AIM110.1 Genealogy Tree Amelia Odquin by

Mitski

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Mitski is classically trained in both piano and vocals, however she plays bass and electric guitar in her albums ‘Bury me at Makeout Creek’ and ‘Puberty 2’, utilising reverb and overdrive for a grunge sound. This is paired with her complex, ethereal vocal melodies for a unique sound that speaks to a multitude of emotions.

Amelia Odquin

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Olivia Rodrigo

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Rodrigo’s style of songwriting is deeply personal, with specific focus on the themes of love, heartbreak and maturation. Her music spans ballads, pop-punk, and pop.

Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift's music spans both Country and Pop genres, with her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore being written during the COVID-19 pandemic, with emotive lyrics that make use of metaphors, similes and allusion to immerse the listener in the world of the two albums (McGrath, 2022).

Paramore

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Paramore’s most popular songs are often written with emotive lyrics that express anger or anguish, often paired with fast paced drums, high registered vocal melodies and catchy guitar riffs, with their signature sound being recognized as pop punk, in recent times, they have experimented with production and songwriting, giving their music a lighter, more pop-based sound (Barlow, 2017).

Fiona Apple

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Fiona Apple's music has influenced several artists because of her personal lyrics. Her album 'Fetch The Bolt Cutters' explores themes of childhood and relationships (Pelly, 2020). The album's title references Apple freeing herself from her preconceived notions of self, emotional responses to events in her personal life, and contemplating her self worth (Chang et al., 2020).

Prince

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Prince’s music is influential to many artists because of his unique vocal performance that makes use of falsetto techniques and dynamics, and his multi-instrumental approach to songwriting and performance. In his self titled album Prince, he performed almost every instrument, including drums, guitar, bass and vocals (Hawkins & Niblock, 2016).

Hall & Oates

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Hall & Oates are the number one selling duo in music history (ABOUT, n.d.). Their songs use synthesizers, drums, bass, guitar and vocals. Their music has been termed as Rock N' Soul (Taylor, 2003).

Bela Bartók

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Bela Bartók composed pieces for ballet, pantomime, opera and string quartets and several concerti (Stevens, 2018). His early compositions took inspiration from the romantic era of classical music, while his later works include the aforementioned stage pieces, concerti for orchestra, piano, violin and viola (Cooper, 2015).