Performing and composing ideas
There are techniques for composing and performance in I Saw Her Standing There that are usual for pop musicMusic which has general appeal and is often linked to styles of the 1950s. Driven by a strong rhythmic element.genreStyle of music.. Use the table to help with writing and performing your own music.
| In performance | In composing | |
| Primary chords | Learn to perform the 12-bar blues chord sequences which form the basis of many rock ’n’ roll songs. | Using three chords, write your own eight-bar chord sequence. Add a flattened seventh in one of the chords, eg C, E, G and B♭. |
| Bass riff | Learn to play the walking bass - bass line that follows a box shape, but with added chromatic notes to lead into the next chord. | Take the root notes of a chord to create a bass riff that could be used in a rock ’n’ roll song. |
| Fills | Consider which instrument or instruments provide a fill to help transition between sections of a piece. | Adding a fill helps link sections of a composition together. They should be short and they provide rhythmic or melodic interest. |
| Structure | Although the structure of a piece is decided before a performance, a confident ensemble will be able to communicate with each other during a performance and signal to each other if a section is to be repeated. Work on communicating with each member of the group. | Compose a song following the structure The Beatles used in I Saw Her Standing There. |
| Primary chords | |
| In performance | Learn to perform the 12-bar blues chord sequences which form the basis of many rock ’n’ roll songs. |
| In composing | Using three chords, write your own eight-bar chord sequence. Add a flattened seventh in one of the chords, eg C, E, G and B♭. |
| Bass riff | |
| In performance | Learn to play the walking bass - bass line that follows a box shape, but with added chromatic notes to lead into the next chord. |
| In composing | Take the root notes of a chord to create a bass riff that could be used in a rock ’n’ roll song. |
| Fills | |
| In performance | Consider which instrument or instruments provide a fill to help transition between sections of a piece. |
| In composing | Adding a fill helps link sections of a composition together. They should be short and they provide rhythmic or melodic interest. |
| Structure | |
| In performance | Although the structure of a piece is decided before a performance, a confident ensemble will be able to communicate with each other during a performance and signal to each other if a section is to be repeated. Work on communicating with each member of the group. |
| In composing | Compose a song following the structure The Beatles used in I Saw Her Standing There. |
