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__Music assignment__

__Biography of James Bay__ James bay came from a small English town, He was brought up in Hitchin, Hertfordshire born on September the 4th. He horned his skills regularly and eventually became high-exposure support slots with Tom Odell, John Newman and Kodaline. He has been playing guitar since the age of 11 and was in various bands before deciding to become a solo artist. He began recording his sheets of music and started his first song called “when we were on fire” in 2013. He went to lots of festivals, his main instrument is a guitar. One year later he was in the British top ten songs and posted his new song called “let it go”, he was in -last place. By the end of 2014 he founded a new song that was rank two in the British top ten songs and called “Hold back the river”. That was his first time he created his album called,”the chaos and the calm” appeared in March 2015. It was number one in the UK and rank number 15 in the US. After his album was released, not long after he received the Brit awards “critics” choice and was a platinum song.

He mainly plays styles of music that are sad, human and emotional to create a meaning to make people feel a certain way. __**What are the characteristics of that style?**__ The characteristics of James Bay's music is usually powered by raw emotion and tells us what he is feeling and it is intensely personal to him. __**References** __ Ed sheeran Hozier Ben Howard George Ezra Tom Odell Messrs Sam Smith
 * __What style of music does the artist predominately play? __**

__Full Analysis of 2 songs__
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__Hold back the river__
media type="youtube" key="mqiH0ZSkM9I" width="560" height="315" __Analy____sis__

> Intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, End > > Electric Guitar, Vocals, Backup vocals, Snare drum, Bass drum and Tambourine. > > Tempo is fast at chorus and slow at the verse > > The tempo changes between the verse and chorus at an instant > > Soft dynamic at the verse and then gradually builds up to the chorus for a loud dynamic, then gradually back to the verse which is soft dynamic then back again. > > The instruments play at different times at different sections of the song. The Intro just has a Electric Guitar. The verse has the vocal, bass drum, snare drum, Electric guitar and tambourine. The Chorus has vocal, bass drum, snare drum, Electric guitar, tambourine and backup vocals. > > The guitars make a harmonic tune that is played to the rhythm of the vocals. > > Yes > > There are backup vocals, they only come in the Chorus where all the instruments are played. > > <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">There are instrumental solo's in the Intro and bridge. Electric guitar and vocal is in it. > > <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">4 beats per bar > > <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The song is Major > > <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">There are many layers of texture and it changes throughout the song > > <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">There are repeated patterns, Electric guitar, Snare drum, vocals, Bass drum and tambourine play in them > > <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Different chord patterns, verse has a riff and chorus has normal notes and bridge has normal notes > > <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">The chorus is when it reaches its high point. It makes me think this because that's where all the instruments are played.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;"> What is the structure of the piece?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;"> What are the instruments that are playing in the piece?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;"> How would you describe the tempo of the piece?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Does the tempo change or is it the same throughout?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 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?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;">Do all the instruments play all the time? Are there some sections that have more or less instruments that others?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;">Do any of the instruments have any effects? Maybe the guitars?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;">Does the singer have a distinctive sound voice?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;">Are there back up vocals? Do they sing the whole way through or just in certain sections?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;">Is there an instrumental solo? What instrument plays the solo?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you identify how many beats per bar?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;">Would you say that the song is major (happy sounding) or minor (sad/angry sounding)...don't think about the lyrics, think about the music
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;">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?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;">Are there any repeated patterns used in the piece? What instrument plays them?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you were to look your song up on www.ultimateguitar.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?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: baseline;">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?

__Let it go__

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> Intro, verse, chorus, instrument solo, verse, chorus, instrument solo, bridge, chorus, End > > Acoustic guitar, vocal and bass drum > > Slow and smooth throughout the song > > Stays the same throughout the song > > <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">The dynamics are soft throughout the song. > > The instruments play all at the same time except the bass drum which comes in the chorus and also where all the instruments play > > The guitars play the same harmonic tune throughout the song where the vocals are. > > Yes > > No backup vocals. > > Yes, Acoustic guitar and vocal > > <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">4 beats per bar > > The song is minor > > There are only a few layers of sound, the texture is constant throughout the song > > Yes, Acoustic guitar and vocal > > Same chord pattern throughout the song. > > Chorus, all the instruments play in the song.
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">What is the structure of the piece?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">What are the instruments that are playing in the piece?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">How would you describe the tempo of the piece?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Does the tempo change or is it the same throughout?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">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?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Do all the instruments play all the time? Are there some sections that have more or less instruments that others?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Do any of the instruments have any effects? Maybe the guitars?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Does the singer have a distinctive sound voice?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Are there back up vocals? Do they sing the whole way through or just in certain sections?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Is there an instrumental solo? What instrument plays the solo?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Can you identify how many beats per bar?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Would you say that the song is major (happy sounding) or minor (sad/angry sounding)...don't think about the lyrics, think about the music
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">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?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Are there any repeated patterns used in the piece? What instrument plays them?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">If you were to look your song up on www.ultimateguitar.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?
 * <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">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?


 * __<span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 230%;">Artists influenced by James Bay and his __**<span style="font-family: "Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 29.9px; line-height: 44.85px;">**__contemporaries__**

<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: 130%;">James bay has influenced these artists; Carole King, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and James Taylor. James Bay has also supported some artists including, John Newman, Kodaline, Tom Odell, Beth Orton, and the Rolling Stones. His contemporaries included various people- Tom Odell, Hozier, Messrs Sam Smith, George Ezra, Ed Sheeran (with fingerpicking) and Ben Howard.