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Viva La Vida Song Analysis

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Songs are made for people to enjoy or connect to. Songs can also describe things or even teach things. I chose the song Viva La Vida because I enjoy it and connect to it. It also describes things and teaches things. When there are teachings there must be learners. This year in 8th grade I didn't only learn what was required by the curriculum, but also other things. The theme for my 8th grade year is growing up, moving on and things coming to an end. Lines, tunes and beats of the song describe my theme. The first example of why this song describes my 8th grade year is the tune throughout the song. The tune throughout the song except for the ending is happy and upbeat. My 8th grade year was pretty happy. Coming to school on the first day was great. We we're the new people everyone looked up to. We did many fun activities like skiing at Buck Hill and having the 8th grade day where we packed food and put our hands up on the wall. I Really enjoyed skiing with all my friends. The beat of the song seems joyful and that's what 8th grade should be. 8th grade should be the best year at middle school. The second example of why this song describes my 8th grade …show more content…

At the end it's a slow tempo and low notes. That makes it seem kind of sad, and right now it's sad that we are done with middle school and growing up so fast. At the beginning of the year where it was all happy and fast we got a good amount of homework, we had a good amount of tests, but now it's gradually slowing down. We're getting less homework and less tests except for finals. The song gradually slows down and then fades away. One more reason I chose this song is because the last song I played at an orchestra concert in middle school will always be Viva La Vida. I’ve had the same orchestra teacher throughout all of middle school and now he will never be my teacher again. Him being my teacher is now coming to an

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