Popular music in context

Popular music in context (Area of study 3, Edexcel)

Dance music 1985 - present day

• Listen to Cleveland Watkiss' drum 'n' bass track Origin Mix; discover how he made it and key drum 'n' bass styles
• Listen to Colin Emmanuel's trip-hop/broken jazz track Where will you go; discover how he made it
• Discover and hear the development of modern-day rap and hip hop.
• Discover how the slave trade influenced jazz, soul and modern-day dance music
• Create your own dance music with the SoundJunction Composer tool, using samples from veteran dance outfit X-Press 2

Songs from musicals

• Listen to and discover the , who influenced the development of musicals style
• Explore song structure in the African song Moving Away
• Explore song structure in the jazz/big band song Where will it take you

Britpop and its influences

• Listen to Merged Dances by rock band Johnny Panic and discover how they put the song together
• Create your own rock music with the SoundJunction Composer tool, using samples and riffs from Johnny Panic