Overall

Dynamics

Rhythm / Tempo / Metre

• Makes extensive use of rythmic motifs to add inerest ot her songs.Often her vocal melodies are ryhtmically divers while remainin at the same pitch- quite the opposite of the norm

Texture

Structure

Melody

• Range of an 11th,from G sharp 3 to C sharp 5,especially during large leaps between notes.

• Melodies tend to be constructed in short phrases,not always equal in length and can sound improvised.

• Repetition is a key feature and larger intervals are often given some prominence.

• Melodies are much more disjunct and unpredictable than in other,contemporary pop songs such as careleess whisper by wham(also released in 1985 and the most popular single that year)

Instrumentation(sonority)

• Cutting Edge Music technology: Fairlight CMI which could sample and reproduce sounds,as well as acting as a sequencer and synthesiser.Although the fairlight CMi had bene used in pop music before - namely singer-songwrite Peter Gabriel in 1979 - Brain Wilsen(founder of the American boy band The Beach Boys) used exsensively on the album “Pet Sounds”.

• Kate Bushes distinctive voice(light and airy tone which almost sounded like it was being held back - Bjork also had a distinct voice

• Bushs Vocals always prominent in the mix,and are often altered to fit the tone.While they are never particularly virtuistic,her voice has a disntinctive tone which makes it sand out from the accompaniment.

• Range of an 11th,from G sharp 3 to C sharp 5,especially during large leaps between notes.

• Vocal samples feature throughout the album:

• All the track noticebaly lack traditional pop instruments:electric guitar,bass guitar,and drum kit.”Cloudbusting has the most conventional instrumentation”

Tonality

Harmony