One of my favorite songs is “Stay Alive” by Jose Gonzalez. The song features a variety of musical elements that makes this song very pleasing to the ear. The song begins with the sounds of a city and of a car starting. The song starts to feature a soft but consistent rhythm, that is recognizable throughout most of the song. The gentle “ticking” sound is similar to that of a clock and is repeated and consistent. Then the piano and vocals begin, the sound of the piano and the singer are both very soft, a piano dynamic. The tempo at the beginning of the song is slow and consistent. As the song continues the music begins to gradually shift. There is an increase in both tempo and dynamics, from slow to fast, and from piano to about
