9/11 English Speech
Intro: From the day that we were born we 've been heading down a track
Sometimes it 's made for good sometimes for bad
But if we look behind us there 's a wave coming down
Carrying us forward to a new age Chorus: What about the world around us
How can we fail to see
And now that our fathers have gone
And we 've been left to carry on
What about the age of reason Verse: So why can 't we be still why can 't we love each other
Is kindness an ancient skill buried by our blindness
And if we look behind us there 's a wind blowing in
To create the age of reason Chorus Instrumental Verse: If we consider carefully the options put before us
So much wisdom so much love so much waiting for us
And if we look …show more content…
Harmony -
There are Major Chords throughout the song in mainly the chorus but it is also balanced with minor chords
There are 2 female backing singers giving a harmony in the chorus (ahhhh)
B, D, F# (1, 3, 5)
No Modulation
There are lots of repeated chord patterns
The harmonic accompaniment is mainly
"ahhs" and repeating the chorus in the background saying "what about the world" Tone Colour -
Sound effects - clock
Electronic drums or a pad in some sections Texture and Tone Colour
2:30 min - 3:00 mins is keys solo
Small ensemble - drums, bas, vox, keys, backing vox
Vocal sounds is mainly singing and the backing singers
String sounds are on the bass and they are plucked
Is played brightly and warm giving a clear message!
The instruments are being combined together as an ensemble but are panned to different sides. Drums mainly Left keys a little right. Bass also a little left and vox in the centre to give that overhead message to make it the main thing. Which gives it the warm
Sometimes it 's made for good sometimes for bad
But if we look behind us there 's a wave coming down
Carrying us forward to a new age Chorus: What about the world around us
How can we fail to see
And now that our fathers have gone
And we 've been left to carry on
What about the age of reason Verse: So why can 't we be still why can 't we love each other
Is kindness an ancient skill buried by our blindness
And if we look behind us there 's a wind blowing in
To create the age of reason Chorus Instrumental Verse: If we consider carefully the options put before us
So much wisdom so much love so much waiting for us
And if we look …show more content…
Harmony -
There are Major Chords throughout the song in mainly the chorus but it is also balanced with minor chords
There are 2 female backing singers giving a harmony in the chorus (ahhhh)
B, D, F# (1, 3, 5)
No Modulation
There are lots of repeated chord patterns
The harmonic accompaniment is mainly
"ahhs" and repeating the chorus in the background saying "what about the world" Tone Colour -
Sound effects - clock
Electronic drums or a pad in some sections Texture and Tone Colour
2:30 min - 3:00 mins is keys solo
Small ensemble - drums, bas, vox, keys, backing vox
Vocal sounds is mainly singing and the backing singers
String sounds are on the bass and they are plucked
Is played brightly and warm giving a clear message!
The instruments are being combined together as an ensemble but are panned to different sides. Drums mainly Left keys a little right. Bass also a little left and vox in the centre to give that overhead message to make it the main thing. Which gives it the warm