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Due: Week 5
Select a genre and use the scaffold to complete an analysis of one of the following
songs:
Rock - Silverchair Straight Lines
Heavy Rock - Foo Fighters No Way Back
Indie-Rock - The White Stripes Seven Nation Army
Experimental Rock - Radiohead Morning Mr Magpie
Dance Pop - Pink Get the Party Started
Teen Pop - One Direction What Makes You Beautiful
House - Daft Punk Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
R & B - Beyonce Single Ladies
Country Pop - Taylor Swift You Belong With Me
Soul - Alicia Keys Fallin
Roots Rock - John Butler Trio Funky Tonight
Use the first verse to complete your analysis, except for when writing about structure
and expressive techniques when you will need to refer to the entire song. Write in point
form only.
Performing Media
List the performing media used
and list their roles (melodic,
rhythmic or harmonic)
Tone colour
Describe the tone colour of the
vocalist (s)
Pitch
tonaity- E major
Tonality
What key is the piece in? Does it
modulate? If so, to what key and
when does this change occur?
Melody
What register does the singer use
in the opening verse?
Describe their range in the
opening verse?
Draw the contour or notate the
melody for each line of the first
verse?
Harmony
How is the harmony played in the
first verse? Is there a bass line?
What is the harmonic rhythm?
Duration
moderato
4/4
Texture
What type of texture is used in the
first verse
(monophonic/homophonic or
polyphonic)?
homophonic
Is it dense or sparse?
Draw the texture of the first verse
Structure
Outline the structure of the song
intro/riff
verse 1
chorus
riff
verse 2
chorus
riff
verse 3 (instrumental)
chorus
outro/riff