Chord progression

followed by an eight-bar bridge and a final eight-bar return to the melody. The AAA form is typical of popular songs of the time, such as Black Bottom Stomp. This song was classified as a Jazz standard because The "A" section uses conventional chord progressions including ii-V-I turnaround in the home key of Db. However, the bridge is highly unusual in its tonal center shifts. It has been described as "a bridge like no other". The melody very slowly and smooth. The pitch is very low, and timber…

songs by Florida Georgia Line, Eminem, Bob Marley, and Led Zeppelin in quick succession. Not surprisingly, we are able to easily identify what type of radio station we are listening to after only a few seconds (just enough time for a few lyrics and chords to be played). To help provide deeper insight as to why this is possible, Jennifer C. Lena extensively studied the idea of musical genres as a way to help organize and understand the relationship between different pieces of music. In her…

To me, genius is finding your base as an artist, then bringing and accepting the world around you, then finally using what the world gives you to your own advantage with your base as an artist in mind. Looking back through out history of all art, all geniuses do this which sets them apart from everyone else. Their impact, whether it’s negative or positive, will have a huge impact and change the course of their art form. For the Latin community, this impact sometimes came with a invigorating…

As an Audio engineer you work with the technical aspects of sound. During the processes of recording, mixing, and Mastering you would be help artists get the best out of their song/advert they could possibly get. It is your role as a Audio engineer to make the song/advert as good as possible. Stages of Production Preproduction: Preproduction is the stage of production where you brainstorm ideas and get ready for the recording of your advert at the studio. The role of a Audio Engineer in the…

opposite. Beginning in E major (m. 11), each short section goes through a cut and dry tonic-subdominant-dominant-tonic progression. The keys then proceed to raise by minor thirds each alteration, stressed by the continuing bass pedal, until the piano finally lands in the anticipated D major center. Overall this section exhibits the inevitable break of sunlight, and the natural progression of the sun traveling across the sky. While nighttime is bleak and barren, daylight is more…

Favorite Song Analysis: Bill Withers, “Lovely Day” My favorite song is “Lovely Day”, performed by R&B artist Bill Withers. The date of the composition was December 16, 1977 and it was released as a single. "Lovely Day" peaked at #6 on the Billboard R&B chart and at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US in early 1978.[1] Rhythm “Lovely Day” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYi7uEvEEmk) is a song that I impart into my life on a daily basis, mainly because of its positive message and…

‘The confession’ is the last track of the album ‘Eli and the Thirteenth Confession’, released in 1968 when Laura Nyro was 21. (Perone, James E, 2012) Unfortunately, the songs she wrote in this album became hits for the others, (e.g. ‘Stone Soul Picnic’ by The Fifth Dimension and ‘Eli's Coming’ by three dog night) yet this fact shows her powerful songwriting skill. As the title of the song ‘The confession’ indicates, she wrote very honest lyrics about her passion, towards both spiritual and…

Beautiful melody, unusually chords and a great sense of rhythmic patterns are only a few characteristics that describe Thelonious Monk’s music. Monk was one the few American jazz composers that gave a spiritual feeling in his music. During his lifetime he played melodies and used chord progressions that no one has ever played before. He epitomizes what a jazz musician is supposed to be, whether if it’s through his compositions, his piano playing or someone else playing his music, you know right…

Music. It is my sincerest intrigue since I was in fifth grade. My elementary school teacher introduced me to my fascination and, before I knew it, I was playing the Marimba during my sophomore year of high school in honors band. This was a second turning point, as I learned to play at a much more difficult level of music and at a much quicker pace. After a few weeks of that year, things got progressively harder. We had new music for our upcoming competition, and although it was challenging, I…

In the “Don’t Text and Drive” Public Service Announcement, brought to the public by 1 Hour Optical, demonstrates the dangers of texting and driving, with a focus on teens. In the beginning of the video, it is a seeming nice day as a car full of teens takes a stroll on a country road, while blasting their favorite music; when all of a sudden the driver receives a texts from their mother. The text message appearing on the screen in a familiar text bubble. The driver immediately pulls her phone…