Unit 2: Music Analysis

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     Music Analysis 


Performer: Elvis Presley

Instrumentation: Electric guitar, precision bass, vocals, drums, backing vocals, piano

Who is playing?: Scotty Moore(guitar), Bill Black(Bass), D.J Fontana(Drums), The Jordonaires(Backing vocals), Elvis Presley(Vocals)

Energy: Driving, upbeat

Live vs programmed: Live

Rhythm and feel: Swing, rock and roll, dance, happy, excited

Articulation and lyrics: chesty, aggressive


Technology

Which studio?: Studio 1

Effects: Reverb, high gained guitars, compression

Historical period:2nd of July 1956, Post war America

Producer: Johnny Otis, songwriters: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

How it was recorded: analogue tape through a recording studio

Music theory

Tempo:175

Melody: repetetive phrasing, melodic chords, vocals

Key: C major

Chords: C, F, G

Time signature: 4/4

Song Structure: Intro, chorus

Form: 12 bar blues

Standard tuning

Genre: rock and roll

Lyrics: 
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the timeYou ain't nothin' but a hound dogCryin' all the timeWell, you ain't never caught a rabbitAnd you ain't no friend of mine
Well, they said you was high-classedWell, that was just a lieYeah, they said you was high-classedWell, that was just a lieYeah, you ain't never caught a rabbitAnd you ain't no friend of mine
You ain't nothin' but a hound dogCryin' all the timeYou ain't nothin' but a hound dogCryin' all the timeWell, you ain't never caught a rabbitAnd you ain't no friend of mine
Well, they said you was high-classedWell, that was just a lieYeah, they said you was high-classedWell, that was just a lieWell, you ain't never caught a rabbitAnd you ain't no friend of mine
Well, they said you was high-classedWell, that was just a lieYa know they said you was high-classedWell, that was just a lieWell, you ain't never caught a rabbitAnd you ain't no friend of mine
You ain't nothin' but a hound dogCryin' all the timeYou ain't nothin' but a hound dogCryin' all the timeWell, you ain't never caught a rabbitYou ain't no friend of mine
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog

I believe, the meaning behind this song includes a woman who is unfaithful to her partner. We get this idea when the song describes the woman as a "hound dog". And also says the words " well, that was just a lie, which clearly proves she has being lying to her partner. I think it includes the themes of betrayal and being let down, and is also a negative song and Elvis is singing about someone in a deragatory and aggressive tone, and is using slang tone.

Who wrote the song: Mike Stoller and jerry Lieber

Audience: Teenage girls

Rhythm scheme: A B A C C

This is a vernacular language because he's using deragatory tone

Starter Activity:
Interval: distance between notes
Dyad: a pair of pitches sounding together
Triad: three notes stacked in consecutive thirds
How many notes in an octave:12


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