The Song Review is our capstone project for the year. you will fill in the template below and submit the following form. The form has “click and fill” elements to aid your formatting. Download the file, complete it, and submit it via this module. Please ask if you have any questions.

There are 3 separate pages:

Page 1:

Song Selection, YouTube Link, History of Band/Composer
Summary picture: select a clip art or emoji picture that illustrates how you feel when you listen to this song
10 x 2 exercise: Listen to the song in its entirety, writing down 10 distinct things that you notice or hear. Then, listen to the song again, and create a list of 10 different things. Challenge yourself!

Page 2:

Listening Map: Create a visual “map” of your song, highlighting important stylistic elements, performing forces, form structures, etc. Feel free to be creative here! You can use a timeline, a winding path, a ladder, whatever organization strategy that gets your point of view across.

Page 3:

MR HIGS analysis: Describe each of the MR HIGS components in detail, using the terminology learned and implemented in class. Analyze your song in the following categories:

Melody: range, contour, movement, quality, etc.
Rhythm: meter, subdivision, syncopation, beat emphasis, tempo, etc.
Harmony: quality, thick/thin, major/minor/atonal/modal, modulations, etc.
Instruments: performing forces, which instruments are featured, etc.
Growth/Form: dynamics, structure, texture build, ritornellos, ostinatos, etc.
Style/Sound: genre, special effects, word painting, intent of composer, etc.