Distance Learning Instructions Period 4 – Intro to Music Week 8 – May 25th – 29th

The end if here!!! Congrats on surviving Distance Learning!!! How ridiculous this has all

been. I’ve missed you all so much and I’m sorry our time was so short together. Thank you for doing your best every week. I know this has been extremely difficult and just know I’m here to support you, challenge you, and ultimately raise you up to be better than before I met you. I don’t teach just music. I teach logic, organization, responsibility, confidence, kindness, passion, and sometimes I teach life skills like how to jump start a car! You are more than what can be measured in a grade. You are a wonderful human being with feelings and goals and fears and dreams.

As the year comes to an unceremonious end, I’d like to thank you for sticking with the distance learning packets. Thanks for learning how to access all these different websites from all your teachers. I’m so proud of many of you for reaching out when you were stuck and you needed help. I’m glad some of you had fun with the explorations of music genres. I’m sorry we didn’t get to do any instruments this year. I hope you found out you liked music in a genre that was either unknown or you thought you would hate. There is so much great music out there from many different eras and areas of the world. Don’t limit your listening. Sometimes I go from Green Day to Mozart to Enya to The Offspring. They all have their own set of varied qualities that add up to a great sound.

Please remember that grades have a weird set of rules for the end of the semester. Basically, whatever grade you had at the quarter 3 progress report, you can only go down by one letter but you can go all the way up to an A. If that means you may be getting a D in a subject, you will receive a Pass. A pass will get you credits but won’t affect your GPA positively or negatively. If you got an F, you will receive a No Mark which means you didn’t earn the 5 credits for the semester that go towards your graduation unit count. If you are a senior, you have a slightly different set of rules because we don’t want to hold you back from graduating. None of your teachers ever want to give negative/low grades. When we can, we bump you up. Personally, I always round up a grade that is 89.5% or above up to an A-. I had teachers show me grace and patience and kindness and I will always pay that forward. Materials drop off / pick up:

1. I am looking at a drop off system where you can drive through the juicer pick up area and hand things through the window of your car. Band is in the same boat so Mr. Kumagai and I are coordinating together. We will send out a mass email and remind message when we have a set date/time.

2. BINDER PICK UP – I still have binders from the 3rd quarter binder check. I’d love to give them back to you. If you don’t pick them up, I will most likely try to have a TA deliver it to you in the fall, assuming we are back on campus, or I will toss the papers and give the binder away to a needy student next year.

3. If you borrowed anything from me, you can return it at the same time.

Music Genres Worksheets & Listening Log Process: - This week’s genres are:

o #25 Alternative § Listening Log #25 Alternative

o #26 Early and Contemporary R&B § Listening Log #26 Early Contemporary R&B

o #27 Pop (Michael Jackson) § Listening Log #27 Pop (Michael Jackson)

- By now, you should be well versed in the instructions for the worksheet and listening logs. If you have any questions, please reference the previous week packets.

- I know there are three this week! I originally planned to put MJ on Week 9 but was told after my curriculum planning that Week 9 would only be for collecting and grading late work. In the spirit of fairness, I’ve made the last worksheet & listening log extra credit. I doubt anyone is reading this, but if you are, thanks! I appreciate you!

Notation Unit 3: Lesson 6-7 – Key Signatures

- First, a few things to keep in mind: o Note names should always be written in capital letters. o This is the most complex lesson, so please read all the lesson instructional pages and

watch the videos on the new website. o A time signature is a way of saying that there is a flat or sharp on a particular letter

name throughout an entire piece instead of writing it into every measure when that note is played. This cleans up the clutter of accidentals all over the score.

o A key signature can have flats or sharps but not both at the same time. o Key Signatures always add the flats or sharps in the same order.

§ A Flat Key Signature will always add flats starting with Bb, then adding Eb, then Ab etc until you have the complete seven letter set: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb.

§ A Sharp Key Signature will always add sharps starting with F#, then adding C#, then G# etc until you have the complete seven letter set: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#.

§ You might notice that these note names are reversed when you look at flat versus sharp key signatures. A great way to remember them is with an acronym:

• Flats: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles’ Father (sad ending) • Sharps: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle (happy ending)

o Pay attention to which clef you are looking at. o Also, notice which line or space the key signature sharps or flats are supposed to be

on. There is a correct line or space to use. Don’t put key signature symbols on ledger lines.

- There are several instructional videos on the new website. Please watch them and read through the lesson pages and take notes. If you get stuck, please reach out for help. Here are the video links if you want to type it:

o Key Signatures & Accidentals: https://youtu.be/9uP-rWuQ10s o Major Scales & Key Signatures https://youtu.be/Q9I13i9jKWE

- You will need to complete page 40.4 by physically writing on the page. Then take a picture or scan to turn in and upload them into your personal google drive turn in folder “P4 – Your Name”.

Turn In Check List:

- Create a “Week 8” folder within your turn in google drive folder “P4 – Name” and make sure your work is sorted into the correct folder so Mrs. Shanker can find it and grade it easily.

o Please name your files with the name of the assignment and your name. - Worksheet Questions #25 Alternative– Answer in the google form on the new website. - Listening Log #25 Alternative– Put in Google Drive folder. - Worksheet Questions #26 Early and Contemporary R&B – Answer in the google form on the

new website. - Listening Log #26 Early and Contemporary R&B – Put in Google Drive folder. - Worksheet Questions #26 Early and Contemporary R&B– Answer in the google form on the

new website. - Listening Log #27 Pop (Michael Jackson)– Put in Google Drive folder. - Notation Unit 3 Lesson 6-7 page 40.4 – Put in Google Drive folder.

Contact Mrs. Shanker with:

- REMIND - E-MAIL – Best email is: Shankerchoir@gmail.com

o Always include your name first and last and which class you are in.

ALL assignments for each week are due on the following Monday. Week 8 Work is Due Monday, June 1st

Early R&B to Contemporary R&B By Chris Pearce

Rhythm and Blues, or R&B, is a style of music that came out of jazz, blues, and gospel music that was being played by African Americans in the 1930s and 1940s. Over the years, the term has commonly been used to describe whatever popular music this community was playing at the time. Initially, African American R&B bands took Caucasian songs by New York’s Tin Pan Alley writers and revved them up. This more upbeat, exciting type of music caught on in a big way, and for the first time, African Americans had their own style of commercial music.

It was often called jump blues, or blues and rhythm. As the swing era came to an end in the late 1930s, many big bands broke up into smaller units and formed “jump blues” bands which played loud music with a strong dance beat, quickly becoming popular in the dance halls at the time. A typical band had a rhythm section provided by drums and a bass guitar, and sometimes a piano. There would also be a couple of brass horn instruments. A featured soloist was often a saxophone player from a jazz background.

Early R&B bands were those of Count Baisie, Louis Jordan, and Lionel Hampton. Baisie had a hit in 1937 with “One O’clock Jump”, while Jordan had a string of hits from the late 1930s through the 1940s. By the mid-1950s, “R.M. Blues” by Roy Milton and “The Honeydripper” by Joe Liggin each sold one million copies. Jordan’s “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” was a landmark multi-million seller that topped the R&B charts for 18 weeks in 1946. Other hits included “Good Rockin’ Tonight” by Roy Brown in 1947, “The Hucklebuck” by various artists, and “The Shufflebuck” by Jimmy Liggins in 1950.

R&B has remained a popular genre that changes through the decades with the influences of other genres. The 1990s had a resurgence of R&B on the pop charts with a new genre name, Contemporary R&B. This combined elements of rhythm and blues, pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinct record production style, drum machine backed rhythms, lots of pitch corrected vocals, an occasional saxophone-laced beat to give a jazz feel and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement.

Electronic influences became an increasing trend and the use of hip hop or dance inspired beats were typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may have been reduced or smoothed out. A new technology called Auto Tune allowed audio engineers and producers in the recording studios to edit the vocalist’s recording by altering the frequency of the sound to correct wrong notes or singing slightly out of tune.

Contemporary R&B vocalists are often known for their use of melisma (vocal ornamentation), popularized by vocalists such as Michael Jackson, R. Kelly, Craig David, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, and Mariah Carey. Vocal ornamentation happens when you add extra pitches in a very quick rhythm around the standard note that is built into the melody. A Riff is another kind of vocal ornament, as is a Run.

Intro to Music - Worksheet #25 Questions – R&B Please answer these questions online by visiting the new choir website at:

www.sites.google.com/view/hhschoir-vocalmusic

1. What genres did early R&B grow out of?

a. _____________________________ c. ____________________________________

b. ____________________________________________

2. Originally, early R&B was also called:

a. ____________________________________________

b. ____________________________________________

3. What instruments were used in early R&B bands?

a. _____________________________ d. ____________________________________

b. _____________________________ e. ____________________________________

c. ____________________________________________

4. Contemporary R&B combines elements of:

a. _____________________________ d. ____________________________________

b. _____________________________ e. ____________________________________

c. ____________________________________________

5. What instrument adds a jazz feeling to Contemporary R&B? ________________________________

6. What is a melisma? _________________________________________________________________

7. What computer application/software do you use to pitch correct a singer? ____________________

Log #: 25

Whitney Houston

Song Title:

Performing Artist:

Composer:

Your Opinion of Song #3:

Early

R&B

- So

ng #

2

Song Title:

What do you think this genre will sound like? What are your preconceived opinions about this genre?

After Listening Thoughts & Opinions:Did the genre sound like what you thought it would sound like? What was surprising or new that changed your opinion of the genre? What is your new opinion of the genre?

Cont

empo

rary

R&B

- So

ng #

3 Song Title:

"Saving All My Love For You"

Your Opinion of Song #3:

Composer:

Performing Artist:

Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin; Arranged by Gene Page

Composer:

Composer:

Joe Liggins

Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, and Walter Afanasieff

Your Opinion of Song #2:

Your Opinion of Song #5:

Cont

empo

rary

R&B

- So

ng #

5 Song Title:

"The Honeydripper"

"One Sweet Day"

Performing Artist:

Performing Artist:

Joe Liggins

Mariah Carey & Boys II Men

Charles Fox; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel & Lori Lieberman

Your Opinion of Song #1:

Your Opinion of Song #4:

Music Genre: Early R&B and Contemporary R&BBefore Listening Thoughts & Opinions:

Early

R&B

- So

ng #

1

Song Title:

Cont

empo

rary

R&B

- So

ng #

4 Song Title:

"One O'Clock Jump"

"Killing Me Softly"

Performing Artist:

Performing Artist:

Count Basie & his Orchestra

Lauryn Hill & The Fugees

Composer:

Composer:

Count Basie

1 2 3 1 2 3

Strong Pulsing Beat Forte = LoudWeak or Absent Beat Piano = Soft

Largo (means Broadly - really slow) Abrupt ChangeAdagio (means Slow and Stately) Crescendo = gradually louderAndante (means Walking speed) Decrescendo = gradually softerAllegro (means Fast, Quickly, and Bright)Presto (means Very Fast) Staccato: short and detached notesAccelerando (to speed up) Legato: long and connected notesRitardando (to slow down) Accented: notes with a strong or emphasized startRubato (not a steady pulse - more free flowing)Sudden Tempo Change

EnglishStrong Down Beat (1 and 3 are strong) SpanishStrong Up Beat (2 and 4 are strong) FrenchSimple Rhythms Other:Complex Rhythms

SpokenSung

Generally High RegisterGenerally Low Register Yes, there is clear rhyming.Uses a Wide Register Maybe, there is some similar rhyming.

No, I don't hear any rhyming pattern.Generally High RegisterGenerally Low RegisterUses a Wide Register

No, I don't hear the same lyric chunk twice.In TuneOut of TuneConsonantDissonant

YES, I can hear it clearly.NO, I'm not sure what the melody is.

YESSingable NOToo Complex or Random

YESNO

NO, there is only one voice/instrument playing a melody.

Major = Happyminor = Sad

Harmonic Key Quality:

Is there a Bridge?Is the melody easy to sing:

Is there an Instrumental Interlude?Who/What is singing/playing the melody?

OVERALL SIMILARITIES WITHIN THE GENRE:

4 - HARMONYIs there harmony?

NO, all voices/instruments are playing the same exact melody together.YES, there is a voice/ instrument playing something other than the melody.YES, there is a chord based instrument like guitar or piano that is playing more than one pitch simultaneously.

3 - MELODY Count the ChorusesDoes the melody stand out?

Melody Range:Are there repeated stanzas?

Yes, I hear the same lyrics exactly repeated probably creating a chorus.

Pleasing to the ear?8 - FORM

Count the Verses

Which language(s) is used?Rhythm:

Is it spoken or sung?2 - PITCH

Ensemble Range:Is there a rhyming scheme?

Beat: Overall Volume:

Tempo: Volume Changes:

6 - ARTICULATION

7 - LYRICS

Music Genre: Log #: _______

Song Song

1 - TIME 5 - DYNAMICS

1 2 3 1 2 3

Soprano - female high voice Small Group of VoicesAlto - female low voice Choir (Large Group of Voices)Tenor - male high voice Orchestra (Strings)Bass - male low voice Rock Band (Guitar, Bass, Drums)Back Up SingersSmall Group (Duet, Trio, Quartet, etc)

Wind Instruments: - Flute Swing Band (Trumpets, Saxophones, Piano, Drums, Bass) - Clarinet - Saxophone Large Group with a Dense Sound - Oboe Small Group with a Hollow Sound - BassoonBrass Instruments: The recording is unaltered. - Trumpet The recording has added reverb to fill out the sound. - Trombone - French Horn - Euphonium / Baritone - TubaString Instruments: Joyful - Violin / Fiddle Amused - Viola Happy (Major Key?) - Cello Excited - String Bass / Double Bass Accepted - Harp Powerful - Acoustic Guitar Hopeful - Electric Guitar Proud - Bass Guitar Confident - Ukulele Heroic - Banjo Peaceful - Mandolin ContentPercussion Instruments: Romantic - Drum Set (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals) Relaxed - Timpani Sentimental - Marimba or Xylophone Sad (minor Key?) - Cow Bell Lonely - Triangle Melancholy - Tambourine Crushed - Bongos or Congas Jealous - Gong AngryKeyboard Instruments: Cynical - Piano (upright or grand) Frustrated - Synthesizer / Electric Keyboard Selfish - Organ DeviousOther: - Sitar - Accordian -

To listen and sing along with. (radio music for the car)For listening only. (mostly classical music)For Dancing.

Plucking for StringsBowing for StringsMutes for Brass InstrumentsPedals for Electric GuitarsOther:

To change your mood.

To convey a message. (telling a story; make people aware of a situation; to change people's minds)For the performer to explore higher musical concepts. (the academic, expert musician)For stage performance. (most effective live on stage because of added visual components)

11 - MOODCheck all moods/emotions that may apply.

12 - PurposeCheck any purpose that may apply.

For the general public to sing together. (community building)

Were any devices used to alter the tone quality?

Jazz Band (Piano, Drums, Saxophones, Trumpets, Trombones, Guitar, Bass)

Instruments Used: Big Band (Piano, Drums, Saxophones, Trumpets, Trombones, Guitar, Bass)

Large versus Small Groups:

Distortion & Recording Techniques:

The recording used autotune software to correct the pitch.

Song Song

9 - TIMBRE 10 - TEXTURESVoices Used: What type of group is performing?

Intro to Music - Worksheet #26 Questions – Alternative Please answer these questions online by visiting the new choir website at:

www.sites.google.com/view/hhschoir-vocalmusic

1. “Alternative” is a catch all label given to music in the 1990s that _____________________________

______________________________________________________________________________.

2. An Alternative group who has been around for a longer period of time may have started out in a

Hard Rock genre, but they added elements of Jazz that softened their sound in order to

_________________________________________________________________________________.

3. Heavy Metal related Alternative groups include:

a. _____________________________ d. ____________________________________

b. _____________________________ e. ____________________________________

4. New Age related Alternative music is similar to what genre? ________________________________

5. Mood music has a _________________________________ and _______________________ sound.

6. Alternative music includes the use of standard rock instruments like guitar, bass, and drum set as

well as _________________________________ and ______________________________________.

Log #: 26So

ng #

2

Song Title:

What do you think this genre will sound like? What are your preconceived opinions about this genre?

Your Opinion of Song #3: Your Opinion of Song #6:

After Listening Thoughts & Opinions:Did the genre sound like what you thought it would sound like? What was surprising or new that changed your opinion of the genre? What is your new opinion of the genre?

Red Hot Chili PeppersComposer: Composer:

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Song

#3

Song Title:

Song

#6

Song Title:

"Under the Bridge"Performing Artist: Performing Artist:

Composer: Composer:

Max CollinsYour Opinion of Song #2: Your Opinion of Song #5:So

ng #

5Song Title:

"Inside Out"Performing Artist: Performing Artist:

Eve 6

Billy CorganYour Opinion of Song #1: Your Opinion of Song #4:

Music Genre: AlternativeBefore Listening Thoughts & Opinions:

Song

#1

Song Title:

Song

#4

Song Title:

"No Rain" "1979"Performing Artist: Performing Artist:

Blind Melon Smashing PumpkinsComposer: Composer:

Blind Melon

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Strong Pulsing Beat Forte = Loud

Weak or Absent Beat Piano = Soft

Largo (means Broadly - really slow) Abrupt Change

Adagio (means Slow and Stately) Crescendo = gradually louder

Andante (means Walking speed) Decrescendo = gradually softer

Allegro (means Fast, Quickly, and Bright)

Presto (means Very Fast) Staccato: short and detached notes

Accelerando (to speed up) Legato: long and connected notes

Ritardando (to slow down) Accented: notes with a strong or emphasized start

Rubato (not a steady pulse - more free flowing)

Sudden Tempo Change

English

Strong Down Beat (1 and 3 are strong) Spanish

Strong Up Beat (2 and 4 are strong) French

Simple Rhythms Other:

Complex Rhythms

Spoken

Sung

Generally High Register

Generally Low Register Yes, there is clear rhyming.

Uses a Wide Register Maybe, there is some similar rhyming.

No, I don't hear any rhyming pattern.

Generally High Register

Generally Low Register

Uses a Wide Register

No, I don't hear the same lyric chunk twice.

In Tune

Out of Tune

Consonant

Dissonant

YES, I can hear it clearly.

NO, I'm not sure what the melody is.

YES

Singable NO

Too Complex or Random

YES

NO

NO, there is only one voice/instrument playing a melody.

Major = Happy

minor = Sad

Harmonic Key Quality:

Is there a Bridge?

Is the melody easy to sing:

Is there an Instrumental Interlude?

Who/What is singing/playing the melody?

OVERALL SIMILARITIES WITHIN THE GENRE:

4 - HARMONYIs there harmony?

NO, all voices/instruments are playing the same exact

melody together.

YES, there is a voice/ instrument playing something other

than the melody.

YES, there is a chord based instrument like guitar or

piano that is playing more than one pitch simultaneously.

Does the melody stand out?

3 - MELODY Count the Choruses

Melody Range:

Are there repeated stanzas?

Yes, I hear the same lyrics exactly repeated probably

creating a chorus.

Pleasing to the ear?

8 - FORMCount the Verses

Which language(s) is used?

Rhythm:

Is it spoken or sung?

2 - PITCHEnsemble Range:

Is there a rhyming scheme?

Beat: Overall Volume:

Tempo: Volume Changes:

6 - ARTICULATION

7 - LYRICS

Music Genre: Log #: _______

Song Song

1 - TIME 5 - DYNAMICS

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Soprano - female high voice Small Group of Voices

Alto - female low voice Choir (Large Group of Voices)

Tenor - male high voice Orchestra (Strings)

Bass - male low voice Rock Band (Guitar, Bass, Drums)

Back Up Singers

Small Group (Duet, Trio, Quartet, etc)

Wind Instruments:

- Flute Swing Band (Trumpets, Saxophones, Piano, Drums, Bass)

- Clarinet

- Saxophone Large Group with a Dense Sound

- Oboe Small Group with a Hollow Sound

- Bassoon

Brass Instruments: The recording is unaltered.

- Trumpet The recording has added reverb to fill out the sound.

- Trombone

- French Horn

- Euphonium / Baritone

- Tuba

String Instruments: Joyful

- Violin / Fiddle Amused

- Viola Happy (Major Key?)

- Cello Excited

- String Bass / Double Bass Accepted

- Harp Powerful

- Acoustic Guitar Hopeful

- Electric Guitar Proud

- Bass Guitar Confident

- Ukulele Heroic

- Banjo Peaceful

- Mandolin Content

Percussion Instruments: Romantic

- Drum Set (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals) Relaxed

- Timpani Sentimental

- Marimba or Xylophone Sad (minor Key?)

- Cow Bell Lonely

- Triangle Melancholy

- Tambourine Crushed

- Bongos or Congas Jealous

- Gong Angry

Keyboard Instruments: Cynical

- Piano (upright or grand) Frustrated

- Synthesizer / Electric Keyboard Selfish

- Organ Devious

Other:

- Sitar

- Accordian

-

To listen and sing along with. (radio music for the car)

For listening only. (mostly classical music)

For Dancing.

Plucking for Strings

Bowing for Strings

Mutes for Brass Instruments

Pedals for Electric Guitars

Other:

To change your mood.

To convey a message. (telling a story; make people

aware of a situation; to change people's minds)

For the performer to explore higher musical concepts.

(the academic, expert musician)

For stage performance. (most effective live on stage

because of added visual components)

11 - MOODCheck all moods/emotions that may apply.

12 - PurposeCheck any purpose that may apply.

For the general public to sing together. (community

building)

Were any devices used to alter the tone quality?

Jazz Band (Piano, Drums, Saxophones, Trumpets,

Trombones, Guitar, Bass)

Instruments Used: Big Band (Piano, Drums, Saxophones, Trumpets,

Trombones, Guitar, Bass)

Large versus Small Groups:

Distortion & Recording Techniques:

The recording used autotune software to correct the

pitch.

Song Song

9 - TIMBRE 10 - TEXTURESVoices Used: What type of group is performing?

Intro to Music - Worksheet #27 Questions – Pop (Michael Jackson) Please answer these questions online by visiting the new choir website at:

www.sites.google.com/view/hhschoir-vocalmusic

1. Michael Jackson was born in ______________ (year) in Gary, _________________________ (state).

2. Michael Jackson was the eighth of _________________ kids in his family.

3. Why was the Jackson Five only made of five of the siblings? ________________________________

4. The Jackson Five signed a recording contract with what music label? __________________________

5. Michael Jackson went into a solo career and recorded his first solo album when he was

___________ years old.

6. The public first saw Michael Jackson as a dancer when he appeared in what African American movie

musical? __________________________________________________________________________

7. What was Michael Jackson’s signature dance called? ______________________________________

8. Michael Jackson changed the world of pop music performance through

a. ________________________________________________________________________

b. ________________________________________________________________________

9. Michael Jackson was also known as the _________________________ of _____________________.

10. What are the three things Michael Jackson used in his formula for success?

a. ____________________________________________

b. ____________________________________________

c. ___________________________________________

Log #: 27So

ng #

2

Song Title:

What do you think this genre will sound like? What are your preconceived opinions about this genre?

Your Opinion of Song #3: Your Opinion of Song #6:

After Listening Thoughts & Opinions:Did the genre sound like what you thought it would sound like? What was surprising or new that changed your opinion of the genre? What is your new opinion of the genre?

Michael JacksonComposer: Composer:

Robert Kelly

Song

#3

Song Title:

Song

#6

Song Title:

"You Are Not Alone"Performing Artist: Performing Artist:

Composer: Composer:

Michael JacksonYour Opinion of Song #2: Your Opinion of Song #5:So

ng #

5Song Title:

"The Way You Make Me Feel"Performing Artist: Performing Artist:

Michael Jackson

Teddy Riley, Michael Jackson, & Bernard BelleYour Opinion of Song #1: Your Opinion of Song #4:

Music Genre: Pop (Michael Jackson)Before Listening Thoughts & Opinions:

Song

#1

Song Title:

Song

#4

Song Title:

"Thriller" "Do You Remember the Time"Performing Artist: Performing Artist:

Michael Jackson Michael JacksonComposer: Composer:

Rod Temperton

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Strong Pulsing Beat Forte = Loud

Weak or Absent Beat Piano = Soft

Largo (means Broadly - really slow) Abrupt Change

Adagio (means Slow and Stately) Crescendo = gradually louder

Andante (means Walking speed) Decrescendo = gradually softer

Allegro (means Fast, Quickly, and Bright)

Presto (means Very Fast) Staccato: short and detached notes

Accelerando (to speed up) Legato: long and connected notes

Ritardando (to slow down) Accented: notes with a strong or emphasized start

Rubato (not a steady pulse - more free flowing)

Sudden Tempo Change

English

Strong Down Beat (1 and 3 are strong) Spanish

Strong Up Beat (2 and 4 are strong) French

Simple Rhythms Other:

Complex Rhythms

Spoken

Sung

Generally High Register

Generally Low Register Yes, there is clear rhyming.

Uses a Wide Register Maybe, there is some similar rhyming.

No, I don't hear any rhyming pattern.

Generally High Register

Generally Low Register

Uses a Wide Register

No, I don't hear the same lyric chunk twice.

In Tune

Out of Tune

Consonant

Dissonant

YES, I can hear it clearly.

NO, I'm not sure what the melody is.

YES

Singable NO

Too Complex or Random

YES

NO

NO, there is only one voice/instrument playing a melody.

Major = Happy

minor = Sad

Harmonic Key Quality:

Is there a Bridge?

Is the melody easy to sing:

Is there an Instrumental Interlude?

Who/What is singing/playing the melody?

OVERALL SIMILARITIES WITHIN THE GENRE:

4 - HARMONYIs there harmony?

NO, all voices/instruments are playing the same exact

melody together.

YES, there is a voice/ instrument playing something other

than the melody.

YES, there is a chord based instrument like guitar or

piano that is playing more than one pitch simultaneously.

Does the melody stand out?

3 - MELODY Count the Choruses

Melody Range:

Are there repeated stanzas?

Yes, I hear the same lyrics exactly repeated probably

creating a chorus.

Pleasing to the ear?

8 - FORMCount the Verses

Which language(s) is used?

Rhythm:

Is it spoken or sung?

2 - PITCHEnsemble Range:

Is there a rhyming scheme?

Beat: Overall Volume:

Tempo: Volume Changes:

6 - ARTICULATION

7 - LYRICS

Music Genre: Log #: _______

Song Song

1 - TIME 5 - DYNAMICS

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Soprano - female high voice Small Group of Voices

Alto - female low voice Choir (Large Group of Voices)

Tenor - male high voice Orchestra (Strings)

Bass - male low voice Rock Band (Guitar, Bass, Drums)

Back Up Singers

Small Group (Duet, Trio, Quartet, etc)

Wind Instruments:

- Flute Swing Band (Trumpets, Saxophones, Piano, Drums, Bass)

- Clarinet

- Saxophone Large Group with a Dense Sound

- Oboe Small Group with a Hollow Sound

- Bassoon

Brass Instruments: The recording is unaltered.

- Trumpet The recording has added reverb to fill out the sound.

- Trombone

- French Horn

- Euphonium / Baritone

- Tuba

String Instruments: Joyful

- Violin / Fiddle Amused

- Viola Happy (Major Key?)

- Cello Excited

- String Bass / Double Bass Accepted

- Harp Powerful

- Acoustic Guitar Hopeful

- Electric Guitar Proud

- Bass Guitar Confident

- Ukulele Heroic

- Banjo Peaceful

- Mandolin Content

Percussion Instruments: Romantic

- Drum Set (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals) Relaxed

- Timpani Sentimental

- Marimba or Xylophone Sad (minor Key?)

- Cow Bell Lonely

- Triangle Melancholy

- Tambourine Crushed

- Bongos or Congas Jealous

- Gong Angry

Keyboard Instruments: Cynical

- Piano (upright or grand) Frustrated

- Synthesizer / Electric Keyboard Selfish

- Organ Devious

Other:

- Sitar

- Accordian

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To listen and sing along with. (radio music for the car)

For listening only. (mostly classical music)

For Dancing.

Plucking for Strings

Bowing for Strings

Mutes for Brass Instruments

Pedals for Electric Guitars

Other:

To change your mood.

To convey a message. (telling a story; make people

aware of a situation; to change people's minds)

For the performer to explore higher musical concepts.

(the academic, expert musician)

For stage performance. (most effective live on stage

because of added visual components)

11 - MOODCheck all moods/emotions that may apply.

12 - PurposeCheck any purpose that may apply.

For the general public to sing together. (community

building)

Were any devices used to alter the tone quality?

Jazz Band (Piano, Drums, Saxophones, Trumpets,

Trombones, Guitar, Bass)

Instruments Used: Big Band (Piano, Drums, Saxophones, Trumpets,

Trombones, Guitar, Bass)

Large versus Small Groups:

Distortion & Recording Techniques:

The recording used autotune software to correct the

pitch.

Song Song

9 - TIMBRE 10 - TEXTURESVoices Used: What type of group is performing?