8N+Silverchair

Group: Radhika Tamhane, Skye Karparthy, Chloe Parker

__Silverchair - Straight lines__ __~Radhika, Skye and Chloe P~__ Silver Chair is an Australian rock band, who were originally known as ‘Innocent Criminals.’ They formed in 1992 in Merewether, Newcastle. The band consists of 3 members with the names of Daniel Johns, Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou, who were all born in 1979. Silverchair got their big break in mid- 1994 when they won a national demo competition which was conducted by SBS TV show ‘Nomad’ and Triple J. They have won 21 ARIA Awards - more than any other artist in history. All five of their studio albums has made it to number 1 in this country and they have sold well over six million albums around the world.

Some of their top selling songs include: > > >
 * Miss You love
 * Tomorrow
 * Ana’s Song (Open Fire)
 * Freak
 * Anthem for the year 2000
 * Straight Lines
 * The Greatest View
 * Israel’s Son
 * Cemetery
 * Across The Night
 * Emotion Sickness
 * Abuse me
 * If you keep losing sleep

1. What is the structure of the piece? The structure of the song is:
 * Intro
 * Verse 1
 * Verse 2
 * Vocal link
 * Chorus
 * Verse 3
 * Vocal link
 * Chorus
 * Bridge
 * Chorus
 * instrumental coda

2. What are the instruments that are playing in the piece? drums, piano, keyboard, electric guitar, bass guitar

3. How would you describe the tempo of the piece? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">The tempo of the piece is moderate.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Does the tempo change or is it the same throughout? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">The tempo is the same throughout the whole song

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">5. 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; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">The dynamics of the piece change throughout the song. They start off soft and gradually increase and become louder.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">6. 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; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">No, not all of the instruments play at the same time. In the intro and the first verse of the song, everything but the drums play.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">7. Do any of the instruments have any effects? Maybe the guitars? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">No, none of the instruments have any effects.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">8. Does the singer have a distinctive sounding voice? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">At the start of the song, the singers voice is very distinctive but as the dynamics grow louder, his voice begins to sound husky and a little less distinctive.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">9. Are there backup vocals? Do they sing the whole way through or just in certain sections? No, there are no backup vocals in the song, There is only one singer in the piece (lead singer).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">10. Is there an instrumental solo? What instrument plays the solo? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yes there is an instrumental solo at the end of the song. This instrumental solo is the outro. The instruments that play the solo are the electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboard drums and piano.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">11. Can you identify how many beats per bar? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">There are 4 beats per bar in the whole piece.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">12. 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; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">The song is major as it is very upbeat and happy sounding.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">13. 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; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">chorus <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Throughout the song, the texture changes. It is most thickest during the choruses and the instrumental coda.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">14. Are there any repeated patterns used in the piece? What instrument plays them? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Throughout the song there is a repeated pattern of a beat played by the drums which starts after the intro. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Another repeated pattern is at the start of the song. There is a repeated piece which is played by the piano in the intro and the first verse. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">The floor tom tom is playing throughout the the whole piece <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bass guitar is also played throughout the whole piece.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">15. If you were to look your song up on [|__www.ultimate-guitar.com__] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">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; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">There is a different chord pattern between the verse, chorus and bridge.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">16. 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 piece reaches its high point by the second chorus as the instruments and vocals become louder.