Question.2866 - Listening Journal Analysis QuestionsEntry 1 (Example of source entry information formatting.): Last, First. “Name of Video in Headline Case with Quotation Marks and Not Italicized.” (music video). Directed by First Last. Full Date. URL. Style/Genre and Musical Period: Type of composition: (instrument solo, chamber music, symphony, choral, vocal solo, other) Use the following questions to guide you in describing the elements of music you hear in the music you are analyzing. I. Melody: A. Describe the general characteristics of the melodic material (smooth, rhythmic, singable or not, other). B. What instruments played the melody most of the time? C. Were there many melodies throughout the piece or was there mainly one or a few melodies? D. When the piece was over, were you able to remember and sing or hum some of the melodies? E. Were the notes of the melody close together or were there leaps? This describes the melodic contour-disjunct, conjunct, or combination.II. Harmony: A. Describe the general characteristics of the harmony (pleasant, happy, sad, angry, etc.) B. Did the chords used seem to last for a “long time” or did they change frequently? Was this different in different parts of the piece? C. Was this the kind of harmony that you are used to hearing in the music with which you are familiar? Give some examples. If this harmony is unfamiliar, tell how and what aspects of the harmony make it unfamiliar to you. D. If you were to compose some music, would you choose to use this style or type of harmony? Explain why.III. Rhythm: A. Would you say that the piece is a rhythmically active or relatively smooth sounding piece of music? Tell why and give some examples. B. Does the rhythmic activity remain constant throughout the piece or does it vary during the course of the movements or sections of the composition? Give examples. C. Does the rhythmic aspect of the music happen in the melody of the different parts or is there a constant underlying rhythm going on throughout the piece? Explain. D. How does the rhythmic element of the music make you feel (relaxed, anxious, thoughtful, frightened, other)? Explain why you think so.MUSC 103Page 2 of 2In music, texture, refers to who (IV) is doing what (V)? IV. Texture (Instrumentation/Voices): A. Which instruments or voices were used most often in the piece? B. Were “families of instruments” (strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, etc.) used most of the time or were there passages of solo playing or singing? Give examples. C. Tell how the use of different instruments affected the interest and emotional effect of the music. D. Which instrumental or vocal part do you think would be the most enjoyable one to play? Tell why.V. Texture (Monophonic, Homophonic, or Polyphonic): A. Were there many instruments and/or voices playing/singing at the same time most of the time or were there only a few playing/singing at a time? Or did this number of instruments vary throughout the piece or the different movements of the piece? Explain and describe. B. Did it seem like there was a main melody with other instruments or voices accompanying this melody with notes of the harmony (homophonic texture)? Or did it seem that there were several melodies going on at the same time (polyphonic texture)? Or were there parts where all the instruments/voices were playing or singing exactly the same notes (monophonic texture)? Or did the “texture” vary throughout the composition? Explain and give examples.VI. Timbre A. What adjectives can you use to describe the quality of the sound of the instruments or voices you hear in the piece? Examples: gentle, airy, raspy, strong, smooth, nasal, etc.VII. Dynamics A. What contrasts between loud and soft portions of the music did you notice? B. Was the majority of the piece loud, soft, or somewhere in between? Use the Italian dynamic markings to describe these different levels of louds and softs. Examples: forte, piano, pianissimo, etc. C. Did the use of louds and softs cause the music to connect to the listener on a greater emotional level or would it have been the same without the use of dynamics?VIII. Form A. What different sections did you notice in the music? B. Did any of the sections keep coming back again? C. Can you identify a specific type of form based on the different sections you heard? Examples: Strophic (AAAA etc.), Binary Form (AB), Ternary Form (ABA), Standard (AABA), etc.
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