Music GCSE
Popular vocal music
What Popular vocal music means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Popular vocal music
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Area of Study 2, in which this set work is studied as a popular song for solo voice with band accompaniment.
Topics that use Popular vocal music
- Area of Study 2: Vocal Music (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Musical features of the set work
- Purcell as composer
- Solo voice with accompaniment
- Vocal texture and studio production
- Album 'Sheer Heart Attack'
- Queen as performer
- Word setting
Using Popular vocal music in the exam
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