Thursday, February 11, 2010

PopBallad

Novus Via

Music Group Inc.

 
 
 
 
 
Pop Ballad This is usually an 8-beat style - 8 eighth notes to the bar – but quite relaxed in tempo. The drums in this example have something of a Latin feel – the rim-shot plays a variation of a Latin clave pattern:  The bass part introduces a more straightahead pop feel, with 2 notes in bar 1 being “pushed” ie played before the main beat.  The secondo part of Left Behind from American Popular Piano Level 5 has a typical pop sound - an added2nd chord (a Bb chord with a C added) and the left hand has the same “push” as the bass part. Smoothness, but with pace:  American Popular Piano Repertoire Level 1 – Russian Journey Repertoire Level 3 – Lonely Cottage Repertoire Level 4 – A Matter of Regret, Time to Forget Repertoire Level 5 – A Tender Thought, Left Behind Repertoire Level 8 – Late at Night iTunes Chicago – If You Leave Me Now Foreigner – Waiting For a Girl Like You Related Styles 8-beat Pop Latin 8-beat Pop../../2008/7/30_FiveRepTOC.html../../2008/11/30_OneRepTOC.html../../2008/9/30_ThreeRepTOC.html../../2008/8/30_FourRepTOC.html../../2008/7/30_FiveRepTOC.html../../2008/4/30_EightRepTOC.htmlhttp://itunes.apple.com/us/album/if-you-leave-me-now/id28457957?i=28458011http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/waiting-for-a-girl-like-you/id284531685?i=2845317777_Latin8-beatPop.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8