1. Ryan Zollinger
Music 1010

2. An American Musician
Songwriter----Record Producer----Actor
MUSICAL GENRES
INSTRUMENTS
Helped restore the Rock
•Singer popularity of Alternative Rock
•Guitarist punk blues Garage Rock
•Piano Blues Rock
•Organ Punk Blues
•Bass Indie Rock
•Drums Considered as Bluegrass
•Marimba one of the best Country Rock
•Mandolin guitar players of Alternative Country
• Xylophone the 21st century
• Clavioline

3. EARLY LIFE
 Born in Southwest  Catholic Church had a
Detroit, Michigan on big influence on him
July 9, 1975
 Served as an altar boy
 Born with the name and almost pursued a
John Anthony Gillis life as a priest

4. At the age of 5
White began
learning the drums.
Started recording
his own compositions
In teens he was
before starting high
interested in the
school.
blues and 1960’s
rock.
Played in multiple
local bands.
He listened to
records in his attic
and begun to record
cover songs.

5.  At 15 White started
 Muldoon introduced
working a 3 year
White to punk music.
upholsterer’s
apprentice with friend
Brian Muldoon  Together they started
The Upholsterers.
Muldoon played
 White soon had his
drums so White
own business that he
switched to guitar
called Third Man
Upholstery

6. FAMILY AND LOVE LIFE
 Jack met and married  In 2003 White had a
Meg White on romantic
September 21, 1996 relationship with
actress Renée
Zellweger.
 Divorced on March
24, 2000.
 Broke up in
December 2004

7.  On June 1, 2005 Jack
married British model Karen
Elson in Manaus, Brazil
 A year later in 2006 they had
a daughter named Scarlett
Teresa White
 In 2007 they had a son named
Henry Lee White
 Divorced in June 2011

8. CAREER
--The Upholsterers --Two Star Tabernacle
--Goober & The Peas --The Hentchmen
 The White Stripes(1997-2011)
 The Raconteurs(2005-Present)
 The Dead Weather(2008-Present)
 Solo Album(2012)

9. In 1997 Jack White formed
“The White Stripes,” with
his ex wife Meg White.
In 1999 they signed
to Italy Records.
ALBUMS
The White Stripes (1999) De Stijl (2000)
White Blood Cells (2001) Elephant (2003)
Get Behind Me Satan (2005) Icky Thump (2007)

10. In 2005 White went on to help form his
second band “The Raconteurs”
Traditionally structured band built with elements of:
*Metal *Backwoods *Pop
*Early Rock and Roll *Country
ALBUMS
Broken Boy Soldiers(2006)
Consolers of the Lonely(2008)

11. After two successful bands, In 2009, White
founded the band “The Dead Weather”
ALBUMS
Horehound(2009)
Sea of Cowards(2010)

12. JACK WHITE’S MANY SIDES
With now three successful
bands, White continued to work
on projects and create music with
musicians such as:
•The Rolling Stones
• Jeff Beck
•Alicia Keys
•Bob Dylan
•Electric Six
•Insane Clown Posse
•Loretta Lynn

13. CAREER
Cont..
 In 2008 he joined Alicia Keys on the James Bond
them “Another Way to Die”
 In 2011 he joined with American producer Danger
Mouse and Italian composer Daniele Lippi on a
musical project
 Release of solo album “Blunderbuss.” April
24, 2012

14. AWARDS AND
HONORS Rolling Stone ranked him
number 17 on its “The
2004 Grammy Award
winning album “Van Lear Greatest Guitarist of All
Rose” Time.”

15. In 2011 White was awarded
the title of “Nashville Music
City Ambassador,” by
Nashville mayor Karl Dean

16. AWARDS AND HONORS
CONT..
 In 2008 he won the Satellite Award for Best Original Song
for "Another Way to Die," From movie Quantum of Solace.
 The White Stripes
 Three Grammy’s for Best Alternative Music Album.
 The Raconteurs
 2 nominations at the 2007 Grammy Awards.
 Rolling Stone and Spin ranked them on yearend lists.

17. COMPOSITION HISTORY
“TWO AGAINST ONE”
–Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi
Jack White teamed up with Daniele Luppi and Danger
Mouse.
Baroque hit song influenced by Spaghetti Westerns.
Five years in the making.
Released in 2011 by EMI Records.

18. Hours driving around listening to
instrumental mixes.
Sings over an eerie style of backup
vocals.
Song is about a mercenary character in
a heroic battle with his self loathing.
First song released since The White
Stripes split.

19. “SEVEN NATION ARMY”
-The White Stripes
About gossip
One of the most memorable riffs of all
time
Started the rebirth of retro guitar rock.
Recorded in April 2002 at London’s
Toe Rag Studios and released April 2003
by V2 Records

20. Reached #1 on Modern
Rock Tracks for 3 weeks
Won 2004’s Grammy
Award for Best Rock
Song
Rolling Stone placed it
at number 21 in its list
of the 100 Greatest
Guitar Songs of all time.

21. “Another Way to Die”
-Jack White & Alicia Keys
The theme song from the 2008 James Bond
movie Quantum of Solace
White wrote and produced
It is built around strings, horns, and
haunting piano.
White plays guitar and drums while Keys

22.  First duet in the Bond film series
 Nominated for Best Short Form Music
Video at the 2009 Grammy Awards
 Was the first James Bond theme song to
feature on a Triple J Hottest 100 playlist.
 Nominated for Best Song at the 2008
Critics Choice Awards
 Won Best Original Song at the Satellite
Awards the same year

23. “STEADY AS SHE GOES”
-The Raconteurs
Written and produced by both Jack White and friend
Brendan Benson
Released May 16, 2006 by Third Man Records
Reached #54 on Billboards Hot 100.
#1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Rolling Stone Magazine called the song “the second best
song of 2006.”
Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock
Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

24. LISTENING GUIDE
“TWO AGAINST ONE”
0:00 Introduction: The form starts out contract with a harmony in a major key. The dynamics
are soft. The melody is conjunct with smooth movements. The rhythm has a steady beat that
creates a joyful feeling. The timbre allows you to hear a nylon string guitar being picked.
Texture starts out monophony with no vocals.
0:08 Verse 1: The dynamics in the verse start low and slightly get stronger at the end of the
verse. The form is contrast with a pleasing consonance harmony. The melody in the verse is
smooth and clear. The rhythm is clear with a steady beat and pulse. Timbre introduces
background drums and symbols with the guitar. Texture continues as monophony with only
one voice.
0:24 Chorus: Chorus starts with female vocal harmonics that give a deep feeling into the music.
The melody has a short arch to it and gives the chorus a repetitious form. The dynamics start
low with bursts of it getting stronger, then back down again. Rhythm is upbeat with a joyful
tempo. At the end of the chorus the timbre introduces a harpsichord. Female vocals harmonize
creating a homophony texture.

25. 0:42 Verse 2: Form in this verse goes back to contrast with dynamics that have a steady soft
sound. The harmony gives a slight dissonance feel but still has an easy feel to it. The melody
is still smooth with a rhythm of a steady beat. Texture is the same as the introduction. Timbre
makes it easy to hear the new upstrokes of an electric guitar. Vocals have a slight raise in pitch
than the last verse. Texture is monophonic again with higher pitches in vocals.
0:56 Chorus: The dynamics rise a little and harmonic vocals are in the background creating a
monophonic texture. The rhythm has a repetition pulse. The melody has a small arch with no
large leaps. Form is back to repetition with a timbre that again brings a harpsichord back to the
chorus.
1:17 Bridge/Solo: The form is the same as introduction as well as the harmony and dynamics.
The timbre allows you to hear the clear guitar and bass as they play a solo with a steady
rhythm and poppy beat. Texture is counterpoint with several melodies.
1:30 Verse 3: Melody is in a conjunct movement. Rhythm is the same steady beat as it is in the
whole song. Harmony is still consonance creating pleasing emotions. Dynamics still are soft
and slow. Form stays contrast as it comes in from the bridge. Timbre is same as introduction
allowing clearly heard symbols and guitar. Texture stays monophony.
1:45 Chorus: Melody picks up from the verse and creates a minor disjunct melody. Rhythm
again is back to being steady and pleasing to hear. Harmony creates a sense of weariness with
a voice that sounds anxious. Dynamics get a little stronger and faster and as like the other
choruses it is repetition with a small variation at the end to close the song. Timbre clearly
allows you to hear the guitar and bass and then at the end of chorus the vocals stop and you
only hear instruments end the song.
2:21 End:

26. “SEVEN NATION ARMY”
0:00 Introduction: Melody starts out smooth and conjunct. Rhythm has a very solid and low
constant beat that picks up with an extra beat. The harmony makes the listener bob their head
and want to dance. Dynamics start soft and steady then pick up with a drum beat. The form
begins contrast as the drumming joins in with the guitar riff. The timbre makes it really easy to
hear the guitar and drums. Texture is a simple instrumental monophony.
0:15 Verse 1: Melody stays the same from the introduction. Rhythm continues the same with a
harmony of a low tuned guitar giving a slight foreboding feel. Dynamics stay the same as the
introduction. The form stays contrast. Timbre stays the same as well as introducing vocals.
Distorted vocals are added to the monophony texture.
0:45 Chorus: Melody speeds up and quickly becomes disjunct. Rhythm jumps to a faster upbeat
and pulse. The harmony jumps to dissonance creating tension. Dynamics get much faster and
stronger. Form goes to repetition for the chorus. Timbre allows you to focus on the guitars
crushing power chords and introduces symbols from the drums. Texture is homophony and the
vocals stop.
1:26 Verse 2: Melody slows down to a smooth movement. Rhythm is back down to a constant
beat and the harmony goes to consonance giving a pleasing feel. Dynamics slow back down
and the form changes back to being contrast. Timbre again makes the guitar and drums very
clear to hear. Texture is back to being monophony.

27. 1:56 Chorus: Smooth movements speed up turning the melody disjunct again. Rhythm again
jumps to a faster upbeat and harmony goes to giving tension to the song and continues into the
upcoming bridge. Dynamics get stronger and also continue strong into the bridge. Form goes
back to being repetition and the texture is homophony again throughout verse.
2:17 Bridge/Guitar Solo: Harmony and dynamics continue in the same. Melody stays disjunct
with large leaps and the rhythm continues as fast paced. Form changes to variation as
drumming and guitar both change. Timbre introduces new guitar sound as it plays a solo.
Texture is changed to counterpoint. The harmony ends with a sense of release.
2:51 Verse 3: Melody is descending from the bridge into conjunct movements. Rhythm drops
again to steady constant beats. Harmony goes back to creating an easy feel. Dynamics get soft
again. Form fades back into contrast and the timbre is same as introduction and previous
verse.
3:23 Chorus: Melody shifts to disjunct to end the song. Rhythm rises to a fast and steady beat.
Harmony finishes dark and powerful. Dynamics get stronger and end slow and soft. Form
ends being repetitious. Timbre ends with an emphasis on the power of the guitar. Texture ends
the song with multiple elements playing the same melody at the same time creating a
homophony texture.
3:50 End:

28. “ANOTHER WAY TO DIE”
0:00 Introduction: This introduction is rather long with very wide disjunct movements. The
rhythm is very mixed in the introduction with upbeat rhythms that at moments stop and stay
solid. Then they pick up again only to slow down for the first verse. Harmony creates a rough
and tumble atmosphere. Dynamics start off strong and slow towards the end of the intro. Form
is very contrast to start. Timbre allows you to distinguish the horns and piano that jump in and
out of the rusty guitar, drums and bass. Texture is all over the place creating a counterpoint
intro.
0:42 Verse 1: Melody is much slower and smooth. The rhythm slows down to a constant and
slow beat. Harmony in the verse creates a strained and aggressive feeling. Dynamics are slow
throughout verse and the form stays contrast. Timbre allows you to easily distinguish a low
key piano with the slow beat of a drum. Verse starts with vocals being traded off making a
heterophony texture.
1:02 Chorus: Melody is disjunct with a blast of unison, high pitched vocals. Rhythm picks up a
little but is easy to follow. The harmony has two voices singing in unison. One puts off a
masculine feel and the other a feminine sexual feel. Dynamics get louder and speed up. Form
goes from contrast to repetition. Timbre clearly allows you to hear symbols and hard guitar
strokes with low bass. Texture has two vocals singing in unison with a high pitch.
1:37 Verse 2: Melody slows down and smoothes out considerably. Rhythm again drops to an
easy beat that is easily followed. Harmony makes it easy to listen to while creating a
dissonance feeling. Dynamics again are slow and soft. Form goes back to being contrast.
Timbre again distinguishes a piano with an easy beat. Texture is sung with two voices again in
high pitch being trades off.

29. 1:55 Chorus: Melody again quickly jumps to disjunct with uneven movements. Rhythm quickly
jumps and continues through to the bridge. Harmony has a blast with excitement to it.
Dynamics jump to a louder and stronger sound. Form changes to repetition and the timbre
allows you to clearly hear the heavy guitar strokes. Texture is again in unison for chorus
creating a homophony texture.
2:28 Bridge: Rhythm that is still the same. Harmony in the bridge seems forceful and creates
more tension. Dynamics stay same as the chorus. Form is in a variation as the melody slightly
changes with new harmonics. Timbre introduces a trumpet as well as a really rough and
distorted guitar. Texture is counterpoint again with variations in vocals and pitch.
2:58 Verse 3: Melody drops to smooth and clear movements. Rhythm changes to a constant beat
that slowly gets faster. Harmony has a variety of dissonance sounds leading into the chorus.
Dynamics again go soft and slow throughout verse. Form goes from variation to contrast.
Timbre is the same as previous verse. Texture goes to heterophony.
3:17 Chorus: Melody and timbre are both the same as the previous chorus as disjunct. Rhythm
has a fast upbeat pulse. Harmony is still dissonance with dynamics that become stronger and
continue into the end. Form is repetitious and texture again is homophony.
3:34 Extended Chorus: The melody continues disjunct and uneven and descends down to a brief
smooth ending. Rhythm continues as fast and upbeat. The dissonance harmony gives you an
energetic feeling and is quite catchy. Dynamics end strong until last few seconds they get soft.
Form enters still as repetitious until end of the chorus when it changes to variation to end the
song. Timbre ends the chorus and song like the introduction with many instruments and
movements. Vocals get higher in pitch to close the song with an earnest blast.
4:22 End:

30. “STEADY AS SHE GOES”
0:00 Introduction: The melody starts out as a smooth conjunct movement. It then ascends slightly towards
the end of the introduction. Rhythm is very straight forward and easy to follow. Harmony starts giving a
happy feeling. Dynamics start slow and speed up a little towards end of the introduction. Form is
repetition and the timbre allows you to easily hear the drums that switch to bass then to guitar. Texture
starts out monophony.
0:35 Verse 1: The verse seems to be conjunct but close to disjunct. The rhythm continues into verse simple
and remains constant. Harmony stays fun and gleeful during the verse. Dynamics stay strong but not too
loud. Form changes from repetition to contrast. Timbre distinguishes an easily heard guitar riff continued
in from the guitar at the end of the introduction. The texture is still monophony with only once voice.
0: 43 Chorus: Melody quickly picks up with uneven movements. The rhythm also picks up to a fast upbeat
rhythm. Harmony jumps creating a very energetic feeling. Dynamics get loud and faster quickly. Form
goes from contrast to repetition. Timbre allows you to clearly hear the hard hitting guitar. Texture is
heterophony with two voices simultaneously singing the same melody.
0:58 Verse 2: Melody drops to being conjunct again. Rhythm drops to a constant beat as the harmony
continues with the same feelings. Dynamics become softer again. Form goes back to being a constant
form. Timbre allows you to again hear the guitar playing along with the drums. Texture is changed to
homophony as one voice joins in with the other standing out from the other.
1:06 Extended Chorus: Melody goes to disjunct movements and jumps to larger leaps as this chorus is
slightly longer than the previous. Rhythm picks back up with a happy fast upbeat. The harmony creates a
powerful feeling of jolt and excitement. Dynamics get loud and stronger. The form is the same as previous
chorus but changes to a variation as the chorus is extended. Along with the guitar the timbre allows you to
hear the loud percussions of the drums. Texture is again heterophony at first then ends monophony.

31. 1:37 Verse 3: The melody pauses a moment before continuing into the verse as a conjunct movement.
Rhythm goes back to an easily followed beat. Harmony is same as previous verse and the dynamics as
well. The form goes back to being contrast. Timbre at the end of this verse introduces the plucking of a
guitar. Texture is back to being homophony with two vocals singing in unison.
1:57 Chorus: The melody is again very uneven and the rhythm quickly jumps to a faster beat and pulse. The
harmony also quickly creates a good happy feeling. The dynamics pick up strong. The form is again back
to being repetitious with a change to variation. Timbre in this chorus stays the same as previous chorus
and well as the texture.
2:28 Verse 4: The harmony makes you feel happy as well as giving you a questionable feel. Dynamics
continue to be soft throughout verse. Form goes back to contrast as the melody and rhythm are like the
other verses. The timbre in this verse introduces what sounds like a distorted keyboard. The texture is
different than the other verses with heterophony vocals shadowing the main vocals.
2:50 Chorus: The melody ends the song being disjunct with the last movement being a smooth fade away.
The rhythm goes to a rapid beat that is slightly extended from previous choruses ending slow and quiet.
Harmony has a little resolution to it making you feel a conflict has been resolved. Dynamics end strong
and loud. Form repeats its repetition to variation to the end. Timbre ends with the same sound of hard
guitar and drums with a keyboard to finish. Texture starts with a second voice shadowing but ends
monophony with single vocals.
3:23 End:

32. COMPOSITION
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33. BIOGRAPHY
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