Aural perception skills - DISTINCTION level assignment.

Song 1:
The chords from 1:00 to 1:45 are :
C major A minor x2
Fmaj Gmaj Cmaj Gmaj
Cmaj Fmaj Gmaj
Amin Fmaj
Gmaj Emin Amin

These chords convey the meaning of the song by stressing on the actual words and allowing Jeff Buckley to sing as if he were talking to a person - as the song is aimed at a woman.
The chord under the word composing - in my opinion is an imperfect cadence which allows the verse to lift 'major lift' before going back into the next verse on a high.


Song 2:
The 4 note motif at 3:56 is Bb, f, g, e.
The chord that these notes make is Gminor.
After a while the chord underneath changes to B flat.

Song 3:
The time signature of song 3 is 4/4.
The rhythm of the main theme is almost bounding as is very syncopated. It is also very choppy as it contains a lot of crotchet notes on the 1st beats of the bars which further creates a bounding feel.
The tune that next comes in is combined through the use of a short climax in order to change the key and bring in new ideas. The second idea can be heard faintly in the background of the crescendo. Also, after the climax - the first idea goes into piano and fades out into the new idea. By keeping the first idea in the background - as it is in a different key - provides harmony. The second idea is roughly half the speed of the first idea. 

Tonality:
The tonality of Talking heads - once in a lifetime is mainly major. This gives the chords used in the song an uplifting feel that a chorus should have. The modality of the song is relatively simple however the main guitar is of a different mode to that of the synth in the verse. It sounds like the 5th of the scale.

The tonality of Black ants in sound - dust is a mixture of minor and major. The different ostinatos that enter the song have different tonalities. The modality of the song is very varied as the different instruments used are in different keys and creates a sort of swarm of noise which represents the video with ants everywhere.

The tonality of the oak and the ash is cleverly composed as the guitar plays a lot of minor chords and notes - however the vocals are predominantly major. The modality between the two, is however the same - but the singer sings in a different pitch which gives the piece a lot of scope to explore musically as a lot of different sounds can be made between the guitar and vocals.