When I played the song to the class a few suggestions were made for development. Firstly the final lines of the chorus were viewed as the central theme of the piece "Don't matter if were dead, no we can't be sold." It was thought that I could perhaps repeat this line to highlight this section of the song. I tried experimenting with a few ideas but found I didn't want to repeat it as I couldn't fit it in without altering the driving rhythm that carries the song. Instead I decided to stop on the last chord of the chorus, letting it ring out as I sing the word sold over two bars before returning to to the driving rhythm of the intro chords. I feel this draws attention to the section without the need to repeat the lines. The chorus is also repeated four times in the song, with a double chorus at the end to highlight the core concept.
The second performative aspect I was told to consider was the songs ending. When I performed the song to the class I stopped quite abruptly which some thought projected a lack of confidence in the ending. Now when performing the song I let the last chord ring out, playing a short guitar guitar lick at the very end. On reflection I do think this works better with an acoustic performance. If I were playing with a full band, with percussion in sync to back up the abrupt ending I think this could still work however but I have to consider the type of performance I will be giving as part of this module.
The second performative aspect I was told to consider was the songs ending. When I performed the song to the class I stopped quite abruptly which some thought projected a lack of confidence in the ending. Now when performing the song I let the last chord ring out, playing a short guitar guitar lick at the very end. On reflection I do think this works better with an acoustic performance. If I were playing with a full band, with percussion in sync to back up the abrupt ending I think this could still work however but I have to consider the type of performance I will be giving as part of this module.