1. Listening to Michael Buble BY: BRAYDEN PARKINSON

2. All about Michael:

3. More about Michael…  Michael had achieved much with his voice by the time he was 20.  Winning talent contests, recording cd’s, and singing in musicals were just a few accomplishment's.  People heard his voice and loved it, the classic sound rang in the hearts of all.  Performed on TV in 1997.  Released more albums in the following years.

4. Even more about Buble….  Buble had taken the world by storm, releasing multi platinum abums, and top of the charts singles.  Home was his biggest hit  Many of his songs were written for lovers, and breakups.

5. Composition History #1: Everything  Song was written for his girlfriend at the time.  He wanted the song to be inspirational  This song strayed from the regular path of a big band in the background, that buble had become known for.  Interval changes were much smoother in comparison to his others.

6. Composition history #2: home  Co-written with bubles producer.  Written for his girlfriend at the time, he felt far away from her.  The daughter of david foster actually helped finish the song.  This song hit the top of the charts, along with the top of the country music charts due to blake sheltons remake of it.

7. History of composition #3: feeling good  This song did not actually do very well, and buble has not really released any information on it.  Nobody really bought it, the focus was on the song “home,” which was on the same album.

8. History of composition #4: haven’t met you yet  Another song written for a girlfriend of buble. (different girl again)  Written to say there is always someone out there for you.  Song hit the charts once again.  First adult contemporary song to hit #1 in Canada.  Nomenated for best male pop performance at the Grammies.

9. Listening guide: Everything  Comforting intro, piano and guitar playing over eachother.  Mixture of harmonies, very pleasing to the ear.  Michaels singing plays beautifully around the beat., only on it to emphasize certain words.  “and you’re the perfect thing to say,” is sung with no instruments, and is a perfect build up to the chorus.  All instruments play during the chorus, but not overwhelmingly.

10. “Everything,” continued…  This songs talks of all the things he loves in the woman he speaks of.  You can hear the emotion when he yells certain lines.  The instruments are simply accompaniment, yet a very powerful feature of the song  Towards the end he is singing the notes in “la’s.”  Even at a whisper, the emotion through the notes played and the words sung Is outstanding

11. Listening guide: Home  The instruments are playing a simple 4/4 beat in this song, while the singer comes in with a triple/simple meter.  The feel of the song has a slight swing to it.  Again, the emphasis of this song is the singer.  Lyrics talk of love and desire.  Buble has a way of making you feel how he is feeling.  The chorus has many variances and different rhythms to create a nice texture to the song.

12. “Home.” continued…  Buble screams out his feelings, emphasizing key parts in the lyrics.  Second to last chorus plays around with the notes a bit, straying for variety.  The last verse comes back to the similar melody, wrapping it up before the finale.  He blasts the chorus in the end.  The song ends with almost whispered words, just re-emphasizing the message of the song.

13. Listening guide: feeling good  This song is different than most buble songs.  Lyrics almost cause the listening to make you think of things that make you “feel good.”  Theres almost a sense of disorder with this song, like hes just singing what comes to mind.  the string instruments, and drums, emphasize certain words.  The feel is very much a jazz swing feel.  Not much structure, simple melodies are repeated, words here and there, but nothing like a: verse, chorus, verse, bridge, chorus kind of structure that is in most buble songs.

14. Listening guide: haven’t met you yet  The bass in this sound is thick, meaning it isn’t heard but felt much more.  Piano is a main instrument in the song.  The notes sung are syncopated around the piano and drums, with less of a swing feel than what is usually found in buble songs.  At the chorus the band plays along in the background, giving the song a very large feel.  A harmonic voice is played on top of bubles voice during the choruses.

15. “Havent met you yet,” continued…  Basic structure, with verses, bridge, chorus.  A solo is played by the trumpet at 1:28, giving the song variety that makes the listener want to jump up and down and play along.  A verse is played without the standard melody, changing things up a bit.  As with every buble song, the emotion is felt throughout. This song ends with a blast of emotion and volume.

16. Helpful sites:  "Everything by Michael Bublé Songfacts." Everything by Michael Bublé Songfacts. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2014.  "Home by Michael Buble." Songfacts. N.p., n.d. Web.  "Michael Buble Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2014.  "Michael Buble Pictures, Latest News and Video." AceShowbiz. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2014.  "Song Lyrics | MetroLyrics." Song Lyrics | MetroLyrics. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2014.  "Song Meanings at Songfacts." Song Meanings at Songfacts. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2014