Introduction : Switched on pop : Meter : Carly Rae Jepson-"Call me maybe"
Y'all don't want to hear me, you just want to dance : Meter : Outkast-"Hey ya!"
A star's melodic signature : Melody : Taylor Swift-"You belong with me"
The harmonic hero's journey : Harmony : Fun ft. Janelle Monáe-"We are young"
When the drop broke the pop song : Form : Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris-"We found love"
A voice without a face : Timbre : Sia-"Chandelier"
Painting a musical masterpiece : Lyric : Justin Timberlake-"What goes around...comes around"
What makes pop so catchy : The hook : Ariana Grande ft. Zedd-"Break free"
Sometimes the truth don't rhyme : Rhyme : Drake-"God's plan"
Drunk on rhythm : Syncopation : Kendrick Lamar-"Swimming pools (drank)"
Music takes you higher : Modulation : Beyoncé-"Love on top"
The performance of identity : Counterpoint : Britney Spears-"Oops@...I did it again"
Is collage a crime? : Sampling : M.I.A.-"Paper planes"
Shock, awe, and synthesis : Sound design : Skrillex-"Scary monsters and nice sprites"
Finding home in the harmonic diaspora : Tonal ambiguity : Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee-"Despacito"
Does pop have a sound? : Genre : Kelly Clarkson-"Since U been gone"
I like everything...except country and hip hop : Musical identity : Jay Z and Kanye West ft. Frank Ocean, Toby Keith-"Made in America"
Conclusion : The past, present, and future of silly little love songs : Paul McCartney-"Get enough".
