Interactive resources for musicians Click play to listen to 'Shooting Star' by Tinman
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1 Listen to the intro and describe the sound of the piano.
2 Describe the way the piano is played in the intro.
3 Describe the content of the piano part in the intro.
4 Describe the pizzicato sound.
5 Describe the way the pizzicato sound is played.
6 Describe the content of the pizzicato part - listen in particular to a chorus.
7 Compare the bass line in verse 1 to the bass line in chorus 1.
8 Is the percussion part 'live' or sequenced? And how can you tell?
9 There aren't any drum fills where you might expect them at the end of verse 1 and verse 2. What happens in the percussion part at these points?
10 Compare the drum groove of the verse to the drum groove of the chorus.
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