Music Analysis Guide: Analyzing and Comparing Song Lyrics and Elements, Exercises of Music

Download Music Analysis Guide: Analyzing and Comparing Song Lyrics and Elements and more Exercises Music in PDF only on Docsity! Music analysis guide for students Summary You will analyze and compare two songs from different periods, examining theme, style, and historical and technological context. The lyrics (Language) 1. What did you like about the song's words? What were your favourite parts? Why? (Critical thinking) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 2. Are the song's words like the words to any other song that you know? How are they similar or different? (Connections) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 3. Is there anything in the song that reminds you of something in your own life? (Personalization) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 4. Do you find any of the words or sentences interesting? Confusing? Unusual? (Style) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 5. Did the songwriter include images that you find funny? Scary? Old-fashioned? Embarrassing? (Evaluation) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 6. What senses does the songwriter use in this song? Sight? Smell? Hearing? Taste? Touch? (Style) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 7. Why do you think the songwriter wrote this song? (Inference) _____________________________________________________________________ 8. What is this song about? (Theme) _____________________________________________________________________ The elements of music Rhythm is the repeated movement of sounds through time. In songs, the words usually match the rhythm. Everything we sing or say has a rhythm. For example, try singing or saying a lullaby, nursery rhyme, skipping song or rap. Beat, accent and tempo are all part of rhythm.  Beat is the regular pulse (the ticking of a clock, the sound of a car's windshield wipers).  Accent is where the strongest emphasis is placed as in one, two, three, one, two, three.  Tempo is the speed: how fast or slow the music is. Can you find the beat through clapping? Can you find the accent? What happens when you change the tempo? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Melody is the tune. The tune is made up of musical notes or pitches that make up a pattern. When you add words to a melody, it becomes a song. Notes can be high, low or in-between. Their height is called the pitch. Pitch determines the height of a note in relation to the others around it, which may be higher or lower. What words would you use to describe the melody or tune of this music? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________