Featuring summaries of talks on Indian classical music, mentorship and diversity, and popular music.
Tag: harmony
What Makes It Sound Like Christmas?
In so many cases, when we’re wondering “what makes it sound ____?” where ____ is Christmas, or metal, or Irish, or whatever, the answer lies not so much in the harmonies, but the timbres. Timbre is probably the most immediate aspect of our musical experience. Why shortchange it in our analyses?
“6 Inch” transcription
I’m still working up a full analysis, and digging up Sufjan tracks to compare it to, but as a teaser, here’s my transcription of the section in question.
Should Have Known Better
I assigned this track for analysis in my pop music seminar, and wanted to share my own thoughts on how this track relates to the concept of fragile tonic and motivic unity.
Garden pathing in Kesha’s music
One technique Kesha uses to create humor in her songs is through garden pathing.