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Original vs Cover

Task: To listen to or watch pieces of music in their original form, and performed as a cover version. To compare the versions using musical language and give an informed opinion. Use the table with the keywords on in your Music review work. To present your work as a ● Powerpoint ● Video ● Poster or Collage ● Podcast

Dynamics The volume (how loud or soft the music is)

Rhythm The movement of notes around the pulse

Tempo The speed of the music

Structure How the music is put together

Melody The main tune

Instruments/Timbre/ What is making the sound- how and why sonority

Texture How many layers the music has- for what purpose are they there?

Any points of interest

Which do you prefer and why? Use musical keywords to explain this

There are lots of cover versions on the BBC Live Lounge youtube channel.

Here are 10 examples to get you going:

Song title Original Cover King Years & Years Carly Rae Jepsen https://www.youtube.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v watch?v=g_uoH6hJilc =lhF8ZWvw_8s Sound of Silence Simon & Garfunkel Disturbed https://www.youtube.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v watch?v=f7McpVPlidc =u9Dg-g7t2l4 Crazy Gnarls Barkley Ray Lamontagne https://www.youtube.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v watch?v=-N4jf6rtyuw =6mEfDSP4g_U&list=PLD71ADF6 DDA9D2466&index=7 https://www.youtube.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y =441mR2zsQbg&list=PLD71ADF6 DDA9D2466&index=16 Wonderwall Oasis Ed Sheeran https://www.youtube.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v watch?v=bx1Bh8ZvH84 =18kBg14WpiY&list=PLD71ADF6 DDA9D2466&index=2 Wicked Games The Weekend Coeur de Pirate https://www.youtube.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v watch?v=IFM8fdwGm9I =mXUj2JAK7V8&list=PLD71ADF6 DDA9D2466&index=3 Careless Whisper George Michael Seether https://www.youtube.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v watch?v=izGwDsrQ1eQ =I7imqO-OBVk&list=PLr-0E- 0wv1sqaVV11Kum23gNDQG0aec 90&index=3 Stressed Out Twenty One Pilots Our Last Night https://www.youtube.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v watch?v=pXRviuL6vMY =Hs-VPFshimg&list=PLr-0E- 0wv1sqaVV11Kum23gNDQG0aec

90&index=17 Believer Imagine Dragons Simply Three https://www.youtube.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v watch?v=7wtfhZwyrcc =kL6fN3HNAXo&list=PLFzWOFHS bBHBh12Of2yb2EvmbrZseczJE&i ndex=2 Game of Thrones Original Theme Break of Reality https://www.youtube.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v watch?v=AdQ3JDLlmPI =ydRAb9cwHnA&list=PLFzWOFH SbBHBh12Of2yb2EvmbrZseczJE& index=22