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The musical element that we as a group developed was the " heart meter". This musical element was more of a conceptual idea/tool, to discern how much passion and feelings an artist implements into their music, allowing the listeners to connect more with the artist. This musical element can be seen within many songs and throughout various artists, as it solely depends on what the artist is trying to convey. Many factors contribute to the musical element, revolving around the lyrical content itself, to the tone of voice the artist is using to several other attributes. If the lyrical content contains an underlying meaning, or a point blank message, the lyrical content itself can be a representation of the musical element "heart meter". Whenever an artist uses a trembling tone, or scratchy voice, to really engage the audience into feeling how they had felt in their own msuical piece, that is also a representation of the musical element "heart meter". In our essay, we focused on why this musical element is important in general, and analyzed several examples in which this musical element is displayed in music.

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"Heart meter is an abstract musical element that can essentially be identified in all types of music. This element is so abstract simply because it can be interpreted in various ways. To apply this musical element to pieces of music the listener must simply listen for things such as tone, beat, or the lyrical content of the piece. The versatility of this element allows it to truly be manifested in music as a whole, rather than being relevant only to specific, individual communities or genres of music. "

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"Heart meter is an abstract musical element that can essentially be identified in all types of music. This element is so abstract simply because it can be interpreted in various ways. To apply this musical element to pieces of music the listener must simply listen for things such as tone, beat, or the lyrical content of the piece. The versatility of this element allows it to truly be manifested in music as a whole, rather than being relevant only to specific, individual communities or genres of music. "

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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group North America u · Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly ℗ 2015 Aftermath/Interscope (Top Dawg Entertainment) Released on: 2015-03-16 Producer: Taz Arnold Producer: Whoare Author, Composer: Kendrick Lamar Author, Composer: T. Arnold Author, Composer: M. Brown Auto-generated by YouTube.

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"The switch in the song, is bombarded with a searing sense of pain and failure, through the clear lyrical content exhibited such as “I know depression is restin' on your heart for two reasons, n***a, I know you and a couple block boys ain't been speakin', n***a, y'all damn near beefin', I seen it and you're the reason, n***a, and if this bottle could talk *gulp* I cry myself to sleep b*tch, everything is your fault” (To Pimp a Butterfly, 2015). The artist refers to himself in third person, blaming all the pain and suffering that has occurred in his life on himself. This lyrical content combined with the trembling tone Kendrick raps in, embodies the the use of the “Heart Meter"

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"The switch in the song, is bombarded with a searing sense of pain and failure, through the clear lyrical content exhibited such as “I know depression is restin' on your heart for two reasons, n***a, I know you and a couple block boys ain't been speakin', n***a, y'all damn near beefin', I seen it and you're the reason, n***a, and if this bottle could talk *gulp* I cry myself to sleep b*tch, everything is your fault” (To Pimp a Butterfly, 2015). The artist refers to himself in third person, blaming all the pain and suffering that has occurred in his life on himself. This lyrical content combined with the trembling tone Kendrick raps in, embodies the the use of the “Heart Meter"

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Segment from our essay that exemplify's the song U and its use of the heart meter

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The importance of this element is through the effectiveness it enables one to connect with the artist. By having an artist pour out their heart into their piece, one can inherently be feeling this same pain an artist is in, or have a sense for their passion and emotions, which allows individuals to connect on a more personal level with artists.