This is a song that I wrote/recorded for my band 'Mulligan's Match'.

Comments:
1. (MELODY) In general, the lyrical phrases in the verses are more choppy (riff-like) -- whereas the chorus has long, connected notes (lyrical). 

2.(INSTRUMENTATION)The instruments present are lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, drums, and bass. Both guitars have a slight distortion, while the lead also has a delay/reverb. This is seen prominently whenever there is no singing happening (miniature riffs). The bass, rhythm guitar, and drums stay fairly consistent throughout the track -- alternating between the picking and long-carried notes. The vocals are in a lower octave during the verses and higher in the choruses (common in many pop songs). I would say that there is word painting happening as well because when the singer is "calling out" it is much higher, louder, and mimicking of what is being said by how it is being said. 

3.(FORM) The form, now looking at it more closely, is a bit abnormal. While it skews away at times, the verses maintain, loosely, AABC form; the choruses seem to be ABBB. This is something that I did not notice while writing the song, nor have seen in any other particular songs. So I would say that this is more closely related to free-form. It does, however, keep the verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus layout, which is very common. This song could be described as ballad because of it's story telling in the verses, while the music stays fairly consistent.

In My Head

Acceptance

Final Project Bibliography
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Jordan Lindley