Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

Question 1

Tempo

Answer 1

Intro - Moderato (crotchet=124)
Rest of song - almost double (minuim=106)

Question 2

Metre

Answer 2

4/4

Question 3

Tonality

Answer 3

E major intro.
F major rest of song.

Question 4

Structure

Answer 4

Typical verse and chorus.
Intro, instrumental, verse 1, chorus, instrumental break, instrumental before verse, verse 2, chorus, instrumental break, outro.

Question 5

Texture

Answer 5

Texture:
Isicathamiya - Zulu style with close harmonies (Walk softly).
A Capella and Homophonic Call and Response - ‘Say ta-nana’ ‘Tanana’ and ‘Empty as a pocket’.
Homophonic Horn Riff
Melody and Accompaniment
Polyphonic in the outro - ‘Tanana”, Falsetto ‘oos, Bass riff, Guitar riff, Heavy percussion.

Question 6

Harmony

Answer 6

• First 30 second only using E major to establish key.
• Use of chords 1, 4 and 5
• Use of perfect and plagal cadence in the Introl
• Harmonic rhythm increases in 2nd section.

Question 7

Dynamics

Answer 7

-INTRO- Mezzo Piano - Sounding as if from a distance
-CHANGE OF KEY AND TEMPO - Mezzo Forte - A bit louder as the instruments come in
-INSTRUMENTAL BREAK - Forte
-OUTRO - Mezzo piano - and then a sudden fade out at the end

Question 8

Rhythm

Answer 8

Shuffle Rhythm
Syncopation
Anacrusis (Upbeat)
COMPLEX RHYTHMS - Triplets and
Dotted rhythms

Question 9

Melody

Answer 9

• The melody of the intro is simple and repetitive and uses harmonies to add character.
• A range less than an octave.
• Many repeated notes, for instance E and G##
• A mixture of conjunct, disjunct (Major 6th
  Upbeat ‘she’s a rich girl’) and repetitive Hook (‘Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes’)
• Syllable and rhythmicalyl complex, Triplets, dotted rhythms, syncopation.
• There are repetitions of ‘Ta-na-na-na-na’ in
  SEQUENCE.
• Falsetto ‘oos’

Question 10

Sonority

Answer 10

Ray Phiri - guitar
Bakithi Kumalo - bass
Isaac Mtshali - drums
Youssou N’Dour and Assane Thiam - additional percussion
Earl Gardner - trumpet
Leonard Pickett - tenor sax
Alex Foster - alto sax
Paul Simon - guitar and vocals
Joseph Shabalala - lead singer of Ladysmith Black Mambazo
LBM - vocals and dancing

Heavy use of African Percussion at the end. E.g Congos, Djembe, Shakers.