Introduction

In this project we will be learning music theory and applying it to songs, which we will perform at a lunchtime gig. We will then evaluate and reflect on this, applying what we have learned to future projects.

The aspects of theory that we covered were:

  • Modulation – key change
  • The circle of fifths
  • Extended chords
  • Skank chords – syncopation (off beat rhythm)
  • Major and minor scales
  • Simple and compound time signatures

The setlist that we will be performing to apply this theory to is:

  1. Hungry Heart – Bruce Springsteen
  2. Human – Rag ‘n’ Bone Man
  3. Marry You – Bruno Mars
  4. Feeling Good – Muse
  5. Chocolate – The 1975
  6. Love is a Losing Game – Amy Winehouse
  7. Sunday Morning – Maroon 5
  8. No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley