Week 11 Blog

Date 3^rd June 19

In class, today we were taught about “melodic phrasing in detail; length, rhythmic content, placement, and balance” 1. Each section was shown with examples to show what melodic phrasing was in cooperated in songs. Robyn showed us examples of:

Length- “I want you back” by The Jackson Five 2.

Rhythm – “Smells like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana 3.

Placement-” Close to you “Burt Bacharach 4.

Before this lesson, I didn’t know about melodic phrasing and now I do. I feel I have a better understanding about this and will use this knowledge to help create new songs.

For our practical part of the lesson, students found a song that used minor keys in a harmony, plus analyze the “Roman numerals and chord types” 5. An example of this is “Stand by me” by Oasis 5. This concluded the lesson.

References

1Robyn Habel, “Melody Part 2” (lecture presented at the course Song Writing and Performance 1A, Elder Conservatorium, University of Adelaide, June 3, 2019).

2 Gordy, B., Perren, F., Mizell, A. & Richards, D., 1969. I Want You Back. [Sound Recording] ( The Jackson 5).

3 Kurt Cobain, D. G. a. K. N., 1991. Smells Like Teen Spirit. [Sound Recording] (Nirvana).

4 Bacharach, B. & David, H., 1970. Close To You. [Sound Recording] (Burt Bacharach).

5 Gallagher, N., 1997. Stand by me. [Sound Recording] (Oasis).