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TAYLOR SWIFT

BY: Nadia Vedadi

BIOGRAPHY Birth name: Taylor Alison Swift Born: December 13,1989 Occupation: Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, and philanthropist Instruments: Vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, and piano Genre: Country, pop, pop rock

CAREER At the age of 14 she started working as a song writer at RCA records. She left to Big Machine Records to produce her first album. She has since made four more albums Her latest album 1989, made the full transition from country to pop. She is currently the highest paid

Taylor with her brother and parents

ACCOMPL She is one of the best-selling artists of all time, selling over 40 million albums. She has one seven Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards, and eleven Country Music Association Awards. Swift has also had an amazing amount of success with her album 1989.

SHAKE IT OFF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM

COMPOSITION HISTORY “SHAKE IT OFF” Released: August 18, 2014 Format: CD single · digital download Recorded: February 15, 2014 Genre: Pop Label: Big Machine Album: 1989 Writer(s): Taylor Swift · Max Martin · Shellback Producer(s): Max Martin · Shellback

LISTENING GUIDE 0:00 Introduction The rhythm of the song is set up on the beat of the drums. 0:05 Verse 1 The saxophone and vocals are introduced and the melody of the song it set. 0:41 Chorus The song builds with production and background vocals. 1:05 Verse 2 The rhythm of the song changes when the drums cut out and the saxophone remains.

1:41 Chorus

CONT.

Pattern of saxophone changed, but the rest remains the same as the previous chorus. 2:18 Interlude The dynamics of the song change with the vocals dominating the instruments. 2:29 Bridge The saxophone is still nonexistent. Taylor hits a high note and it overlaps into the chorus. 2:49 Chorus The dynamics of the song are back to its full volume and parts of the chorus are repeated more frequently.

BLANK SPACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ORhEE9VVg

COMPOSITION HISTORY “BLANK SPACE” Released: November 10, 2014 Format: CD single · digital download Genre: Electropop Label: Big Machine · Republic Album: 1989 Writer(s): Taylor Swift · Max Martin · Shellback Producer(s): Max Martin · Shellback

0:00 Introduction The introduction to the song is started off with a calm beat of the drums and keyboard with quiet dynamics. 0:08 Verse 1 The song is introduced to the vocals and the rhythm of the song is set in place with louder dynamics. 0:49 Chorus The production has added shouts, stomps, and other

LISTENING GUIDE

CONT. 1:29 Verse 2 The beat is emphasized heavily while the vocals take a brief pause. Then the second verse is in full swing when the vocals are added back. 2:13 Chorus The tone of the song changes as it become darker and heavier. 2:52 Bridge The dynamics in the vocals are increased and the beat is extremely highlighted. 3:14 Chorus Background vocals are introduced. At this point the vocals have escalated into almost screaming.

STYLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CmadmM5cOk

COMPOSITION HISTORY Released: February 9, 2015 Genre: Pop rock · electropop · disco · funkpop Label: Big Machine · Republic Album: 1989 Writer(s): Taylor Swift · Max Martin · Shellback · Ali Payami Producer(s): Martin · Shellback ·Payami

LISTENING GUIDE 0:00 Introduction The introduction starts off slow with very quiet dynamics then grows louder with the guitar and percussion elements. 0:29 Verse 1 All elements are brought together when the vocals are introduced. The melody is mysterious and remains to keep a slow pace. 1:09 Chorus The arrangement of the rhythm changes bringing the tempo up more.

CONT. 1:51 Verse 2 The rhythm returns back to the slower tempo and highlights the guitar. 2:30 Chorus The chorus remained unchanged from the last chorus, but we can appreciate the relationship of the texture. 3:10 Bridge The bridge is very short with three lines. The vocals sound like a controlled shout. 3:31 Chorus The chorus is the same as before with the same vocals and rhythm.

22 https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=AgFeZr5ptV8

COMPOSITION HISTORY Released: March 12, 2013 Format: CD single · digital download Genre: Dance-pop Label: Big Machine, Republic Album: Red Writer(s): Taylor Swift · Max Martin · Shellback Producer(s): Max Martin · Shellback

LISTENING GUIDE

0:00 Introduction The introduction comes in very quickly. The acoustic guitar is the base of the overall form. 0:04 Verse 1 The beat of the percussion instrument is added to the rhythm of the song. 0:23 Chorus Electronic sounds from the keyboard are added to the background and main melody of the chorus.

CONT. 1:09 Verse 2 The rhythm changes back to the rhythm of the first verse. 1:27 Chorus The chorus remains unchanged from the previous one, but with added long high notes. 2:23 Bridge The rhythm of this part in the song follows the same as the chorus. 2:51 Chorus The vocals in this chorus overlap causing it to echo.

REVERENCES  www.youtube.com  www.taylorswift.com  www.taylorbibliography.com  Taylor Swift tumbler  Google Images