Saturday 8 September 2012

I need help with describing the elements of music in the song "We're Blessed" by Fred Hammond. Elements include melody, rhythm, harmony, timbre, form,...

Fred Hammond
is one of the most popular gospel musicians today and his popularity is well-deserved.


Perhaps it is best to start with the genre and the form and move on from there to the
other elements.

  • The genre is contemporary gospel also known as
    urban praise and worship music. In this genre uptempo songs usually rely heavily on a funk/soul
    feel, while the slower songs use an adult contemporary R&B.
  • This song
    clearly falls into the uptempo funk style.
  • The meter is four and the form
    of the song is verse/ . It starts with an eight measure introduction, using the main word of the
    chorus: blessed. It then moves into the eight measure verse....

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