Music A-Level
Chorus
What Chorus means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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One complete cycle of the piece's underlying chord progression or form, over which the head is played and improvisations occur.
An effect that thickens the sound by duplicating the signal with slight pitch and timing variations.
Each cycle through the underlying chord progression on which the improvised solos are based.
A section that provides the emotional and musical climax with memorable, repeated hooks.
A section with the same music and same lyrics, often the emotional or thematic climax.
Topics that use Chorus
- Area of study 2: Pop music - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
- Area of study 5: Jazz - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
- Area of study 6: Contemporary traditional music - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
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