This week we learnt about the shape of songs. Shape meaning structure and layers. The layers we spoke about were as follows: Explicit Beat layer, Functional Bass Layer, Melodic layer and the Harmonic Filler layer. A point taken away from this layer which interested me, was the fact that any instrument could fill the requirementsContinue reading “WEEK 3”
Category Archives: MD4316 Songwriting & Performance
WEEK 2
For this week, we were put into groups and were challenged to create a song with an AB structure. AB simply meaning two differentiating sections. So we wrote a song that had a verse and chorus that looped, with the lyrics and musical themes within the different sections being significantly distinguishable. For the verses, IContinue reading “WEEK 2”
WEEK 1
I was nervous going into this lecture, having not really spoke to anyone else on my course. I’m typically a nervous person, and I struggle to talk to new people. The lecture consisted of ice breaking exercises as a whole class. For instance, we had to sit in a big circle, and create a continuousContinue reading “WEEK 1”
Who I am
Hello, I’m Haydn Brine! I’m a musician from Leicestershire currently studying Popular Music at the University Of Gloucestershire. I’m relatively new to playing live and being in bands. In fact, I joined my first band ‘Enemy Of Atlas’ In September 2018. In this short time, I’ve achieved things that I never could have dreamed. MyContinue reading “Who I am”