Emile Sande – Next to me

• Emile Sande is a Scottish singer and songwriter. . She has won 4 Brit awards for Best Female soloist and had two
number one singles with Read all about it

1. What instruments can you hear playing in the accompaniment to the voice?
2. What is the metre of the song (how many beats in a bar)
3. Comment on the Tempo Tempo
4. Comment on the use of Texture

5. What is the phrase structure of the verse? AAAA / AAAB / ABAB / ABAC
Metre VERSE 1
3 beats in a bar Texture
You won’t find him drinking at the table Rolling dice or staying out ’til three Monophonic – One single melodic
4 beats in a bar
You won’t ever find him be unfaithful You will find him, you’ll find him next to me Polyphonic – more than one melody
Melody and accompaniment
Tempo VERSE 2
Largo - Slow You won’t find him tryna chase the devil For money, fame, for power, out of greed
Moderato - Moderate You won’t ever find him where the rest go You will find him, you’ll find him next to me
Allegro – Fast
 Emile Sande – Next to me
• Emile Sande is a Scottish singer and songwriter. . She has won 4 Brit awards for Best Female soloist and had two
number one singles with Read all about it

VERSE 1
You won’t find him drinking at the table Rolling dice or staying out ’til three
You won’t ever find him be unfaithful You will find him, you’ll find him next to me
VERSE 2
You won’t find him tryna chase the devil For money, fame, for power, out of greed
You won’t ever find him where the rest go You will find him, you’ll find him next to me

KEYBOARD
 Composing a CHORD SEQUENCE for your Verse
Am C Dm F G
Step 1: Choose your Key. For this one we will use A minor / A minor pentatonic. KNUTSFORD
Step 2: Choose Chords for your first phrase. Start on the Tonic chord (I)
Step 3: Decide on your phrase structure: AAAA, AAAB, ABAB, ABAC
ROCKS
Step 4: Write in the rest of your chords
Step 5 : Practise your chord sequence for your verse
Challenge I III IV VI VII
Step 5: Try adding root notes in your left hand or giving your chord sequence a vamp.
Phrase
Structure
c a
a a g g
A e
E G A C D E
Am G
c a
a a g g Composing a MELODY for your
A e Verse
Am G Step 1: Improvise a melody using the notes above. Start
on A.
c a a Step 2: Write it in your composition on the first line and
a g g on the other lines which have the same phrase structure
A e Step 3: Improvise the other lines for you melody and
write them in.
Step 5 : Practise your melody and chords for your verse
Am G Challenge
Step 5: Try playing it on your own.

a g a a
B e e g

F C
 Composing a CHORD SEQUENCE for your Verse
Am C Dm F G
Step 1: Choose your Key. For this one we will use A minor / A minor pentatonic. KNUTSFORD
Step 2: Choose Chords for your first phrase
Step 3: Decide on your phrase structure: AAAA, AAAB, ABAB, ABAC
ROCKS
Step 4: Write in the rest of your chords
Step 5 : Practise your chord sequence for your verse
Challenge I III IV VI VII
Step 5: Try adding root notes in your left hand or giving your chord sequence a vamp.
Phrase
Structure

E G A C D E

Composing a MELODY for your

Verse
Step 1: Improvise a melody using the notes above. Start
on A.
Step 2: Write it in your composition on the first line and
on the other lines which have the same phrase structure
Step 3: Improvise the other lines for you melody and
write them in.
Step 5 : Practise your melody and chords for your verse
Challenge
Step 5: Try playing it on your own.
 Draw lines to match up all the Key Words for todays
DO NOW lesson
Accuracy The clef for the right hand – mid to high pitched notes

Treble clef Playing each note of the chord together at the same time

triads Part of the structure of a song. Other parts include chorus, intro and
bridge.
Phrase Structure The 1st chord of the chord chart

Chord Sequence Avoiding hesitation

Pentatonic Scale A 5 note scale commonly used in pop/rock music

Block chord A repeating pattern of chords

Broken Chord Chords that use a root, 3rd and 5th

Fluency Playing each note of the chord one at a time

Verse Playing all the right notes /rhythms

Tonic Chord The structure of each phrase in a verse (eg AAAA, AAAB, ABAB, ABAC)