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Story? A musical/folk opera that deals with aspects of African American life
Tonality Major Key of G Major Happy mood Moderate pace slightly faster than walking pace (andante) Range of a 10th Sequences bar 29 to 31 Flattened notes 7th Raised fah 4th
Form A-A1-B-A-Coda
Why is the B section Different? Listen again to the b section and decide what musical features are present that make it different from the a section.
Rhythm Metre 4 per bar Syncopation (can you explain this term) Triplet crotchets in the spoken bar
Test Listen again and answer the following questions. Name the Song? Composer? 2 musical features of the Melody 2 musical features of the Rhythm What is the form?