A BIOGRAPHY By Samantha Newton

 “Melissa Morrison Higgins” born Aug. 19, 1983 in Australia  Began to play the piano at age 6.  Wrote her first song at 15 titled “All For Believing” which was played on the radio and attracted attention from various record companies.  She is vegetarian, loves rock climbing, and doing charitable work.

 SCAR 3:31  0:00 Introduction  The introduction begins with an upbeat rhythm played by the drums and piano.  0:10 Verse One  Vocalist jumps straight into the music with passion.In between phrases of lyrics the piano does a sort of trill to make it sound more interesting.  0:32 Pre-chorus  0:40 Chorus  Choir or background singers sing “ahhs” behind vocalist  1:12 Verse Two  1:34 Pre-chorus  1:43 Chorus  Again there are more “ahhs” behind the vocalist to provide extra interest  2:21 Bridge  Accompaniment simplifies, and slows down  2:40 Chorus  Volume, beat, etc pick back up to where they were on previous choruses.  Watch the music video

 WHERE I STOOD 4:20  0:00 Verse One  No introduction. Simply jumps straight into first verse with a simple slow piano accompaniment. Vocalist sings quietly.  0:28 Verse Two  Piano picks up leading into verse two. Vocalist expresses emotion in words more readily.  0:54 Chorus  Light drums in the background. Sounds like they are using a brush of some kind to hit on the drums and symbols.  1:49 Verse Three   2:16 Chorus  Back again to more pronounced beats in accompaniment and emotion from vocalist.  2:54 Bridge  Starts out loud and gradually gets slower and quieter.  3:22 Chorus  Last passionate burst.  Watch the music video

 SET ME ON FIRE 3:33  0:00 Introduction  Background singers sing “doo, doo…”  0:14 Verse One  Staccato sound with background singers again singing “doo, doo..” at the end of verse.  0:36 Verse Two  Background vocalist this time echoes some of her words.  0:55 Chorus  Melody becomes more conjunct and smooth with a major sound. Still background singer.  1:09 Repeat Chorus  1:30 Verse Three  Returns to staccato sound.  1:52 Chorus  Back to conjunct, smooth sound.  2:06 Repeat Chorus  2:26 Bridge  Very little piano accompaniment. Vocalist and backgroung singers slowly sing phrases and “doo, doo..” and “ahhs”.  2:43 Chorus  2:58 Repeat Chorus  Then fade out.  Watch the music video

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