By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Transcribe highly contrasting hooks and other musical ingredients that undergird different sections of the song
Analyze questions of genre, masculinity, and privilege in singer-songwriter Ezra Koenig’s approach to Rock music
Evaluate the emotional affective quality of irony and lyrical-musical divorce
Song Exploder, Episode 175: Vampire Weekend, “Harmony Hall” (December 25, 2019)
Vampire Weekend, “Harmony Hall,” from Father of the Bride (2019)