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__Biography__ Katy Perry (as she is known as on stage) real name is actually Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson. She is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in 2008 and since then has won many awards including the guinness record for top earning women in music. Her songs still rise to top 100 charts featuring in many and she plays a huge role in themes of self esteem and self-empowerment in her lyrics.




 * Two Analysis’ **

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 * 1) ** Roar **

Intro - Verse 1 - Pre Chorus - Chorus - Verse 2 - Pre Chorus - Chorus x2 - Bridge - Chorus x2 -
 * Structure **

Drum kit, keyboard, electric guitar, synthesizer. All the instruments seem to play majority of the time where the only exception being in the prechorus where the drums or synthesizer doesn't seem to play. The keyboard is synthesized.
 * Instruments **

The tempo in this piece by katy is quite mild. It increases only during the chorus until going back to the mild tempo in the verses, bridge and pre chorus.
 * Tempo **

The intro dynamics are quite soft with the instruments until vocals are added into the verse making it louder. In the pre chorus the dynamics get louder until raising to the highest point in the chorus being the loudest and strongest. This pattern continues throughout the whole song
 * Dynamics **

Katy Perry doesn't have a distinctive sounds voice. She is known as the Katy Perry by her voice but it’s quite normal in a popular song and very strong and clear.
 * Singer - distinctive sound voice **

Yes there are backup vocals which only are used in the chorus. Can you identify how many beats per bar? 4 Beats per bar - common time
 * Back up vocals **

Katy Perry is very world known for her positive singing and songwriting. This is displyed through her song ‘Roar” by not just the lyrics but also the music itself. The dynamics, texture, pitch and tempo resembles pop music and very lively and happy.
 * Major or Minor**


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Texture **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">The texture is quite weak throughout the entire song. The instruments are quite basic with a repeated melody and riff played with the piano. The sound is very much the vocals which are the high strong part of the song.

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 * 2. Firework **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Intro - Verse 1 - Pre Chorus - Chorus - Verse 2 - Pre Chorus - Chorus - Bridge - Chorus - Bridge - Outro
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Structure **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Drum kit, keyboard, electric guitar, synthesizer. All the instruments seem to continue throughout the entire song but changing dynamics to fit in with the vocals. All the instruments seem to play majority of the time where the only exception being in the prechorus where the drums or synthesizer doesn't seem to play. The keyboard has a synthesizer.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Instruments **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">The tempo is quite fast and upbeat in result of being a pop song and this is a great characteristic in many pop songs. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">The tempo stays the same throughout the entire song.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tempo **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">The intro starts off quite soft with the instruments until the vocals come into with verse 1. This increases the dynamics. In the bridge, a crescendo effect is used with the vocals and the instruments until the chorus where they stay the same dynamic through the entire the chorus. This dynamic pattern is repeated throughout the whole song with each section.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dynamics **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Katy Perry is not known to have a distinctive voice. She is known as the Katy Perry by her voice but it’s quite normal in a popular song and very strong and clear.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Singer - Distinctive Voice **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yes there are backup vocals throughout the chorus especially towards the end of the piece but other then that no.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Back up Vocals **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">4 beats per bar - common time.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Beats per bar **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">The tempo and dynamics of the song make is sound very happy and positive. Also the pitch of the song contributes to that.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Major or miner **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">The layers of sound is quite thick. There are many instruments played together to create the melody and main sound of the song.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Texture **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">There are repeated patterns known throughout the entire song. The riff the a repeated 4 bar pattern throughout the song played mainly by the keyboard along with drums and guitar.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Repeated patterns **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Style Of Music **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Katy Perry is a world famous artist for her pop song performing and writing. She is known as a pop music sensation. Her multiple most famous songs in 2008 “I kissed a girl” and “Hot and Cold” rose her to fame in the pop industry. In 2010 she released her third album “Teenage dream”, where she made a number three single hit “That one that got away”. Now she continues her pop theme as recent with her latest album “Prism” where her songs “Roar, dark horse and prism” gained millions of views and hits. The characteristics of her pop music is they have a very predictable song structure. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">The immense popularity of pop music, in part, has to do with its musical characteristics of being catchy, short, simple and melodic. They are generally between 2 ½ and 5 ½ minutes in length and use a combination of rhythms that are “dance oriented” and energetic aim to satisfy the “broadest-possible audience."


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Contemporaries & Influences **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">Her songwriting is mostly done in collaboration with others, especially [|Dr. Luke] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and [|Max Martin] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">, and in songs such as "Firework" and "Roar". During the early stages of her career, Perry's musical style gravitated towards gospel and she aspired to be as successful as [|Amy Grant] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">. She cites the band's frontman, [|Freddie Mercury] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">, as her biggest influence and expressed how the "combination of his sarcastic approach to writing lyrics and his 'I don't give a crap' attitude" inspired her music.