Composition

Composition

Structure/form

I have a pretty basic structure at the moment with my composition. I have a small introduction of ascending notes and then it goes into my verse, which consists of the chords C, D, E and F. Later on in my verse the last note changes into a B chord.

Then it goes into a bridge that has a series of chords that ascend. The chords are C,D,G and A and they repeat until the bridge ends.

The chorus comes in after the bridge, which is just a repeat of the verse but just without the hook.

After the chorus the intro comes back in so it can tell the people that we are back the verse.

Genre

I am unsure as to what the genre is of my composition is, however with the repetitive chord progression and its structure, it must be a pop song.

Statement

The hook in my piece is the melody line in the verse that has the very simple chord progression.

Repetition

My composition has quite a bit of repetition within it. This is heard in the verse and chorus where the chord progressions are the same but it just excludes the hook.

Inversion

I have not done any inversions in my composition. This is because I did not want to add any in since I didn’t want it sound off in within my composition.

Difference

What makes it different to other pop songs is that it has a small introduction that has a series of notes that ascends and is heard again before the verse.

Individuality

The song reflects my style in music and me as a person. Basic, simple but also a bit cheesy and I think that that is what my composition should be, simple and a bit cheesy. Also the use of a motif just before the verse.

Originality

This is original because of its use of repetitive chord progression and structure and has the use of samples like many other pop songs.

Composer’s rights

I have created this melody myself, I have not taking my inspiration from anywhere else except for the small introduction where I heard a song that has a chromatic introduction that ascends and descends.

Sampling

I have added some samples in my piece and this shown before and after my chorus.

These samples are from a K-pop (Korean-pop) song called ‘I got a boy’ by a female band called ‘Girls generation’. The parts that I have sampled from are some lines from one of the girls who say a few lines before the chorus comes in.

I thought that those lines would sound great for my composition so I got the audio from YouTube and cropped the track down to when she starts to say those lines.

Since there is no music playing for when she says these lines makes it possible for me to add this to my composition, since I do not want any of their music crashing with my composition.

However, to make this sample different, I have changed its frequency wavelength and added some reverb to it so it sounds like I’ve made it my own.

Waveform

I have changed the frequency waves on some of my tracks.

The frequency waves that I have changed are the first 3 tracks and the sample.

Link: https://soundcloud.com/user-308391730/comp