Friday, February 12, 2010

PopPowerBallad

Novus Via

Music Group Inc.

 
 
 
 
 
Pop Power Ballad

Powerful drums play a very straight 8-beat rock pattern in this style and the bass adds to the epic feel with this descending, almost baroque sequence:


The electric guitar plays ringing arpeggios, with just a hint of the 16th note feel that will appear in the main melody:


The piano solo part of The Bigger Picture from American Popular Piano Level 6 uses 16th notes, leaps and grace notes to create a bold, emotional statement: 


American Popular Piano
Repertoire Level 6 – Tragedy, The Bigger Picture
Repertoire Level 8 – Unhappy Ending

iTunes
Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale
Phil Collins – Against All Odds

Related Styles
Pop Ballad
8-beat Rock../../2008/6/30_SixRepTOC.html../../2008/6/30_SixRepTOC.html../../2008/4/30_EightRepTOC.htmlhttp://itunes.apple.com/us/album/whiter-shade-pale-2007-remastered/id363120825?i=363120854http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/against-all-odds/id30726226?i=3072640611_PopBallad.html../1/1_8BeatRock.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6