The elements of music to consider
Melody
The points that refer to the melody include:
- conjunctA melody that moves by step.vocalThe voice as a musical instrument. lines are sung
- high-pitched male solo vocals
- the vocalist will flatten the seventh note of the scale
- a falsettoThe upper range of a man鈥檚 voice. technique is deployed as shown in the lyric 'mine'
Rhythm, metre and tempo
Particular rhythmic and metreRegular pattern of beats and is indicated by a time signature. and tempo identities include:
- the metre is 4/4
- the drum kit plays a backbeatEmphasis on the unaccented beat of the bar (usually beats 2 and 4).
- the song has a fast tempo to make it appropriate to dance to
Structure
The song has a common rock 'n' rollA music style in the 1950s that includes guitars, drums, vocals and double bass. Often orientates around the 12-bar blues. structure:
- introduction - 4 bars long
- verse - 8 bars long
- chorus - 8 bars long with added backing vocals
- the verse and chorus are repeated
- bridgeSometimes called a middle 8, this part of a song is heard only once. section - 8 bars long with a contrasting chord sequence and melody
- verse and chorus are repeated
- instrumentalInvolving only musical instruments and no singing. section - 16 bars long with an improvised electric guitar solo
- the bridge section is repeated
- the verse and chorus are repeated
- outro Concluding section of music. - 4 bars long
Instrumentation and timbre
The members of The Beatles and the instruments heard on the record are:
- Paul McCartney sings the lead vocals and plays the bass guitar
- John Lennon sings the backing vocals and plays the rhythm guitar
- George Harrison plays the lead guitar
- Ringo Starr plays the drums
- handclaps were added by multi-tracking
Texture and dynamics
If asked to discuss, remember
- melody and accompanimentA type of texture where there is only one clear melody and an accompaniment that plays different notes and rhythms but is supporting the melody. is featured
- the lead guitar part takes over the melody between lines of the song
- the dynamics are loud, but louder in the chorus.
Tonality and harmony
The tonality and harmony features of I Saw Her Standing There include:
- a key signature of E major
- there is a mix of primary chords and dominant 7th chords
- simple and repeated chord sequences - only four chords are played in the song