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Questions Artist: Artic Monkeys

Song name: Bet that you look good on the dancefloor
Performance: Austin City Limits 2013

1. Describe how the
following musical elements
are being embellished /
developed throughout the
improvisation:

1a. Rhythm - e.g. use of
repetition, syncopation,
note durations
" Bet that you look good on the dance floor" uses a lot of drum fills in its rhythmic
improvisation. Short rapid note duration is used frequently. The chorus has a emphasis on the
"on" beat of the rhythm. Repetition is also strongly used
1b. Melody - ascending
descending repetition,
intervals, scales, modes,
shape / stepwise motion
and leaps
Alex Turner adds a lot of ascending notes in the melody and uses adds a fortepiano pause in
when it reaches the last chorus. He also sings in a crescendo and some points. The guitar also
follows much of Alex's melody improvisations by adding pauses and becoming louder and
stresses certain notes.

1.c Dynamics - crescendo,
decrescendo, accent, loud
and soft passages
During the guitar solo the guitar becomes almost muffled and leaps up the octave which adds
contrast from the rest of the bands playing.
1d. Tone clean,
processed, articulation
The guitar tone is lightly distorted until the solo where it increases in gain to add a messier tone.
it also has a slight amount of reverb to add colour to the tone. It has a very noticeable early 70's
rock tone much like Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones with a modern edge . Alex's voice is
very clean and well articulated but at points he does add a bit of rasp and almost screams at the
audience.

2. Identify potential OHS
risks or challenges posed
by the performance style.
More than likely extremely loud and little hearing protection
The bass player looks very drugged affected

3. Describe how the
musicians interact with the
other band members
They interact well with each other and seem to share a strong bond of friendship and
connection in the music. They all seem to follow Alex's improve well and all work as a single
unit.



4. Describe how the
musicians communicate
with the audience before,
between and after
performances
They start the performance by asking "how are the ladies doing tonight?" which seems to be
well received then Alex continues to scream "alright" and start the song. During the
performance they seem to move around the stage comfortably and engage the audience by
giving them a chance to sing a small section of the song. Afterwards they seem to just smile and
start the next song.

5. What cues musical or
visual were used to start or
end improvised sequences
of music?
Alex says "alright" to show the songs starting then starts the riff and Alex does a solo at the
start and the band seems to follow that to the verse. The rest of cues seem to be purely musical.
6. Describe the use of
rhythm, dynamics, texture
used by the accompanists
whilst the solo is being
performed.
The rest of the band continue playing the main section of the piece while solos are being played.