Levels-+Avicii

Levels analysis… O livia Taylor Avicii __ DURATATION __ In the intro and verses the instruments are short and fast, they do not hold long notes or chords when the chorus starts the instruments. The vocal breakdown holds the notes longer to create a slower part in the song andthe bridge has short, fast beats.

__ TEXTURE __ The intro is thin but the instruments build up and create a thick texture for the whole duration of the song except for the voice break down which only has one layer which is the voice, then it starts to build from one to two. The verses, chorus and bridge have more than three layers which create an energetic environment.

__ TONE COLOUR __ Because this song is all done on the computer all of the sounds sound very electronic. but some of the sounds are more dominant. the song has a very strong beat because of its tempo. By adding a voice in the song it changes the mood, it goes from very upbeat and strong to a more relaxed but still strong sound. it then builds up again.

__ DYNAMICS __ Levels intro starts off with a strong beat and then gradually quiets down until the dominant beat comes in which is short, fast and strong. it stays loud for the verses and the chorus, with some sounds fading in and out creating different volume, but only a little. The major change in the song is the voice break down, it goes from a very loud and strong beat to hardly any sounds a lot then the voice comes in. it then keeps on gradually building up. to separate the verses and choruses some of the sounds and instruments fade out then come back in.

__ STRUCTURE __ Intro verse 1 (first build) verse 2 Chorus Chorus + drums Full chorus Vocal Breakdown bridge (second build up) Chorus Chorus + drums full chorus Percussion

__ PITCH __ The song starts with a high sound but then clapping comes in which creates a more low sound and then the chorus is majority a low sound, there is a horn like instrument throughout the verse which is high but other than that the chorus is low and so is the build down to the voice breakdown. The singers voice is low which matches the sounds that come in with it later on. the bridge has a high melody and a low beat in the background. verse three has an instrument that builds up very fast which is high. Then the choruses are the same as the last except for having a very high sound in the background.

__ OTHER __ 4/4 timing All of the sections are 8 bars long