R&B
_____________ occurs when words at the end of each line of a song have the same sounds. For example: last, past, and fast all have the same sounds.)
WHAT IS RHYME
The rate of speed at which music is played or sung is called the _____.
WHAT IS TEMPO
The ___________ is the part of the song that catches the listener’s attention.
WHAT IS HOOK
The tune of the song is called the ______.
WHAT IS MELODY
The ____________ is the instrumental ending of the song.
WHAT IS OUTRO
The _______ of a song tells the details of your story. It has the most information about the story or situation – such as who, what where, when, why, and how.
WHAT IS VERSE
The ____________ is the instrumental beginning to a song that often contains a part of the verse’s melody.
WHAT IS INTRO
The ___________ is the main subject of the song.
WHAT IS THEME
This section of a song usually has a part that is repeated over and over. It is the part of the song that an audience sings along with and looks forward to hearing. This section of the song normally contains the title of the song. It is called the ___________.
A ________ is a story told with words and music.
WHAT IS A SONG
The ___________ tells what the song is about. A songwriter may come up with this before writing a song.
WHAT IS TITLE
This section of the song is sometimes called the pre-chorus that bring awareness to the song’s emotional tension by delaying the arrival of the chorus. Usually a __________ is only two lines in length.
WHAT IS CLIMB
What is another name for 12-Bar Blues?
*DOUBLE POINTS* (BONUS POINTS)
WHAT IS AAB PATTERN
What is another name for Verse/Chorus?
**DOUBLE POINTS**
WHAT IS ABA FORM
The _________is different from the rest of the song and introduces a “twist” in the song.
WHAT IS BRIDGE
What is the defintion of a refrain line?
**DOUBLE POINTS**
WHAT IS A REFRAIN LINE IS THE HOOK OR TITLE OF THE SONG AND A SINGLE PHRASE OR EVEN LESS.
What genre of music uses 12-Bar Blues song form. List two.
WHAT IS..
BLUES
ROCK
HIP HOP BLUES
What is another name for AABA song form?
**DOUBLE POINTS**
WHAT IS 32-BAR FORM
What is the 12-Bar Blues lyric pattern? (How do you write a blues song?)
**TRIPLE POINTS** (BONUS POINTS)
WHAT IS...
Line 1: Ask a question or pose a problem
Line 2: Repeat line 1
Line 3: Answers the question or gives a solution
What genre of music use AAA song form. List two.
WHAT IS..
JAZZ
BLUES
GOSPEL
POP
FOLK/BLUEGRASS
What is the song form format for AABA?
What is the song form format for AAA?
What is the song form format for Verse/Chorus?
**FIVE POINTS***
WHAT IS...
AABA: VERSE, VERSE, BRIDGE, VERSE
AAA: VERSE, VERSE, VERSE
V/C: VERSE, CHORUS, VERSE, CHORUS OR
VERSE CHORUS, VERSE, CHORUS, BRIDGE, CHORUS
What are the other two names for AAA song form?
**FIVE POINTS**
STROPHIC SONG FORM AND ONE-PART SONG FORM
What are the three steps in the 3-step writing technique?
**FIVE POINTS***
WHAT IS...
START WITH A TITLE
OUTLINE THE STORY
WRITE THE ACTUAL LINES OF LYRICS
List one song example for each song form listed below discussed in class:
AAA
12-Bar Blues
AABA
Verse/Chorus
**5 POINTS**
WHAT IS...
AAA: OLE TO BILLY JOE/MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB/OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM/AMAZING GRACE
12-BAR BLUES: I FEEL GOOD/ITS A MAN'S WORLD/HOUND DOG
AABA: SAVING ALL MY LOVE/SWEET DREAMS/OVER THE RAINBOW/YESTERDAY/RUNAWAY BABY
VERSE/CHORUS: HOW DO I LIVE/NOT LIKE US/CAN WE TALKList all four common song forms.
**TRIPLE POINTS** (BONUS POINTS)
WHAT IS:
12-BAR BLUES
AAA
AABA
VERSE/CHORUS