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Song I will playing is--> so so what

Overview of so so what Artist- pink Album- funhouse Released- 2008 Genre-Pop media type="youtube" key="FJfFZqTlWrQ" width="560" height="315"


 * __Analysis of song one__**
 * What is the structure of the piece? intro, verse 1, pre-chorus, chorus, verse 2, pre-chorus, chorus, chorus repeat, outro (end)
 * What are the instruments that are playing in the piece? electric guitar, electric bass, drums, keyboard and vocals
 * How would you describe the tempo of the piece? The tempo has a fast persistent beat throughout the song
 * Does the tempo change or is it the same throughout? It is persistent in the verses but the tempo gets quicker in the chorus
 * 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 gradually? It is loud throughout the song and if anything it goes from louder to louder near the chorus
 * Do all the instruments play all the time? Are there some sections that have more or less instruments that others? no not all of the instruments play at the same time or throughout the song, the keyboard only is heard in the chorus
 * Do any of the instruments have any effects? The guitar enhances the mood of the song in a angry mood
 * Does the singer have a distinctive sound voice? yes, pink tone of voice makes you think that she is shouting throughout the song
 * Are there back up vocals? Do they sing the whole way through or just in certain sections? There are no back up vocals in this song
 * Is there an instrumental solo? What instrument plays the solo? the guitar at the start of the song and towards the end
 * Can you identify how many beats per bar? 4/4
 * Would you say that the song is major (happy sounding) or minor (sad/angry sounding) I believe it sounds angry because of the guitar riff and overall how the instruments are playing hard notes and at a fast pace
 * Can you make a comment on the texture (texture is all about the layers of sound)...are there many layers or only a few? Is the texture constant throughout or does it change? The texture has around three layers of sound and changes to four layers when the chorus starts
 * Are there any repeated patterns used in the piece? What instrument plays them? t he guitar repeats the main riff at the start and the end of the song and repeats the same chords in all the choruses, the drums also play a repeated beat and finally the keyboard plays a repeated tune in the choruses
 * If you were to look your song up on [|www.ultimate-guitar.com]and look at the chords, is there a different chord pattern between the verse and the chorus (and the bridge) or is it the same? (there is no bridge shown here) it is different between the verse and the chorus as the verses are as the riff is played in the verse and the choruses are chords
 * Think about where the piece reaches its high point? Which section is it? What happens to make you think that this is the high point of the song? I think that the high point is the chorus, because this is where the keyboard comes in playing a high pitched tune of chords

overview: released- 2008 album- funhouse Artist- pink Genre- Pop/ Rock media type="youtube" key="Jdjtqu3XK4U" width="560" height="315"
 * __Second Analysis is funhouse__**
 * What is the structure of the piece? intro, Verse 1,, chorus, verse 2, chorus, chorus repeat (end)
 * What are the instruments that are playing in the piece? Acoustic electric-guitar, drums, electric bass, drums and keyboard
 * How would you describe the tempo of the piece? The tempo is slower than so so what but it is still fast
 * Does the tempo change or is it the same throughout? it gains pace in the chorus but stays persistent throughout the verses
 * 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 gradually? Its is loud throughout the verses and then again gets even louder in the chorus
 * Do all the instruments play all the time? Are there some sections that have more or less instruments that others? No not all the instruments play at the same time or through the whole song, the section with the most instruments are the choruses as the keyboard comes in and adds an extra layer of background sound
 * Do any of the instruments have any effects? Yes, the guitars and the bass have a major roll in how the song is portrayed, by setting the speed of the song and what the mood is supposed to be by playing different notes
 * Does the singer have a distinctive sound voice? in this song voice is light and has a happy tone
 * Are there back up vocals? Do they sing the whole way through or just in certain sections? There are no backup vocals throughout this song
 * Is there an instrumental solo? What instrument plays the solo? there are no instrument solos in this song
 * Can you identify how many beats per bar? 4/4
 * Would you say that the song is major (happy sounding) The song is happy because the guitar and bass are playing chords and melodies which are lighter in tone and are fast pace
 * Can you make a comment on the texture (texture is all about the layers of sound)...are there many layers or only a few? Is the texture constant throughout or does it change? there are not many layers of sound throughout this song it varies through two to three throughout the song and stays persistent throughout the verses but an extra layer is added when the keyboard plays its riff in the chorus
 * Are there any repeated patterns used in the piece? What instrument plays them? yes the drums play play the same beat throughout out the verses and when the choruses come they repeat another pattern, the guitars also repeat chords/riffs throughout the chorus
 * If you were to look your song up on [|www.ultimate-guitar.com]and look at the chords, is there a different chord pattern between the verse and the chorus (and the bridge) or is it the same? no the chords in the verses, bridge and chorus all differ form one another
 * Think about where the piece reaches its high point? Which section is it? What happens to make you think that this is the high point of the song? the chorus because of the tone of pinks voice and because of the riff that the keyboard plays.


 * around 250 words. You should also include reference to another songs by a different artist in the same style to support your argument.
 * You should also include if you can about 150 words talking about who your chosen artists contemporaries were and any other artists they influenced.
 * __ Auto-Biography __**

Pink (Alecia Moore) was born on the 8th of September, 1979. When she was young Alecia Moore (Pink) was influenced strongly by the music of Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Janis Joplin, Billy Joel and Whitney Houston. This encouraged her at a young age to start performing. She started to perform in the local clubs, which got some attention and eventually lead to the recording of her first album year 1999 later to be released. Pink began her career as a professional singer in the year 2000 when she released her first album can't take me home, Pink predominantly plays pop music though sometimes plays rock music which usually contains a fast paced beat. Pink shares similar characteristics of song type of music that Britney Spears plays, both sing many solos and share they same pop/rock music whilst containing a fast beat. Pink has sold over 136 million records worldwide 50 million albums and 83 million singles but her most popular song

was released in 2008 //So what// containing her second number one hit in the United States, this was followed by //Raise your glass// released in 2010 made the top 10 in any countries and became Pinks third number one single. Finally Pink is most know for break-up songs whilst putting on a performance on stage.

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