Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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Most of today's hit song structures are made up of of three different sections: Verse, Chorus, and Bridge.
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Learn More »Most of today’s hit song structures are made up of of three different sections: Verse, Chorus, and Bridge. CHORUS: The chorus has the same melody AND the same lyric each time we hear it. The lyrics sums up the emotional heart of the song. It’s the section that listeners will remember and want to hear again and again. Be sure to include your title in your chorus so listeners know what to call your song. The title is often in the first or last line, sometimes both. VERSE: The verses all have the same melody but different lyrics. A verse takes us deeper into the feelings or situation that created the feelings in the chorus. Because the chorus is repeated three or more times, you can keep it interesting by giving listeners more information in each verse – something that reveals more about the chorus and deepens our feelings or understanding of it. BRIDGE: The bridge has a different melody and lyric from any other section. It often provides a peak moment or a turning point in the song. You can use the bridge to reveal something hidden or add a twist or just come right out and say what you feel instead of expressing it in images. PRE-CHORUS: In some songs there’s a short section between the verse and chorus which creates anticipation building up to the chorus. You’re most likely to hear this section in today’s Pop and Country hits, especially hits with big, catchy choruses. HOOK: The “hook” is the most memorable line in the song. It’s featured in the chorus, usually the first or last line, and it often includes the song’s title.
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This is a brilliantly acted survival story, chronicling the life of a talented Polish Jewish pianist during the Nazi occupation. I loved how it looked at the Holocaust from many perspectives and did not portray all Jews as having the same reactions to the violence they saw in the Warsaw ghetto. Some Jews wanted to respond with violence, others were more submissive to the Nazis. Likewise, some Nazis were more brutal than others. A Nazi officer actually helped the Jewish protagonist survive toward the end of the movie. The R rating is due to the movie's realistic portrayal of the Nazi's random brutality. Many people are shot for no apparent reason. The worst moments of violence are when the Nazis throw a man in a wheelchair off a balcony, and when a child trying to crawl under the ghetto wall is beaten to death (we don't see the Nazis beating him, just the expression on the child's face). These two moments are what makes the movie R-rated, I think. The other shootings are PG-13 acceptable. There is no sex at all, which is refreshing for an R-rated movie. There are a few f-bombs, but they are okay in this context (it's the Holocaust, peoples' lives are being destroyed--it's not a Bruce Willis action flick). This movie is a beautiful and heart-wrenching depiction of the human will to survive during the Holocaust. Five stars. For full review, please check out bitesizemoviereviewdotblogspotdotcom
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