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Artist: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter Born: September 4, 1981 (age 34), Houston, Texas, United States Height: 1,69 m Parents: Tina Knowels and Mathew Knowels Spouse: Jay-Z (m. 2008) Children: Blue Ivy Carter

Biography: Beyonc é is an American singer, song writer and actress. Born and raised in Houston Texas to Tina Knowels (a hairdresser and salon owner) and Mathew (a Xerox sales manager). Beyoncé's name is a tribute to her mothers median name (née Beyincé). Beyoncé's younger sister Solange is also a song writer. Their father Mathew is African-American, while Tina is of Louisiana Creole descendant.

Beyoncé attended St Mary's Elementary school in Fredericksburg, Texas, there she enrolled in dance classes. Her talent to sing was discovered when dance instructor Darlette Johnson began humming a song and she finished it, able to hit the high soprano notes. Her interest in music continued after winning a talent show at the age of seven, singing John Lennon's "Image". Beyoncé enrolled for Parker Elementary school in 1990. It was a great music magnet school in Houston where she would perform with the school's choir. She also attended the High School For The Performing And Visual Arts then later Alief Elsik High school. She was also a member of the choir at St Johns Methodist Church as a soloist for two years.

At the age of eight, Beyoncé and childhood friend Kelly Rowland met at La Tavia Roberson while in an audition for an all-girl entertainment group. The two were placed in a group with two other girls, and rapped and danced on the talent show circuit in Houston. After seeing the group, R&B producer Arne Frager brought them to his Northern California studio then placed them in the Star Search, which was the largest show on TV nation at the time.

The group fail to win, and Beyoncé later said that the song that they performed was not good. In 1995 Beyoncé's father resigned from his job to manage the group. This reduced the Beyoncé's families income by half, and her parents were forced to move into separate apartments.

Beyoncé was believed to have first started a relationship with Jay Z after collaboration on 03 Bonnie & Clyde, which appeared on his seventh album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Cures (2002). Beyoncé appeared as Jay Z's girlfriend in the video for the song. On April 2008, Beyoncé and Jay Z were married without publicity, As of April 2014 the couple have combined 300 million records together. Beyoncé suffered miscarriage in 2010 or 2011, describing it as 'The saddest thing' she has ever endured. But on January 7 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to Blue Ivory Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York under heavy security. Two days later Jay Z released 'Glory', a song dedicated to their child.

**Analysis**: Intro: What goes around comes back around (hey my baby) What goes around comes back around (hey my baby) I say what goes around comes back around (hey my baby) What goes around comes back around... Verse 1: There was a time I thought, that you did everything right No lies, no wrong Boy I must've been out of my mind So when I think of the time that I almost loved you You showed your ass and I, I saw the real you Pre Chorus: Thank God you blew it I thank God I dodged the bullet I'm so over you So baby good lookin' out Chorus: I wanted you bad I'm so through with that 'Cause honestly you turned out to be the (best thing I never had) You turned out to be the (best thing I never had) And I'm gonna' always be the (best thing you never had) Oh yeah, I bet it sucks to be you right now Verse 2: So sad, you're hurt Boo hoo, oh, did you expect me to care You don't deserve my tears I guess that's why they ain't there When I think that there was a time that I almost loved you You showed your ass and baby yes I saw the real you Pre Chorus: Thank God you blew it I thank God I dodged the bullet I'm so over you So baby good lookin' out Chorus: I wanted you bad I'm so through with that 'Cause honestly you turned out to be the (best thing I never had) You turned out to be the (best thing I never had) And I'm gonna' always be the (best thing you never had) Oh yeah, I bet it sucks to be you right now Bridge: I know you want me back It's time to face the facts That I'm the one that's got away Lord knows that it would take another place, another time, another world, another life Thank God I found the good in goodbye Chorus x2: I used to want you so bad I'm so through with that Cause honestly you turned out to be the (best thing I never had) Oh you turned out to be (the best thing I never had) And I will always be the (best thing you never had) Oh, best thing you never had!
 * "Best Thing I Never Had" **
 * What is the structure of the Piece? **

I used to want you so bad I'm so through with that Cause honestly you turned out to be the (best thing I never had) Oh you turned out to be the (best thing I never had) Oh, I will never be the (best thing you never had) Oh baby, I bet it sucks to be you right now Back to Introduction: What goes around, comes back around What goes around, comes back around I bet it sucks to be you right now (What goes around, comes back around) I bet it sucks to be you right now (What goes around, comes back around) I bet it sucks to be you right now Outro:

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Introduction: Throughout the introduction there is just a piano playing a riff repeating four times. Verse 1: When the first verse starts the piano continues playing but not the same as before but something different, which isn't a riff .Then there is a base drum that comes in as well. You can also hear a faint electric guitar in the background also playing a riff repeating eight times. Pre Chorus: The same continues, piano and bass drum and again a different tune to verse 1. Chorus: In the chorus there is piano playing the same riff from the introduction repeating four times again, air guitar is also playing a riff which repeats four times also, a full drum kit repeating the same beat eleven times Verse 2: One the second verse it goes back to piano and bass drum playing the same riff. There is also other parts of the drums playing a beat repeating eight times. Pre Chorus: It goes back to the same pre chorus as before with the piano playing the same tune and the same drum beat as the secondverse repeating seven times. Chorus: Changes back to the piano playing the riff from the introduction repeating four times again, air guitar also playing a riff repeating four times as well and a full drum kit repeating the same beat eleven times.
 * What are the instruments playing in the piece? **

Bridge: In the bridge it changes to a soft piano playing a smooth tune. Chorus x2: In the chorus it goes back to piano playing the riff from the introduction repeating four times again, air guitar also playing a riff repeating four times as well and a full drum kit repeating the same beat eleven times. This repeats twice.

Back to introduction: After the second repetition of the chorus it goes back to the introduction with just a piano playing a riff repeating four times again to finish.

I would describe the tempo of this piece as moderato all throughout the song. The tempo is the same throughout the song. At the start of the song the dynamics start of the song up to the end of the first verse it's in the middle of soft and moderately loud(p). Then when it comes to the chorus it gradually grows louder(p-mf-ff-). Then when the second verse comes it suddenly goes back to in the middle of soft and moderately loud(p). When the chorus comes it gradually grows louder (p-mf-ff). When the bridge comes it suddenly sinks quieter than before (pp). When chorus comes it gradually gets louder and louder (pp-p-mp-mf-f-ff-fff). When it goes back to the introduction it goes back to in the middle of soft and moderately soft (p). The song ends on the same dynamics. Not all instruments play at the same time. In the introduction there is just a piano playing. Then in the first verse the piano continues playing then there is a base drum that comes in as well. A faint electric guitar in the background comes in as well. Then on the pre chorus it goes back to piano and bass drum and again. Moving on to the chorus it goes piano playing, air guitar and full drum kit. Then second verse goes to piano and bass drum playing. Pre chorus is the same piano and drum playing. Then the bridge goes into soft piano playing a smooth tune. Back to the chorus playing piano, air guitar and drum kit same as before and repeating twice. At the end it goes back to the introduction, with just a piano playing. Yes, in the first verse there is a faint sound of an electric guitar giving it a nasal sort of effect. Yes the singer has a distinctive sound compared to other artists such as ACDC. They are more of a rock type of group. Instead of loud and hard core music, Beyonce has a more flowing voice witch can hit very high and low notes where as ACDC they are more of loud and shout than smooth and flowing. Yes there are backing vocals but it is her own voice. The piano is the main instrument that plays the solos. There are eight beats per bar. I would say that the song is in major (more happy), than the minor (than sad sounding). The texture of this piece is very Polephomic. Meaning a musical texture in which two or more melodic lines of relatively equal importance are performed simultaneously. This is a persistent texture throughout the piece. There are not an extensive amount of layer in this song. Yes are repetitions in this song. Such as the piano, the base drum, and air guitar, Yes the chord pattern is the same. I think that the section that the song reaches its highest point is after the bridge on the second repetition on the chorus when it says "Oh you turned out to ** be ** the..." (section in bold is where it reaches it highest point)
 * How would you describe the tempo of this piece?: **
 * Does the tempo change or is it that same ** **throughout**
 * Describe the dynamics of the pies. Is it loud or soft? Is it always loud or soft or does t change? If it changes does it change gradually or does it change suddenly? **
 * Do all instruments play at the same time? Are there some sections that have more or less instruments than others? **
 * Do any of the instruments have any effects? Maybe the guitars. **
 * Does the singer have a distinctive sound voice? **
 * Are there back up vocals? Do they sing in the whole way through or just in certain parts? **
 * Is there an instrument solo? What instruments play the solo? **
 * Can you identify how many beats per bar? **
 * Would you say the song is major (happy sounding) or minor (sad/angry sounding)?....Don't think about the lyrics, think about the music **
 * Can you make a comment on the texture (the texture is about the layers of the sound).....are there many layers or only a few? is the texture constant throughout or does it change? **
 * Are there any repeated patterns used in this piece? What instruments are they? **
 * If you were to look your song on www.ultimate-guitar.com and look at the chords, is there a different chord pattern between the verse and chorus (and the bridge) or is it the same. **
 * Think about were the piece reaches it's highest point? Which section is it? What makes you think that this is the highest point of the song? **
 * Analysis ** :

Introduction: Instrumental Verse 1: Bring the beat in!
 * What is the structure of the piece? **
 * "Love on top" **

Honey, honey

I can see the stars all the way from here

Can't you see the glow on the window pane?

I can feel the sun whenever you're near

Every time you touch me I just melt away Pre Chorus: Now everybody asks me why I'm smiling out from ear to ear (They say love hurts) But I know (It's gonna take a little work) Nothing's perfect, but it's worth it after fighting through my tears And finally you put me first Chorus x: Baby it's you. You're the one I love. You're the one I need. You're the only one I see. Come on baby it's you. You're the one that gives your all. You're the one I can always call. When I need you make everything stop. Finally you put my love on top.

Ooh! Come on baby. You put my love on top, top, top, top, top. You put my love on top. Ooh oooh! Come on baby. You put my love on top, top, top, top, top. My love on top. My love on top.

Baby it's you. You're the one I love. You're the one I need. You're the thing one I see. Come on baby it's you. You're the one that gives your all. You're the one I can always call. When I need you make everything stops. Finally you put my love on top.

Baby it's you. You're the one I love. You're the one I need. You're the only thing I see. Come on baby it's you. You're the one that gives your all. You're the one I can always call. When I need you baby everything stops. Finally you put my love on top.

Baby, cause you're the one I love. Baby, you're all I need. You're the only man I see. Come on baby it's you. You're the one that gives your all. You're the one I can always call. When I need you everything stops. Finally you put my love on top

Baby. 'Cause you're the one that I love. Baby you're the one that I need. You're the only one I see. Baby baby it's you. You're the one that gives your all. You're the one I always call. When I need you everything stops. Finally you put my love on top Outro:

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Introduction: In the introduction there is an instrumental part witch has a key board (but the key board has a different sound to it). There is also the sound of clicking of fingers and a bass guitar. Then drums and a key board (also with a different sound to it). Verse 1: On the verse one the same thing from the introduction repeats twice. Pre Chorus: On the pre chorus it gets louder and all the instruments (both key boards, bass guitar, clicking fingers, drums), and the key boards are brought up a key. There are backup vocals added. Chorus x5: In the chorus the same instruments are playing and a trumpet is added to it and the backup vocals and then it again is brought up a key higher than it was in the pre chorus. The chorus is then repeated five times each time going up a key, the instruments get louder and more trumpets are added each time the chorus repeats.
 * What are the instruments that are playing in this piece? **

I would describe the tempo of this piece at the start up to the end of the first verse it was very slow and broad (Largo), then towards the chorus the tempo was getting faster ( Accelerator ). At the start of the song the dynamics are medium (mf) then gradually it grows louder in the pre chorus up to loud (f-forte), then on each time the chorus repeats it grows louder and the notes get higher in pitch (from f-ff-fff-etc) The only time all instruments don't play at the same time is the first verse and the pre chorus. Other than that the rest of the song is just the chorus repeating its self and throughout that repetition that is when all the instruments are played (including backing vocals) and even some instruments are added. Yes at the start it gives the song a little jazz feeling to it.
 * How would you describe the tempo of this piece? Does the tempo change or is it the same throughout? **
 * Describe the dynamics of the piece. Is it loud or soft? Is it always loud or soft or does it change? If it changes does it change suddenly or does it change gradually? **
 * Do all the instruments play all the time? Are there some sections that have more or less instruments than others? **
 * Do all instruments have any effects? Maybe the guitars. **
 * Does the singer have a distinctive sound voice? **

Yes the singer has a distinctive sound compared to other artists such as ACDC. They are more of a rock type of group. Instead of loud and hard core music, Beyonce has a more flowing voice witch can hit very high and low notes where as ACDC they are more of loud and shout than smooth and flowing.

Yes there are male back up vocals that sing in certain section of the song such as part of the pre chorus and also in certain areasthroughout in the repetition of the chorus. Yes there are parts of the song where there is a instrumental part before she sings such as at the start of the song for example. There is two beats pear bar in the song. I think that the song is major sounding, because most of the instruments are high in pitch and very loud such as the trumpets. At the start of the song on the first verse the texture is very Monophonic, then towards the pre chorus it becomes Homophobic and throughout all of the repetitions of the chorus there is also has Homophobic texture. The texture does change throughout the song but only between verse one and pre chorus and I would say that the layers of this song are in the middle of thin and thick. There are repeated patterns in this pieces which is the chorus and its repeated five times. Each time same instruments playing (instruments such as guitars, drums, pianos, keyboard and trumpets) and some others are added (mostly trumpets). Yes the chords are the same. I think that it is at the end of the song where it reaches it's highest point. The reason being is because throughout the repetition of the chorus every time the chorus it repeats it goes up a key so it is at the end where it is at it's highest point.
 * Are There back up vocals? Do they sing the whole way through or just in certain sections? **
 * Is there an instrumental solo? What instruments play the solo? **
 * Can you identify how many beats per bar? **
 * Would you say the the song is major ( happy sounding) or minor (sad/angry sounding)......don't think about the lyrics, thing about the music. **
 * Can you make a comment on the texture (the texture is about the layers of sound)...are there many layers or a few? Is the texture constant or does is change throughout? **
 * Are there repeated patterns in this piece? What instruments play them? **
 * If you were to look your song on www.ultimate-guitar.com and look at the chords, is there a different chord pattern between the verse and chorus (and the bridge) or is it the same. **
 * Think about where the piece reaches it's highest point? Which section is it? What happens to make you feel that it is the highest point of the song? **


 * About the Artist. **

One of the types of style of music that Beyonce sing is pop music. In pop the artists are usually aiming to appeal to a wide audience rather than any subculture or ideology. In pop they also have Verse-chorus song structures with usually around 3 minutes duration. They also have dance oriented rhythms unlike rock music from for example AC DC. In pop music the artist attempts to follow current pop culture trends and focus on the melody trend and catchy hooks which are usually the main thing that makes the song popular (it's those small catchy bits of the song that make it popular as well as he artists). Pop music is made for the lowest common denominator, to entertain and broadcast-possible audience. It's main purpose is selling records. Also unlike other popular genres of music, pop is provided from above by multiple dollar record labels, and is not maid by people play in the garage for example the Spider Bags. Instead they produce music in big music studious of big companies. Other than pop music she also sing hip hop, soul and a bit of R&B but she says that has hasn't got any specific one that she plays. Some of Beyonce's well known contemporaries are Rihanna, Amber Rose and Rita Ora. Some artist that Beyonce influenced are Aaliyah, MaryJ. Blige, Tony Braxton, Mariah Carey, En Vogue, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Madonna, TLC, Tina Turner.
 * What style does that artist predominately play? What are the characteristics of that style? The answer to this component should be around 250 words. You should also include reference to other songs by a different artist in the same style to support your argument. **
 * What are your chosen artists contemporaries were and any other artist they ** **influenced? (150 word min)**