2. Zhong Zheng Senior High School Teacher: Tiffany Yen by Jacky, Alan, Vanessa, Sammi and Tony

3. Outline 1˙ Introduction 2˙ Discussion A˙ Different phases of her career B˙ Lyrics writing C˙ Music composing D˙ Songs 3˙Conclusion 4˙Bibliography

4. Introduction What will it be when classic country music mixes with modern pop music?

5. Different phases of her career Strove to make her dream come true Her first song “ Lucky You ” First single － “ Tim McGraw ” at 16 First album － “ Taylor Swift ” in 2006 She was also a popular actress

6. Lyrics writing To help her express her feelings Helped her release from not fitting in school Shania, LeAnn Rimes, Tina Turner, and Dolly Parton

7. Music composing Listened to songs on the radio and followed classic patterns Started writing songs at the age of 12 Hired by Sony/ATV Tree publishing house at the age of 14 Songs are all written by herself

8. Songs A real story of hers Won the “ Best New Artist Award ” No. 11 on the “ Billboard Hot One- hundred ” Teardrops on My Guitar

9. Love Story First country track to become a chart topper in the Mainstream Top 40 chart Country elements made the rock fresher and not that heavy tasted Songs

10. Conclusion Her songs are easy to listen to and understand. unlike songs that are just about some fake stories In short, though it was tiring to do this research, we still learnt a lot from either Taylor Swift or the research.

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12. “The Decade in Music: Taylor Swift’s Teardrops on my guitar Wikipedia, n. page. Web. 24 Dec 2009.. Wikipedia. Wikipedia Organization, Web. 09 Dec 2009.. Bibliography