of _______ bars
16-32
The action of working with someone to produce or create something
Collaboration
The main idea of the song that gets repeated - often a short riff, passage, phrase, etc.
Chorus (Hook)
A circular revolving plate supporting a phonograph record as it is played
Turntable
Also known as measure, this is a segment of time in a song with a specific number of beats
Bars
Rap equivalent of a ‘jamming session’ in which informal gathering of rappers take it in turns to rap. Can either be a cappella, accompanied to music or with a beatboxer. Lyrics can either be freestyled or pre-written verses.
Cypher
Zack's favorite rap artist of all time
Tupac Shakur
Signals the end of the song - usually music with no words
Conclusion/Outro
A programmable electronic device able to imitate the sounds of a drum kit
Drum Machine
A pleasant musical sound made by different notes being played or sung at the same time
Harmony
The technique of digitally converting music or sound and reusing it as part of a new song or recording.
Sampling
A ________ is a new performance or recording by someone other than the original artist or composer of a previously recorded, commercially released song
Cover (Song)
The section of the song that connects the verse and the chorus.
the Bridge
A small rectangular wind instrument with a row of metal reeds along its length, held against the lips and moved from side to side to produce different notes by blowing or sucking
Harmonica
A series of musical sounds arranged in a definite pattern of pitch and rhythm
Melody
__________ (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting (bars), or just rhyming) refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics with a strong rhythmic accompaniment". ________ typically features complex wordplay, rapid delivery, and a range of "street slang", some of which is unique to the hip hop subculture.
Rapping
Changing or copying existing (usually well known) musical ideas or lyrics usually for comedy and or ridicule
Parody Song