Beatles 62-66
This site is for music students and their teachersHow Do You Do It and Please Please Me
Up until November 1962, George Martin was unsure whether the Beatles would succeed and decided to have them record Mitch Murray's song How Do You Do It. The Beatles recorded the song but opposed releasing it, feeling that it did not fit their sound, but worked out changes from Murray's demo-disc version. These included a new introduction, vocal harmony, an instrumental interlude, small lyric changes and removal of the half-step modulation for the last verse. Although Murray disliked their changes, the decision not to release the Beatles' version was primarily a business one. By 1963, they were well on their way to stardom.
The Beatles impact upon music cannot be understated. From 1957-1970, they re-wrote all the rules. Some, however, would say there were none in the first place. They often used an odd number of measures, made use of chords that were not always typical and employed harmony that they borrowed from the Everly Brothers.
To Be Or Not To Be: Music Notation
This site purposely did not go into the area of music notation, but sometimes in order to completely analyze written music, it IS necessary to learn some written music; even McCartney has learned some written music, but for the most part he has stayed away from it. Whether to study written music or not is a personal choice. And it isn't absolutely necessary. When Brian Epstein and his assistant visited the Beatles for the first time in November 1961, none of them could read music. Soon, their ability to write it would surpass expectations.
Epstein: One Day They'll Be Bigger Than Elvis
In 1962, the Beatles had no idea how famous they'd get. As they posed on the railing of the EMI offices in early 1963 for their Please Please Me LP, their music was pretty much still in development -- as was their career. By August 1963, with their 4th single She Loves You, they well on their way to stardom.
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