The Crow & the Butterfly
By: Shinedown
LISTENING FRAMEWORK
(SIMPLIFIED)
LISTENING PHASE 1 (Rhythm)
Tempo [slow, medium, fast]
The tempo is slow or Andante
Source [where is the rhythm coming from?]
Guitar, drums, vocals
Groove [describe how the personality of the rhythm]
powerful, intense, prominent
LISTENING PHASE 2 (Arrangement)
Instrumentation [which instruments drive the song?]
Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, symbols, bass guitar, keyboard, tambourine
Structure/Organization [how is the song built? Order, patterns, etc.]
Intro / verse / chorus / guitar solo / verse 2 / chorus repeat / finale
Emotional Architecture [Draw how the song build and drop?]
Balance
- Height [high and low of frequency]
High frequency
- Width [stereo panning left/right]
It pans more to the left
- Depth [layer of instruments - via loudness]
4 layers
Second Chance
By: Shinedown
LISTENING FRAMEWORK
(SIMPLIFIED)
LISTENING PHASE 1 (Rhythm)
Tempo [slow, medium, fast]
The tempo is Medium or Moderato
Source [where is the rhythm coming from?]
Vocals, drums, guitar
Groove [describe how the personality of the rhythm]
Powerful, behind the beat, solid, upbeat
LISTENING PHASE 2 (Arrangement)
Instrumentation [which instruments drive the song?]
Keyboard, percussion, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, symbols, bass guitar
Structure/Organization [how is the song built? Order, patterns, etc.]
Intro / verse / Chorus / verse 2 / chorus repeats / chorus repeats again / finale
Emotional Architecture [Draw how the song build and drop?]
LISTENING PHASE 3 (Sound Quality)
Balance
- Height [high and low of frequency]
high frequency
- Width [stereo panning left/right]
The panning is more to the left
- Depth [layer of instruments - via loudness]
4 layers
I chose to do two songs from the same artist. The artist I chose to do my listening framework sheets on was Shinedown. The lyrics of the two songs are very different. The Crow and the Butterfly is about a Mother losing her child and wanting him back. At the very end she is comes to terms with what happened. The song Second Chance is about a girl leaving home and saying goodbye to her parents. She is in search of her own life. The lyrics are completely different. Even though they are completely different Shinedown sings about serious situations. Both of these songs have a serious tone.The melody is more upbeat in Second chance than it is in The crow and the Butterfly. The Crow and the Butterfly melody is slow, but intense. The rhythm for the song Second chance has a moderato tempo, while The Crow and the Butterfly has an Andante tempo. The source of rhythm for both of them were guitar, drums, and vocals. The groove for the Crow and the Butterfly was powerful, intense, and it was very prominent. The song Second chance was powerful as well, but it was more upbeat, solid, and behind the beat. Since the songs I chose were from the same band, I noticed they used the same instruments in both songs. The only instrument that I picked out in The crow and the Butterfly that I did not pick out in Second Chance was the tambourine. The emotional architecture for both were close to the same. Again, I feel this is because I listened to two songs from the same band. The intensity for both of them was loud. The Crow and the Butterfly was more intense than Second Chance, but Second Chance had its moments. The pitch on both of the songs was high. I think this is because the singer does not change, therefore, the octive won’t change a whole lot. The timbre for both of them was simple. I could hear all of the sounds and they were all distinct. The organization was ordered. The neither of the songs had a chaotic feel to them, but just a flowing order to them. I like Second Chance better because it is more upbeat and the lyrics hit closer to home than the lyrics for The Crow and the Butterfly do.
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