Music A-Level
Distortion
What Distortion means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
A specific instrumental effect that alters an electric guitar's signal to create a gritty, aggressive tone characteristic of rock and heavy metal.
Alters the audio waveform to produce a gritty, aggressive tone, frequently applied to convey tension, danger, or raw power in a film score.
Topics that use Distortion
- Area of study 2: Pop music - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
- Area of study 3: Music for media - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Chord nomenclature
- Dominant pedal
- Harmonic tension
- Instrumental techniques
- Major and minor keys
- Panning
- Reverb
- Sonority
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