The Music Of Girl Group

Beyoncé is a singer known for her fantastic voice, rejuvenating dance moves, and most importantly her empowering throughout her songs. These skills are no different in her song “Pretty Hurts.” Released on June 10, 2014, from her self-titled album Beyoncé, the song written by Sia, Joshua “Ammo” Coleman, and Beyoncé herself resonates its empowering message with people of all different genders, body types, and races. This song, in particular, is targeted towards women, especially young women who are still developing. Beyoncé gained popularity when she started off in an all-female group named Destiny’s Child back in 1997, and once she broke off from the group, she only continued to grow as an artist and person. In all six of Beyoncé’s solo studio albums, there are songs with galvanizing messages of female power and all of them reached number 1 on the charts. In Beyoncé’s song “Pretty Hurts,” she uses social issues, rhetorical appeals such as pathos, literary devices, metaphors, and vivid imagery to further the theme of female empowerment.

The scene would begin when Equality is in the house reading the books. The music would start playing when he found the word I. After he finds this unusual word. He then would start flipping through the pages, in a way freaking out. He then would grab book after book and one by one they would fall to the ground. This is happening because he recognizes something he has never seen before and that he is trying to understand but he cannot. This song fits well for this scene because it at first starts subtle and kind of relaxed. This part would fit well for when he is starting to glance at the book. Then as the music transitions into the concentrated part. It hits this high point that conveys a very distinct emotion. The song goes from this enjoyment and amazing energy to this strong emotion of rage and betrayal. This song and the way the scene has been set up fits together because Equality is experiencing the same emotions. He is feeling like he is on top of the world until he encounters this word. Additionally, he feels frustrated because he has found out the truth that has been kept from him his whole life. This song would bring out his emotions because it is exactly what he is

The reality is that the language in these songs gives to the listener can give them a dream of finding true love. The language gives hope to the listener that there is that one person they will love out there, but this also plays into the fear of heartbreak. Heartbreak was also discussed a great amount and is something that most people tend to fear. Another way that these songs play towards people’s fears and dreams is through social class and money. While social class is one of the most common issues, the lyrics and videos manage to give followers the images of how a luxurious lifestyle can lead to happiness and love.

From wearing cupcake bra outfits to performing in a lavish swimsuit, Katy Perry has demonstrated how women in the music industry use sex appeal to captivate their audience. In today’s society, it isn’t uncommon to see female artists in revealing, flashy outfits surrounded by flashing lights and steam. Artists such as Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj have certainly made news headlines for their audacious performances. In many cases, artists are presenting false images to their fans as an investment for future sales. Female artists continue to be sexually objectified by their audience, which increase their viewership, which leads to record labels pressuring artists to keep a sexy image.

Women’s music came from radical, grassroots origins in the 1970s thanks to contributions by brave women, mostly lesbians (Mosbacher, 2002). These women used non-violent, peaceful force to forge their own way into the music industry. It was a peaceful yet political revolution of togetherness and liberation. It brought together women of different backgrounds who produced easy-listening, mellow harmonies played with lyrics filled with tumultuous

There are so many talented female artists in music today that it's hard not to think of some right off the top of my head. Not only do they have great voices, but they're successful and confident, not to mention pretty darn rich! Some of these artists knew that they were going to become a star while they were still in diapers. The two females that I will be highlighting are two of the younger musical talents that are out in the industry at this time. They both worked hard to get to where they are today by starting off with many of the same dreams and aspirations many of us women share. These women have contributed so much at such a young age that it's almost hard to believe. Music is such a

This song displays the traditional messages sent by male artists. What about female artists? What do their songs portray? Andsager and Roe’s findings give a good description. According to them, there are two kinds of female artists. The strong, more established female artists portray women as “fully equal.” These women are in their thirties at least, they are more established, and they dress in casual suits. They sang romance, female emancipation, and heartbreak like the rest, but they did not compromise their image in their videos. They use Trisha Yearwood as an example in her song Everybody Knows. The other type, were women who “fell into the lowest level on the consciousness scale.” They used Deana Carter’s song We Danced Anyway as an example. In this song she rolled on the beach in a wet t-shirt. Another one is Faith Hill’s song Breathe. In this song, Hill is seen rolling around in her bed sheets with no clothes on.

From the album, A Seat at the Table, her song, “Don’t Touch My Hair,” remains a hit for black females around the world. This is Solange’s ode to black women where she aims to uplift and remind these women to be proud of who they are. The song is enriched with strong black pride. “Don’t Touch My Hair” is controversial and it stood out because of its powerful lyrics, how she used the visuals to illustrate the message, its relatability, and the way in which she brings awareness to current issues in her song.

Each woman’s experience plays a different note that completes a beautiful melody and through their voice you see the essence of a woman.

What is remarkable about Four Women is the skillful yet overt approach to dealing with a sensitive construct. The song is

As for the melody of the song, most of the verses ends up falling within the same pitch but ends up rising in pitch near the last few words through a combination of melodic steps in the beginning and leaps by the end. The melodic shape of the verse helps to emphasize a nostalgic mood by representing how the singer ends up becoming happier as he remembers the past that he loves. During the middle-8, the lines begin higher but end up lowering near the end. The melodic shape of the middle-8 helps to bring the mood back from being in love (higher pitches) to being realistic (lower pitches). The guitar riff also moves upward in steps and leaps. The instrumental guitar riff also has a very similar rhythmic pattern as the middle-8. The overall meter, melody, and rhythm help to convey a sense of authenticity in its emotions towards life and his lover through the presence of a constant pitch that subtly rises with emotions of nostalgia or

Accompanied only by the piano and the light sound of the drum, Sarah presents her moving voice with sophisticated techniques in Embraceable You. Her thick low notes, combining with heartfelt vibrato at the end of the phrases, makes you feel a sense of tenderness and sublime. After Jimmy Jones’ solo, her singing reaches a higher level. That “above” and the long note on “do” are her very moment of maternity. When she sings, you really believe that there are warm arms around you.

In this time period, people see music in a way to express or prepare themselves, either by listening to music to prepare for an intense workout or listening to Taylor Swift’s newly single after a hard break up. However, that was not the case for Lesley Gore, and her song "You Don’t Own Me,” released in 1963. Which is about the feminist movement that was taking place at the same time the song was released? Gore’s purpose for this song was to inform the listener that women should not be subdued to being treated less than a man. The song elucidates a story between a man and a woman while emphasizing that he has more power over her than she would desire.

Music can have a big influence on society or a person individually, this can be because everyone has personal feelings and perceives music differently. For this song assignment I choose If I were a boy by Beyonce Knowles. I choose this song because of how gender is seen in society and the differences between men and women and it’s impact in our world. The reason this song makes me think in a sociological manner is because we as people don’t know what it is like to be one gender or the other. Also, there are differences between the genders and we blame society for creating these differences, however we don’t actually stop assuming or agreeing with these differences. I think that personally I don’t always understand how there is such a big difference

One example of the devices they used to influence the emphasis the song makes is the rhyme scheme AAAA used in order to give a smooth transition to every line in the song. This gives the feeling of a smooth transition into different chapters in the movie instead of having an alternating rhyme scheme that would rather make the song feel unconnected and as if the song misses key points before describing the next chapter. Another example is the heavy use of symbolism throughout the song. In the beginning, the dying swan is a reference to an inevitable fate that the female sees coming for her relationship. In the second version, the lyrics imply that the male character is better off without her by contrasting the word light to mean the male and darkness to represent the female.