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Popular Music Assignment -
Artist - Jessie J Song 1 - Flashlight Song 2 - Bang Bang Performance - Flashlight

Bibliography -
Jessie J is an English singer and songwriter. she was born and raised in London in March 27 1988 she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical Whistle Down the Wind. She studied at the BRIT School before signing with Gut Records and striking a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Productions where she wrote for artists including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. Her song "Price Tag" topped the charts in nineteen countries including the UK and was followed by the release of her debut album Who You Are (2011), which charted at number two in the UK. Other releases from the album included "Nobody's Perfect" and "Who You Are", "Domino" and "LaserLight", which all which all charted within the top 10 in the UK Singles Charts, making Jessie J the first British female artist to have six top ten singles from a studio album."Domino" also resulted in further international chart success, peaking at number six on the US Billboards Hot 100 and becoming her second number-one single in the UK. In 2012 Jessie J performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in June, as well as the closing ceremony on the 2012 Olympic Games in London on 12 August.


 * SONG 1 **

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Analysis -
Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Outro Piano, vocals, back up vocals and run kit The tempo is four (4), four (4) the tempo doesn't change it stays the same throughout the song The song starts soft at the beginning and gets louder and louder through out the song. The chorus gets the loudest and then goes quite again and this repeats throughout the song. Not all the instruments play the same, when the chorus starts drums are added in The piano has the most effect in this song The singers voice is quite high There are back up vocals and they are in certain parts of the song i.e. the chorus and outro There is an instrument solo at the beginning the song (Piano) The song is more of a major There are repeats the piano and drums repeat through most of the song
 * **What is the structure of the piece?**
 * **What are the instruments that are playing in the piece?**
 * **How would you describe the tempo of the piece?**
 * **Does the tempo change or is it the same throughout?**
 * **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?**
 * **Do all the instruments play all the time? Are there some sections that have more or less instruments that others?**
 * **Do any of the instruments have any effects? Maybe the guitars?**
 * **Does the singer have a distinctive sound voice?**
 * **Are there back up vocals? Do they sing the whole way through or just in certain sections?**
 * **Is there an instrumental solo? What instrument plays the solo?**
 * **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**
 * **Are there any repeated patterns used in the piece? What instrument plays them?**

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 * SONG 2**

Analysis -
Verse 1 (Jessie J) Hook (Jessie J) Verse 2 (Ariana Grande) Hook Verse 3 (Nicki Minaj) Hook Outro Vocals, back up vocals, drums, piano and guitar The tempo is four (4), four (4) No the tempo stays the same The piece is loud from the start then gets softer before becoming louder again right before the chorus No different instruments play at different times Drums and/or back up vocals Ariana Grandes voice is very high Nicki Minaj raps throughout the song There are back up vials through most to all of the songs duration There is no solo This song is a major piece The drums are repeated throughout the whole song
 * **What is the structure of the piece?**
 * **What are the instruments that are playing in the piece?**
 * **How would you describe the tempo of the piece?**
 * **Does the tempo change or is it the same throughout?**
 * **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?**
 * **Do all the instruments play all the time? Are there some sections that have more or less instruments that others?**
 * **Do any of the instruments have any effects? Maybe the guitars?**
 * **Does the singer have a distinctive sound voice?**
 * **Are there back up vocals? Do they sing the whole way through or just in certain sections?**
 * **Is there an instrumental solo? What instrument plays the solo?**
 * **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**
 * **Are there any repeated patterns used in the piece? What instrument plays them?**