Day: Feb 5, 2019

Tuesday the 5th of February 2019

Today we started our day off with Aural Perception which I produce as its own entity. The main focus of the lesson was to compare and contrast the original compositions to another individuals/groups cover, it was fairly interesting within comparison to what we normally do first thing in the morning.

Afterwards we had rehearsal which is getting better each and every week, our singer hasn’t returned still but we are making great progress on each song at our own pace. Next term, everything will be much more intense because I know everyone is going to be aiming to be the best band in our year group. Mainly between our Prince cover band and the Fleetwood Mac cover band, I think it will be another victory in honour of Prince this time round…

In my lesson with Jason today, I put together the notes I had hastily scribbled down in my evenings, it’s not much but it is a solid foundation for the beginning of my work. I am not entirely sure what I am writing yet, I normally decide that when I’m half way through the piece itself. Not much happened apart from that, then it was lunch which is boring as ever!

Rehearsal went exceedingly well considering by the end of the day everyone is either fed up or full of energy, it was a mix of the two which was good. Chris wanted to hand out everyone’s Feedback which he did during the slot where we would have had tutor so I dashed home as I was fairly tired and wanted to catch up on some much needed sleep…

Aural Perception, Tuesday the 5th of February 2019

Today’s lesson was all about comparing and contrasting, so Chris took the original version of a song and then somebody else’s cover, here are the results and it is fairly interesting…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PkowbutgRc
  • Time Signature – 4/4
  • Tempo – 130bpm (Allegro)
  • Timbre
  • Style – Folk Rock
  • Instrumentation – Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Bass, Drums and Male Vocals.
  • Structure – the texture differentiates during the choruses and verses.
  • Pitch 
  • Dynamics
  • Time Signature – 4/4
  • Tempo – 113 bpm (Allegro)
  • Timbre
  • Style – Classic Rock
  • Instrumentation – Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Male Vocals, Tambourine.
  • Structure 
  • Pitch 
  • Dynamics

The electric guitar in this arrangement by Hendrix replaces the melody which was originally played by the harmonica in the composition by Bob Dylan. It has the same structure as the original but it has leg room for guitar improvisation, the bass part has became more active and dominant amongst the rest of the arrangement.

Hendrix’s version is more rocked up and has a kick, however Dylan’s version has more of an emotional drive to it with both tracks having a consistent texture throughout.

  • Time Signature – 4/4
  • Tempo – 91 bpm (Andante)
  • Timbre
  • Style – Blues
  • Instrumentation – Bass, Brass – Trumpets, Electric Guitar x2, Drums, Male Vocals.
  • Structure 
  • Pitch 
  • Dynamics

There is a call and response, the bass is following the guitars melody, whilst another improves over the top.

  • Time Signature – 4/4
  • Tempo – 154 bpm (Vivace)
  • Timbre
  • Style – Blues Rock
  • Instrumentation – Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Drums, Male Vocals.
  • Structure 
  • Pitch 
  • Dynamics

This track is more of an instrumental when compared to its original, the rhythm section keep the structure and form of the song whole whilst the electric guitar improvises over the top.

  • Time Signature – 4/4
  • Tempo – 75 bpm (Andante)
  • Timbre
  • Style – Classic Soul
  • Instrumentation – Piano, Keys, Male Vocals, Bass, Drums, Strings – Violins, Hand Claps.
  • Structure 
  • Pitch 
  • Dynamics
  • Time Signature – 4/4
  • Tempo – 74 bpm (Andante)
  • Timbre
  • Style – Folk Arrangement
  • Instrumentation – Mixed Vocals – Male and Female, Keys, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, (Banjo).
  • Structure 
  • Pitch 
  • Dynamics

The cover is a lot more active instrumentally, especially when it comes to the rhythm section it is much more easier to find an active pulse. However, both tracks have the same structure with different arrangements.

  • Time Signature – 4/4
  • Tempo – 134 bpm (Vivace)
  • Timbre
  • Style – Rock
  • Instrumentation – Synth/Keys, Male Vocals, Drums, Sound effects, Distorted Electric Guitar, Electric Bass and Male Backing Vocals.
  • Structure 
  • Pitch 
  • Dynamics
  • Time Signature – 4/4
  • Tempo – 69 bpm (Andante)
  • Timbre
  • Style – Jazz
  • Instrumentation – Male Vocals, Bass, Clarinet, Guitar, Drums, Keys, Percussive Hand Clicks and Male Backing Vocals.
  • Structure 
  • Pitch 
  • Dynamics
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