Creative arrangement
Task-
my task was to make a cover of an already existing song but changed into an alternative style
What I have chosen to do-
I have chosen to do Happy by Pharrell Williams presented in a house style
Typical house music-
house music originates from 1980's chicacgo and is a ganre of electric dance music and typically had a 4/4 beat, and the main instroments would be a drum sets and cymbles would be used off beat.
moden day house music will often involve a sample from an already existing song however as my track is a cover of a song, a sample will not be needed. another typical thing that can be found in a house music track will be a consistent beat that sets the pace for the rest of the song this has stayed since that start of the ganre and is useually created with the drum sets. they will normally have a very electronic vibe to the song this will be created through a synthsizer.
according to research house music will normallt have a between 120 to 130 beats per minute.
An example oh house music-
an example of modern house music would be "Play Hard" by David Guetta Featuring Neyo & Akon.
it has a BPM (beats per minute) of approximately 130. it uses a sample from song called "better off alone "which was by Alice Deejay
Musical features--
texture- there are three different types of texture. unison, homophonic and polyphonic.
homophonic is the most common of the three and is when a melody is supported by chord progression
unison is when all of the instalments involved play the same melody at the same time
and the last one,
polyphonic is when chords, melodies and harmonies combine together to shape the overall track
structure- the typical structure oh house music would be intro, verse, chorus, breakdown, verse 2, chorus 2, bridge, chorus 3, and an outro.
effects- one of the most famous house music musicians is David Guetta and the effects that he most commonly uses is fades, compression, fades, reverbs and EQ
rhythm and tempo- house music is normally set to a 4/4 beat often et with a kick bass.
Evaluation-
I feel that my track successfully presented happy in the style of house music but in a way that it could still be easily recognised. even though I did not record a vocal track I feel that the main melody is easily recognisable .
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