Minnesota
State Community and Technical College
Spring
2020
Assignment
3
“Song
Form”
Due:
1/31
Use the “Song FormInformation” sheet under course content to complete this
assignment.
Part I. Definitions
1. This section of music can
only occur at the very beginning of a song.
Answer:
2. This section of music
occurs several times during a song, but almost always has the same music and
lyrics
Answer:
3. What would you call a
section of music that occurs after a chorus and before the next verse and
features a guitar playing melodic material while the drums and bass also
continue to play?
Answer:
4. This song form term means
“tail.”
Answer:
5. This is a section has a
change of mood. It has different music and lyrics than both the verse and the
chorus, and often occurs after the second chorus of a song.
Answer:
6. This is the section of a song that decreases
in volume until it is no longer audible.
Answer:
7. These sections of a song have the same melody
but different lyrics each time they appear.
Answer:
8. This section builds
momentum from the verse to the chorus:
Answer:
Part II. Song Analysis
Listen to the song “Tennessee
Waltz” by Cowboy Copas and answer the following questions.
1. Would you classify this song as R&B,
C&W, or pop? Why?
Answer:
2. Is the lead singer a crooner or shouter? Why?
Answer:
3. In your own words, what are the lyrics of the
song about? Give a reasonable amount of
detail.
Answer:
Listen to the song “Hound Dog”
and answer the following questions.
4. Would you classify this song as R&B,
C&W, or pop? Why?
Answer:
5. Is the lead singer a crooner or shouter? Why?
Answer:
6. In your own words, what are
the lyrics of the song about? Give a
reasonable amount of detail.
Answer:
Listen to the song “Rockin’
Daddy” and answer the following questions.
7. Would you classify this song as R&B,
C&W, or pop? Why?
Answer:
8 Is the lead singer a crooner
or shouter? Why?
Answer:
9. In your own words, what are
the lyrics of the song about? Give a
reasonable amount of detail.
Answer:
Listen to the song “Honky Tonk
Blues” and answer the following questions.
10. Would you classify this song as R&B,
C&W, or pop? Why?
Answer:
11. Is the lead singer a crooner or shouter? Why?
Answer:
12. In your own words, what are the lyrics of the
song about? Give a reasonable amount of
detail.
Answer:
Part III.
Listening Analysis: Song form
Listen to the song “Hound Dog”
by Big Mama Thorton and label the sections of the song form that begin around
the following times.
1. 0:00_________________________
2. 0:23_________________________
3. 0:44_________________________
4. 1:03_________________________
5. 2:03_________________________
6. 2:23_________________________
2:43
Coda…..vocal, dog barks, vocal comments
Listen to the song “All Of Me”
by John Legend and label the sections of the song form that begin around the
following times.
14. 0:00 – 0:16 ___________
15. 0:16 – 0:47 ___________
0:47 – 1:01 PreChorus
16. 1:01 – 1:47 ____________
17. 1:47 – 2:19 ____________
18. 2:19 – 2:32 _____________
19. 2:32 – 3:17 ____________
20. 3:17 – 3:33 ____________
21. 3:33 – 4:35 ____________
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