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=Music Assignment=

Biography
Hillsong United is a worship band formed in Australia and was founded in August 1983. Their birth of music was influenced by a Pentecostal church meaning, their background raised in a church impacts of their style of music greatly. Hillsong United produces songs of their belief in God. Hillsong's approach in creating music has been very famous to connect to all sorts of beliefs (Christians, Pentecostals, Jehovah Witness', Catholic etc.) through worship.

Analysis
Hillsong uses many layers of instruments to identify individual parts throughout the song known as the texture. Usually, Hillsong uses minimal usage of tone in the introduction, verse one. Then gradually add more layers to build the anxiousness within the song, also known as the climax. This is shown throughout the chorus, verse two, bridge and chorus two (depending on the structure of the song). Hillsong's music pieces can be well known from their approach to the climax of the song, creating buildup in the song. A sense of connection to the audience can be felt when the climax the release the climax.

Oceans - Hillsong
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Introduction Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Bridge (Climax) Chorus Instrumental Outro
 * Structure**

Keyboard Violin Drums Electric Guitar Base Main vocal (Female) Harmonising Vocal (backup)
 * Instruments**

In this song //Oceans//, it has only 1-4 instruments that are played softly in the introduction (Violin, animated sound effects, keyboard) and chorus. A main vocal (female) is presented in the first verse, that can be viewed as a high pitch. Then more texture is gradually inserted, (as mentioned above) to show more dimension in the song. More layers is intertwined mainly through the first chorus, second verse, chorus (drums, electric guitar, keyboard, base). The dynamics of the increases as you progress further. Then what called a bridge, is used to create a base in which the climax can build itself on. The same instruments used in the intro and verse one are played once again and the same dynamic use of texture is identified. (Keyboard, animated sound effects, drums, electric guitar, keyboard, base, main vocal and backup vocal). The female vocal starts soft in dynamics and gets louder and more dominant. In this particular song, instruments are joined one by one until all instruments are played in harmony complimenting the female vocal. Back up vocals are heard to be added as well. Lastly the song reaches the conclusion which again, minimal layers are used. However in this song, the conclusion is approached very slowly to acknowledge for the audience to connect to the song.

Scandal of Grace
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Introudction Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Bridge Chorus/Outro
 * Structure**

Guitar Main vocal (Male) Harmonising vocal Drums Cello Keyboard Base
 * Instruments**

//Scandal of Grace// has a very similar concept or style to //Oceans//. In this song, the Introduction uses a few instruments (acoustic guitar, cello, animated sound effects). It is soft in dynamics and is at a comfortable state of pitch, as this song is performed by a male vocal. Progressing into the chorus it introduces more layers of instruments (similar to the previous song), such as electric guitar, drums and keyboard. When the second verse is played uses the concept as the first verse yet it combines both groups instruments together. (Acoustic guitar, cello, animated sound effects, electric guitar, drums etc.) The male vocal is accompanied by harmonising vocals (mainly suprano), the harmonies are sung softly to avoid any distraction away from the main vocal and this leads into the chorus. No difference within any of style of approach except the pitch varies throughout the song but still is within the range of the male vocalists. The male vocalists voice in this section is very loud and booming, showing dominance. However in the bridge, the climax hardly noticeable due the absence of no build up of texture. The ending however, uses only fewer instruments and softly fades out in pitch and dynamics.

Hillsong/United uses of mixture of styles that is a mix of contemporary Christian music and Mainstream Rock.
 * What style of music does the artist(s) predominantly play?**


 * Successful songs that Hillsong has published?**
 * Oceans
 * Broken Vessels
 * Cornerstone
 * Christ is enough
 * I surrender
 * Scandal of Grace