Download - Ben Folds: Not Your Average Musician
BEN FO
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OT YOUR
AVERAGE MUSICIAN
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OVERVIEW• Bibliography
• Composition History
• Listening Guide
• Closing/ Reference
BIBLIOGRAPHY OVERVIEW• Who Ben Folds is.
• His life journey.
• What he has achieved.
Composer
Song writer
Gifted Musician
Piano Drums Guitar vocalists
WHO IS BEN FOLDS?
Born Sep 12th, 1966 in Winston-Salem NC
Started playing piano at age 9
He got his girlfriend pregnant in high school
Dropped out of College
First Band was Majosha
Session Musician
Deal with Sony Music
Formed the Band Ben Folds Five
HIS LIFE JOURNEY
WHAT HE HAS ACHIEVED. Released three Albums with Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds FiveWhatever and Ever AmenThe Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
Releases after Ben Folds FiveRockin’ the SuburbsBen Folds LiveSongs for Silverman
Released several LP’s and EP’s
COMPOSITION HISTORYThree songs
Brick
Army
Not The Same
Came out in 1997
Album “Whatever and Ever Amen
About an abortion
True Story
Most Popular Song
None Political
BRICK
o Came out in 1999
o Album “The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
o Based on a personal experience
ARMY
Came out in 2001
Album “Rockin’ the Suburbs”
Based on a True Story
Mix of Humor and Spirituality
NOT THE SAME
LISTENING GUIDEBrick
Army
Not the Same
Introduction Melody Rhythm Timbre Texture Harmony
Verse’s Form Rhythm Harmony Dynamics Timbre Texture
BRICK
Chorus Dynamic Melody Harmony Form Tempo
How the Song Ends
DynamicsMelodyHarmonyFormInstruments Fade
out
BRICK
o Introductiono Melodyo Rhythmo Tempo
o Verse’so Rhythmo Form
ARMY
o Choruso Rhythmo Form
o How the Song Ends
o Dynamicso Formo Rhythmo Ends with Vocalist
Fading out
ARMY
Introduction Rhythm Melody Electronic Sound Counterpoint
Verse’s Form Rhythm Dynamics Harmony
NOT THE SAME
Chorus Rhythm Melody Form Dynamics Harmony
How the Song Ends
Rhythm Electronic Sound Form Harmony Dynamic
NOT THE SAME
CONCLUSION Bibliography of Ben Folds
Born Sep 12th, 1966Ben Folds Five was formed in 1994Ben Folds Five was his first major band to hit it bigSix AlbumsVery unique composer, writer, and musician
CONCLUSION Composition History
BrickAbout an abortion“Whatever and Ever Amen”
ArmyComical Story “The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner”
Not the SameMix of Humor and Spirituality“Rockin’ the Suburbs”
CONCLUSION Listening Guide
BrickPlayed in a minor
ArmyPlayed in a major
Not the SamePlayed in both Major and Minor
REFERENCES• Bumgardener, Ed, (1996) Review of Whatever and Ever Amen, Web
http://web.archive.org/web/20080703180742/http://www.fmaynard.com/bff/reviews/winston_salem.html, The Winston-Salem Journal, Retrieved 29June 2013
• About Ben Folds, http://www.mtv.com/artists/ben-folds/biography/, Mtv.com, Retrieved 29 June 2013
• Heart, Cindal L, (2011) Ben Folds talks Chatroulette, the Needle Doctor, the legacy of 'Brick', http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/01/ben_folds_talks.php, Retrieved 29 June 2013
REFERENCES• Ben Folds Five Biography,
http://www.benfolds.com/biography, Ben Folds Five, Retrieved 29 June 2013
• Folds, Ben, http://www.last.fm/music/Ben+Folds+Five/_/Army, last.fm, Retrieved 29 June 2013
• Not the Same, (2010) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl0XcOexMgk, Youtube, Retrieved 29 June 2013
