A
B
C
D
Room 27 is always late!
But we never, ever hate.
Next time we will not be late.
We love music, that’s our fate!
BINARY FORM
AABB
AAAB
ABAB
TERNARY FORM
AABA
ABA
RONDO FORM
ABACA
ABACADA
etc..
A
B
C
D
Room 27 is always late!
At this point it is our fate.
And secretly it’s ‘cause I’m 8!
We always blame room 28!
BINARY FORM
AABB
AAAB
ABAB
TERNARY FORM
AABA
ABA
RONDO FORM
ABACA
ABACADA
etc..
A
B
C
D
Room 27 is no joke!
We are kind, we never choke.
And we love the music folk.
We are sweeter than a coke
BINARY FORM
AABB
AAAB
ABAB
TERNARY FORM
AABA
ABA
RONDO FORM
ABACA
ABACADA
etc..
A
B
C
D
Room 27 is the best!
We are better than the rest.
We are better than the English mess.
Yes we never take a rest
BINARY FORM
AABB
AAAB
ABAB
TERNARY FORM
AABA
ABA
RONDO FORM
ABACA
ABACADA
etc..
A
B
C
D
Room 27 is the best!
We are better than the rest.
But we’re at school, and we’re the best.
Yes we hate all the tests.
BINARY FORM
AABB
AAAB
ABAB
TERNARY FORM
AABA
ABA
RONDO FORM
ABACA
ABACADA
etc..
Pitch
The Elements of Music
Pitch
Dynamics
Texture
Rhythm
Tempo
Timbre
The Elements of music are the features or ingredients that make it sound the way it does.
We describe music using the following elements:
Find each element in the classroom,
and click on it to learn more.
Tempo
Rhythm
Texture
Timbre
Form
Form
FORM
Structure / Sections
A
B
C
D
etc…
FORM
Structure / Sections
etc…
A
B
C
D
FORM
Structure / Sections
Binary
A B
Ternary
A B A
Rondo Form
A B A C A D A
Free-Form
Through-Composed
Verse - Chorus
Verse 1
CHORUS
Verse 2
CHORUS
Excellent website about form!
Strophic
A A A A A
(the same melody with different verses
for example,”The farmer in the dell”)
FORM
Structure / Sections
Binary
A B
Ternary
A B A
Rondo Form
A B A C A D A
Free-Form
Through-Composed
Verse - Chorus
Verse 1
CHORUS
Verse 2
CHORUS
Strophic
A A A A A
(the same melody with different verses
for example,”The farmer in the dell”)
Excellent website about form!
FORM
Structure / Sections
Binary
A B
Ternary
A B A
Rondo Form
A B A C A D A
Verse - Chorus
Verse 1
CHORUS
Verse 2
CHORUS
The ones you are expected to know.
A
BINARY FORM
AABB
AAAB
ABAB
TERNARY FORM
AABA
ABA
B
2 contrasting sections
A
RONDO FORM
ABACA
ABACADA
etc..
B
At least 3 contrasting sections
C
TERNARY FORM
ABCA
A
B
C
D
BINARY FORM
AABB
AAAB
ABAB
TERNARY FORM
AABA
ABA
RONDO FORM
ABACA
ABACADA
etc..
What’s the Form?
Hot Cross Buns
Hot cross buns.
Hot cross buns.
One a penny, two a penny
Hot cross buns.
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.
Mary had a little lamb, her fleece was white as snow.
Twinkle, Twinkle
Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are.
Frère Jacques
Frère Jacques. (2x)
Dormez vous. (2x)
Sonnez le matines. (2x)
Ding dang dong. (2x)
A
Create your own form.
B
C
D
??
A
B
C
D
Room ____ is really great!
We are never, ever late.
Some of us know how to create.
We will be famous, that’s our fate!
BINARY FORM
AABB
AAAB
ABAB
TERNARY FORM
AABA
ABA
RONDO FORM
ABACA
ABACADA
etc..
Analyzing Verse-Chorus Songs
DISCLAIMER:
There can be more than one correct song analysis. There could be different ways of looking it at.
All that matters is that the analysis makes sense.
Assignment on Form
POSSIBLE SECTIONS IN VERSE-CHORUS MUSIC
Intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Instrumental Interlude
Outro/Ending/Coda
YOUR SONG ANALYSES
A
B
C
D
Create your own form.
ABA C ABA D ABA
A
Create your own form.
B
C
D
Gr. 5/6’s are really great!
We are never, ever late.
Some of us know how to create.
We will be famous, that’s our fate!
ABACADA
A
Create your own form.
B
C
D
Gr. 5/6s are really great!
We are never, ever late.
On the test, we forget the date!
We never eat healthy, that’s our fate!
A A B D C A
Analyzing the Form of Longer Songs
SPOILER ALERT!
There is often not just one correct way of analyzing a longer song.
There could be different ways of looking it at.
All that matters is that the analysis makes sense.
Tritsch Tratsch Polka
A
B
A
C
A
B
A
Intro
Coda
Sansa Kroma
Sounds like:
RONDO FORM
Looks like:
TERNERY FORM
Intro
A1
A2
Clapping
A1
TERNERY FORM
A sections - Binary Form
C section - Call/Response
Live Your Dream
Verse 1
CHORUS
Verse 2
CHORUS
bridge
CHORUS
VERSE-CHORUS FORM
a b
a b
a b
Analyzing Verse-Chorus Songs
SPOILER ALERT!
There is often not just one correct way of analyzing a longer song answer.
There could be different ways of looking it at.
All that matters is that the analysis makes sense.
Assignment on Form
POSSIBLE SECTIONS IN VERSE-CHORUS MUSIC
Intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Instrumental Interlude
Outro/Ending/Coda
High Hopes
CHORUS
Verse 1
bridge
CHORUS
Verse 2
bridge
CHORUS
(a capella)
CHORUS
(with instruments)
Uptown Funk
VERSE-CHORUS FORM
Intro
Verse
bridge
CHORUS
PRE-
CHORUS
VERSE-CHORUS FORM
A
Create your own form.
B
C
D
Room 10 is really great!
We are never, ever late.
Some of us know how to create.
We will be famous, that’s our fate!
A
Create your own form.
B
C
D
Room 26 is really neat.
But it can be chaotic.
They think candy is really sweet.
They think farts bring on the heat.
A
Create your own form.
B
C
D
Room 27 is a really great class.
They really love dino-nuggies.
They run through the stores buying dino-nuggies.
They also like to play on the grass.
A
Create your own form.
B
C
D
Room 29 is really great!
We drink orange juice not marmalade.
Dogs and cats are really great.
We are athletes, we play!
FORM
REVIEW
BINARY
2 contrasting sections
Examples: AB AABB AAAB
TERNARY
the first section returns at the end.
Examples: ABA AABA
RONDO
There is a section that keeps coming back round & round again & again (like a chorus), with different/contrasting sections in between.
Example: A B A C A D A
VERSE-
CHORUS
A song that features verses and choruses.
A
B
C
D
Room ____ is really great!
We are never, ever late.
Some of us know how to create.
We will be famous, that’s our fate!
BINARY FORM
AABB
AAAB
ABAB
TERNARY FORM
AABA
ABA
RONDO FORM
ABACA
ABACADA
etc..
A
B
C
D
BINARY FORM
AABB
AAAB
ABAB
TERNARY FORM
AABA
ABA
RONDO FORM
ABACA
ABACADA
etc..
A
B
C
D
etc…
etc…
A
B
C
D