Transcript EX 1- Types of Listening

• The sensuous listener
enjoys music in the
background during other
activities, and likes to
have music filling the
environment with nice
sounds to elevate a mood.
• The music makes the
listener “feel” an
emotion.
Say Hey (I Love You)
Artists: Michael Franti &
Spearhead
Composer: Michael Franti
• As you listen…
– How does the music make you feel? Happy, like I want to dance.
– As you listen, what thoughts come to mind? Beaches, summer,
California, surfing…
– What might you be doing while this music is being played? I could
imagine myself chilling at a beach during summer time with this song
in the background.
– Describe a situation where you might have this music playing. Where
are you? I at a senior campfire at Camp Stella Maris, and my friends
and I are dancing in the dark around a bonfire.
– What kind of meal would you be eating with this music? I most likely
would be dancing with this music, not eating.
– If this music were playing anywhere in the world, where would it be?
This music would most likely be playing in California, maybe at a surf
shop in Hawaii.
• Listens to music more
deliberately than the
sensuous listener
• Allows music to remind
them of a memory
• Allows music to bring
to mind a certain
picture or dramatic
situation
Rainbow Veins
Artist: Owl City
Composer: Owl City
• What situations from your past come to mind? My childhood
dreams come to mind most when I hear this song.
• If this music were in a movie, what would the movie be about? If
this song were in a movie, the movie would most likely be about
a young love.
• What might be happening in the movie when this song plays?
Most likely a series of present actions, like flying, playing on a
beach, sitting under the stars…
• If this music depicted a picture of something, what would the
picture look like, and what colors and textures would you see? If
this song painted a picture, I would most likely see a sky scene,
with an array of different colors in a sunset. Fluffy, white clouds
would be in the sky.
• Is concerned with the
quality of the
performance,
monitors musical
interpretation, seeks
the best performance,
and asks questions
regarding the
performance.
Forget You
Artist(s): Glee Cast (feat. Gwyneth
Paltrow)
Composer: Cee Lo
• What did you dislike about it? Rate the performance. I’d give this song
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an 9.5/10 because Gwyn gets a little pitchy at one point in the song.
Did the work sound authentic, was the style captured? The remix
sounded authentic, and overall, the swing-ish nature of the song was
captured.
Did you like the sound of the voice? I love Gwyn’s voice. It’s not
overly nasal-y , unlike a few of the actors and actresses on Glee.
Did you like the sound of the instruments? I did, they helped to
capture the essence of the song.
If you were in charge, what would you change about this song? I,
truthfully, wouldn’t change anything. It’s fine the way it is.
• Has the attributes of a
sensuous, associative and critical
listener
• Enjoys sound and is often
surrounded by music
• Tries to make connections
between the feeling conveyed
in the music and react that way
• Doesn’t close mind and ears to
any musical experience and
reserves judgment until it can
be made after a period of
reflection.
Discombobulate
Artist: Hanz Zimmer
Composer: Hanz Zimmer
Attentive Listening Elemental Analysis
Title: Discombobulate
Artist: Hanz Zimmer
Composer: Hanz Zimmer
Summary of Musical Genre (1-2 Paragraphs)
Classical music can be
traced back to the
“baroque” era. The most
common elements of
classical music are the
strings and piano, which
are used in almost every
classical song ever
performed. Beethoven was
really the first person to
truly define classical
music.
Summary of the piece (1-2 Paragraphs)
Discombobulate is a piece
from the soundtrack for
Sherlock Holmes that is
entirely instrumental. It
serves as the main melody
that every song in this
movie carries through
every song in its album, no
matter how discrete. It also
serves as the prelude,
introducing the actors and
producers.
Melody
Melodic Contour  What is the overall shape of the melody? Draw a contour map of the melody.
Melodic Progression  Is the melody conjunct (stepwise)? Is the melody disjunct (leaps)? Is the melody a combination of
both?
The melody is disjunct. It has an unpredictable melody.
Beat
Quality  Is there a beat? If so, is it emphasized? Un-emphasized? No beat?
There is a beat, and yes it is emphasized.
Meter  Accented beat is meter. Is the beat accented? If so, what is the pattern? Is it duple, triple, or quadruple? Is it
mixed? Asymmetric? Polymetric? What would two possible time signatures be?
The beat is duple, accented on every first beat. It is polymetric, and two possible time signatures would be 2/2 and 3/4.
Tempo  What musical term best describes the tempo? Does the tempo remain constant or does it change? Are there
deviations in the tempo? If so, in what ways?
The tempo is best described as allegro and then andagio, it doesn’t remain constant, and there are many deviations in the
tempo.
Rhythm  How would you describe the rhythm? Is it fluid or strict? Jagged or smooth? Regular or shifting? Does the
rhythm remind you of people marching, people dancing, or people sleeping? What other activities does the rhythm bring to
mind?
I can describe the rhythm as jagged and unpredictable, strict, and shifting. The music reminds me of a chase for a criminal,
much like what Sherlock Holmes does.
Timbre
Classification of sounds  Is the music produced by chordophones? Idiophones?
Membranophones? Electrophones? Aerophones? Corpophones?
The music is produced by chordophones (violins and piano) and aerophones (trumpet).
Instrument-specific classification  Identify the instruments that you hear. Besides
identifying the family of instruments (brass, strings, woodwinds, percussion, keyboard,
voice) be as specific as you can. The more precise your identification of the instruments,
the more credit you will receive.
I can hear a timpani drum, a broken piano, a group of violins that have been amplified,
and trumpets.
Texture
Analysis  Is the music predominantly monophonic? Homophonic? Polyphonic?
Heterophonic? Does the texture change?
The piece is predominantly polyphonic, because it has many different instruments playing
at the same time. The texture of this song changes at the beginning and at the end
because there is a broken piano that transfers into an orchestra at the beginning and the
same at the end.
Two aspects I liked about both versions are:
•Both have the same melody, and both have a fast, exciting, jagged pace to
them.
•Both have a catchy melody.
Two aspects I disliked about both versions are:
•Couldn’t figure out all of the instruments that were playing.
•The tempo didn’t match up in certain parts.
Two aspects I liked about version 1 are:
•The sound is authentic, kind of creepy.
2nd example of
•Has a broken piano at the beginning.
“Discombobulate”
Two aspects I liked about version 2 are:
•The composer did a good job of trying to capture the essence of the
original.
•The most recognizable instruments were included.
Two aspects I disliked about version 1 are:
•Tempo is very fast, can’t catch all of the instruments in it.
•It seems like the strings are all over the place when playing.
Two aspects I disliked about version 2 are:
•Tempo is off from the original.
•Doesn’t have a broken piano playing in the beginning.