October 10, 2012
Breakdown of Your Music Review
For this, let’s think about a report in sections.
The sections can correspond to obvious parts of the song:
Lyrics - what’s happening here? don’t retell - look for meaning! think like an English student
Instrumentation
list the instruments used
talk about the parts of the song - verse, chorus, intro, etc
talk about the quality of the instruments and the “parts”
riffs, beats, grooves, etc
stand out moments
weak moments
“lost me”s
Don’t say “this is awesome because it’s awesome”
The singer - the voice - the “character” of the singer
Your response - emotional and mental and so on - experience you had listening
5. The mood/tone/the less obvious qualities of the song
For this, let’s think about a report in sections.
The sections can correspond to obvious parts of the song:
Lyrics - what’s happening here? don’t retell - look for meaning! think like an English student
Instrumentation
list the instruments used
talk about the parts of the song - verse, chorus, intro, etc
talk about the quality of the instruments and the “parts”
riffs, beats, grooves, etc
stand out moments
weak moments
“lost me”s
Don’t say “this is awesome because it’s awesome”
The singer - the voice - the “character” of the singer
Your response - emotional and mental and so on - experience you had listening
5. The mood/tone/the less obvious qualities of the song
October 5, 2012
How Do You Know If A Band Has Some Value on
The History of Rock and/or Roll?
(or Why You Shouldn’t Do One Direction Just Yet)
What are their genre elements?
there are genres of music and these genres have markers or signifiers
good bands that define genre often are the ones who started these signifiers
Led Zepplin
What are the genre markers that they were early on in developing?
Robert Plant in many ways defined what a metal singer is/was
the powerful drumming - BIG, FAT sound and a very heavy stick
guitars - crunch, power chords, blues influenced -
Different band, different genre - Ohio Players and Disco
Bob Dylan and Folk
Neil Young and Folk
Who are they influencing who is around after them? What did they build?
the pattern tends to go alt -> cool kids -> catch on -> mainstream -> over
Fashion and Image around the band
some bands really have something figured out this way - KISS, Alice Cooper, Gwar, Motley Crue, N’Sync, Madonna, Lady Gaga
Particularly amazing skills
The Beatles - their cutting edge studio, songwriting
Pink Floyd - guitar player was amazing
Tool - drummer is particularly awesome
Rush - all three virtuoso talents
The Career Arc - think of the journey that the band has been on
- has the band changed? how? why? what are they at the present compared to what they were?
The Career Arc - think of the journey that the band
(or Why You Shouldn’t Do One Direction Just Yet)
What are their genre elements?
there are genres of music and these genres have markers or signifiers
good bands that define genre often are the ones who started these signifiers
Led Zepplin
What are the genre markers that they were early on in developing?
Robert Plant in many ways defined what a metal singer is/was
the powerful drumming - BIG, FAT sound and a very heavy stick
guitars - crunch, power chords, blues influenced -
Different band, different genre - Ohio Players and Disco
Bob Dylan and Folk
Neil Young and Folk
Who are they influencing who is around after them? What did they build?
the pattern tends to go alt -> cool kids -> catch on -> mainstream -> over
Fashion and Image around the band
some bands really have something figured out this way - KISS, Alice Cooper, Gwar, Motley Crue, N’Sync, Madonna, Lady Gaga
Particularly amazing skills
The Beatles - their cutting edge studio, songwriting
Pink Floyd - guitar player was amazing
Tool - drummer is particularly awesome
Rush - all three virtuoso talents
The Career Arc - think of the journey that the band has been on
- has the band changed? how? why? what are they at the present compared to what they were?
The Career Arc - think of the journey that the band
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