Term 1 Week 9 Fusion - Songwriting (Completed) by Ryder Fairweather https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd en-us 2017-11-23 19:39:45 UTC 2017-11-30 12:13:23 UTC hello@padlet.com The genre ryfairweather https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209780697 For this song, the genre was decided to be a soft ballad based around love and a death in a relationship. To achieve this the instruments played softly, and the guitar played broken chords for the majority of the song. In the end, this was played using the electric guitar, bass guitar, tambourine and vocals.]]> 2017-11-23 19:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209780697 ryfairweather https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209781509 2017-11-23 19:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209781509 The development ryfairweather https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209781614 This song developed mostly through the  constant instrument changes; it was originally supposed to use a keyboard and acoustic guitar with a loop pedal. But, this first changed due to unforeseen circumstances where the keyboard and acoustic idea was dropped and an acoustic guitar would play. This changed again to use the bass guitar and electric guitar due to further issues throughout the session. Despite having to change around a lot and not having a lot of time, the composition of the song was still fairly good.

Another development was the interchanging of the vocals, where the vocalists would change and figure out which parts would be sung together and which parts would be individual. For instance,  the final lyric is sung by only one vocalist for more of an effect.]]> 2017-11-23 19:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209781614 The performance ryfairweather https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209782353 To open the song, the guitar plays the chords as arpeggio notes for two bars. To start, only one vocalist is singing. The lyrics then come in with the bass playing legato notes of the chords. The verse builds up into the chorus, where the guitar strums a change of chords frequently. The bass guitar plays the notes more often in the chorus, and the tambourine plays the same beat as that of the bass. The verse then comes back in, with the guitar playing arpeggio of the verse chords again and the tambourine dropping back out. After another build up and repeat of the chorus, there is a bridge. In the bridge, the verse chords are played as a single strum on the guitar and legato on the bass. The vocals take turns in singing a round of the bridge lyrics which crescendo into a held note by one of the vocalists. This flows into the chorus and the tambourine coming back in, which is repeated twice. The outro has another change of lyrics and are played with a single strum of the guitar. In the outro, the bass guitar has dropped out so that the texture makes this section softer. The song ends with the final line being sung by only one vocalist for impact, and a single strum on the guitar which rings out.]]> 2017-11-23 19:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209782353 The review ryfairweather https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209782385 Our peers said that they liked the vocals and the theme of the song. However to improve, we would have to work on the timing. I would have to agree, as we didn't have constant percussion so it was harder to stay in time. I think that the song could also be improved with adding in a keyboard and some more melodic instruments.

I think that one of my strengths was adjusting to the way the song was performed by the time I joined the group later on, as well as playing the tambourine at the same time as the bass guitar in different sections of the song. To improve my own role, I think my bass and the guitar could have worked together to build up the song a bit better in certain parts of the song.

To summarize, I think that our song worked well in response to the constant changing of instruments. A lot more could have been done to make it suit the ballad idea further, but otherwise I think it was successful- the lyrics being a main factor of this.]]> 2017-11-23 19:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209782385 The chords ryfairweather https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209782397 2017-11-23 19:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209782397 The chord/notes ryfairweather https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209782412 Verse: Am F C G
Chorus: F C G D

Verse: A F C G
Chorus: F C G D
(Played on electric guitar and bass.)
]]> 2017-11-23 19:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209782412 The lyrics ryfairweather https://padlet.com/ryfairweather/lyl1qoo8aadd/wish/209794210 If you gave me a minute I would kiss you
If I had a day I would hold you close 
You could give a week a month a year 
It wouldn't be long enough to say I miss you 

I remember that day you were stood outside my door 
You gave me butterflies like I'd never felt them before 
Times have changed now 
It's all the past 
Another regret on your shoulder  
You can have 

If you could turn back time 
What would you say 
Would you have convinced me to stay 

I remember when the news came to my door
It broke my heart and it wrecked my soul 
I can't say I'm suprised by the choice you made 
But it stings and aches every single day 

As I walk along the empty rows
I hold in my arms a bundle 
Your favourite flowers My memory serves me well 
And I'll lay them down on your 
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