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* | *Formal Analysis: "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eqkTPUh9bPZ7rFDSBj1Asj6nItu6cAa3/view?usp=sharing Word] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nws8-Vu5_R-ZkvJ4gIr-k7RJejMrCcDl/view?usp=sharing Pages] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E4xjOHegtBFI2mJ4XdtDqZnLeeSb2nEC/view?usp=sharing PDF]) | ||
*Formal Analysis: "Unfinished" by Barenaked Ladies ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vcdHe9T1jU38GfN_S_9xRWRbp6A07ekz/view?usp=sharing Word] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/16clLJXfED1GDv7wcTP3h9xSsNF7lPfbf/view?usp=sharing Pages] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LOUFbNpPF13BHGYXTJ4L7q6c8Jaasg6r/view?usp=sharing PDF]) | |||
*Formal Analysis: Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457 by W. A. Mozart ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EejVPNPhjVeF9AI8PCEj2ZZQM5t7yNtj/view?usp=sharing Finale] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1foUdtm5FrRI2EfdNwiiRiT_k7EjrNI39/view?usp=sharing MusicXML] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rV17dGqdB_dOTYsjQIofYHsDWXiYUL3K/view?usp=sharing PDF]) | |||
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Revision as of 14:20, 28 July 2020
| This lesson is part of the Rhythm, Meter & Form category. |
Objectives
- Students will be able to analyze a composition using formal notation (A, A’, B, etc.).
- Students will be familiar with common forms such as sonata allegro, da capo aria, and popular song form.
Resources
Reading:
- Hutchinson, Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom
- Covach, “Form in Rock Music: A Primer”
- Open Music Theory
- Peres, Top 40 Theory
- “Don't Bore Us, but Don't Rush to the Chorus”
- “The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — ‘Closer’: Crafting the Chorus”
- “Everything You Need to Know About the Postchorus”
- “About that Chorus in Bed Rexha’s ‘I’m a Mess’”
- “A Sonic Twist in the Plot: The Bridge in Modern Pop”
- “The PostChorus-Bridge Switcheroo”
- “Recycling the Chorus in Zedd & Elley Duhé’s ‘Happy Now’”
- “The Internal Sonic Progression in Bebe Rexha’s “I’m a Mess’”
- “Sonic Meta-Progressions in Pop Songs”
Class Activities
- Discussion and definition of the concept of formal analysis, and of common large-scale forms
- Formal analysis of music in different genres and time periods
- Creation of a compositional formal blueprint based around two or three given melodies or motives
Assignments
- Comprehension questions
- Formal analysis of written and recorded music
- Creation of a formal blueprint for a piece to meet given criteria
Files
- Formal Analysis: "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind (Word | Pages | PDF)
- Formal Analysis: "Unfinished" by Barenaked Ladies (Word | Pages | PDF)
- Formal Analysis: Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457 by W. A. Mozart (Finale | MusicXML | PDF)