Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 Analyzing Music Analyzing Music

Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 Looking at music very closely- Part Two F O R M

Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 We look by listening for…. a complete musical thought…a phrase a complete musical thought…a phrase the close of a musical idea…a cadence the close of a musical idea…a cadence musical ideas that you hear again and again musical ideas that you hear again and again

Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 What part do you hear again and again? Sections that repeat give the biggest clue when looking at F O R M

Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 We will use shapes to show others what we hear….

Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 The first section you hear will be the A section Well use a circle Well use a circle

Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 The next section you hear will be represented by a square.

Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 Each time you hear the same section repeated, use the same shape

Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 If you hear a new musical idea choose another shape to represent it. If you hear the same idea more than once, use a new shape to represent it. This will be Section B.

Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 A Listening Exercise 4 U!

Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 Create a Diagram of the Song Using shapes, show the form of this song:. Using shapes, show the form of this song:. If you heard a part more than once, be sure to show this in your diagram. If you heard a part more than once, be sure to show this in your diagram.

Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 Check your work using this:

Constance Ridley Smith-October 2002 Return to I.D.E.A. Click the boxed X on this presentation to close and return to the lesson. Click the boxed X on this presentation to close and return to the lesson.