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The documentary follows singer Alicia Keys as she collaborates with songwriter Jimmy Napes and musician Sampha on creating the song '3 Hour Drive'. It details their creative process in the studio in London, exploring their individual contributions and how working together helped develop the melodies, lyrics, and overall sound of the song.

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Song Exploder Alicia Keys Answers

The documentary follows singer Alicia Keys as she collaborates with songwriter Jimmy Napes and musician Sampha on creating the song '3 Hour Drive'. It details their creative process in the studio in London, exploring their individual contributions and how working together helped develop the melodies, lyrics, and overall sound of the song.

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Song Exploder : How Music Gets Made

Case Study 1: Alicia Keys 3 Hour Drive

Answer the following questions based on the Netflix documentary, Alicia Keys 3 Hour Drive

1. Who is Alicia Keys?

2. How many albums has she sold?

3. How many grammys has she won?

4. What did Time Magazine name her as?

5. How many collaborators did Alicia work with on her song 3 Hour Drive?

6. What were the names of these collaborators?

7. Explain the term collaboration.

8. What is Alicia’s star sign?

9. What is her co-writer/producer's name?

10. What city did they go to to work on their song?

11. What style of music does Sampha play?

12. What does Alicia and Jimmy say about Sampha’s uniqueness as a musician?

13. How did Alicia describe Sampha?

14. What news did Sampha share with Alicia when they met in studio?

15. The process of building a song requires teamwork.Who came up with the initial chords for the
song and who came up with melodies?

16. How does Sampha describe making music?

17. How do Alicia and Sampha describe the melody (tune) of the song?
18. Finish the sentence...Alicia states “Just by the chords alone you felt something so powerful
but to give….

19. What do Alicia and Sampha say about the words ‘3 hour Drive?”

20. Early on in Alicia’s life the presenter states that she was not too interested in collaboration.
What does Alicia say changed?

21. Alicia started beats on an MPC. Explain what this is.

22. What was Alicia surprised at Sampha about?

23. Sampha is quite a shy and humble person. What did Alicia and Jimmy do for Sampha?

24. What does Sampha say he can be uncomfortable with?

25. What does Sampha say comes out in the music/song?

26. What did ‘You give me life’ mean to Alicia/mean to Sampha’?

27. What does the ‘bridge of a song mean’?

28. The presenter states it is so clear that Alicia is singing from a place of ____ and Sampha is
singing from a place of _____

29. What does Sampha say about music?


Song Exploder : How Music Gets Made

Case Study 1: Alicia Keys 3 Hour Drive

Answer the following questions based on the Netflix documentary, Alicia Keys 3 Hour Drive

1. Who is Alicia Keys? Singer, songwriter, pianist

2. How many albums has she sold? 40 Million

3. How many grammys has she won? 15

4. What did Time Magazine name her as? One of the most influential people of the
year, twice

5. How many collaborators did Alicia work with on her song 3 Hour Drive? 2

6. What were the names of these collaborators? Jimmy Napes & Sampha

7. Explain the term collaboration. To work together with

8. What is Alicia’s star sign? Aquarius

9. What is her co-writer/producer's name? Jimmy Napes

10. What city did they go to to work on their song? London

11. What style of music does Sampha play? Jazz (soul)

12. What does Alicia and Jimmy say about Sampha’s uniqueness as a musician? Amazing jazz
musician, hears melodies which are unique, creates his own world

13. How did Alicia describe Sampha? Creates his own world

14. What news did Sampha share with Alicia when they met in studio? Lost his mother

15. The process of building a song requires teamwork. Who came up with the initial chords for the
song and who came up with melodies? Chords = Jimmy, Melodies = Alicia

16. How does Sampha describe making music? Like a language, communicating with ppl,
stream of consciousness, alternate reality
17. How do Alicia and Sampha describe the melody (tune) of the song?
A: Dreamy, hypnotic S: sweetness, longing, hazy feeling of memory drifting away,
chasing sth but can’t reach
18. Finish the sentence...Alicia states “Just by the chords alone you felt something so powerful
but to give…. … it word, was what the journey was about

19. What do Alicia and Sampha say about the words ‘3 hour Drive?” A: what is that, where
are we going S: someone working through something, super-reflective, cathartic (healing)

20. Early on in Alicia’s life the presenter states that she was not too interested in collaboration.
What does Alicia say changed? Had been too scared to open up, after having kids – none of
this matters

21. Alicia started beats on an MPC. Explain what this is. 16 pads you hit to create a diff sound

22. What was Alicia surprised at Sampha about? He sang

23. Sampha is quite a shy and humble person. What did Alicia and Jimmy do for Sampha? Built his
confidence, wrote a 2nd verse

24. What does Sampha say he can be uncomfortable with? Having a confident full-voice vocal out
there - revealing

25. What does Sampha say comes out in the music/song? Letting out energy, pent-up feelings

26. What did ‘You give me life’ mean to Alicia/mean to Sampha’? A: her sons S; his mom

27. What does the ‘bridge of a song mean’? musical passage that connects 2 sections of a song /
transitional section

28. The presenter states it is so clear that Alicia is singing from a place of ____ and Sampha is
singing from a place of _____ joy/grieving

29. What does Sampha say about music? Express yourself in a way you can’t do any other way

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