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Examples from the repertoire that provide practice identifying different types of instruments.
Listening for Phrases & Melodic Cadence
Listening for Phrases & Melodic Cadence
1) Édith Piaf, "Non, Je ne Regrette Rien"
Written by Charles Dumont. Lyrics by Michel Vaucaire. (1956)
Audio: mp3, Youtube: https://youtu.be/4r454dad7tc
Phrase Structures
Phrase Structures
J. Rosamond Johnson, "Congo Love Song"
Words by J. W. Johnson (1903)
Audio: mp3, Youtube: https://youtu.be/u1UV-W7x3zQ
2-Part, 3-Part, and 4-Part Phrase Structures in Popular Music
2-Part, 3-Part, and 4-Part Phrase Structures in Popular Music
Air Supply, "I'm All Out of Love," chorus
From Lost in Love (1979)
Audio: Youtube (0:49–1:12)
Ed Sheeran & Taylor Swift, "The Joker and the Queen" chorus
From = (2022)
Audio: Youtube (1:25–1:55)
John Travolta, "Greased Lightnin'," verse and chorus
From the film, Grease (1977). Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.
Audio: Youtube (0:10–0:52)
Rodgers & Hammerstein's, "A Cockeyed Optimist," verses 1–2
From the musical South Pacific (1949)
Audio: Youtube (0:08–0:46)
The Beatles, "Helter Skelter," verse
From The Beatles (1968)
Audio: Youtube (0:17–0:40)
Tracy Chapman, "Give Me One Reason," verse
From New Beginning (1995)
Audio: Youtube (0:30–1:02)
Exercise
Exercise
Classroom Analysis Activity (For Theory & Practice I, Unit 3-3)
SRDC Phrase Structure in the Beatles
Instructor Solution: Google Sheet.
This is based on analyses in the blog post by Aaron Krerowicz, “One, Two, Three, Four, Can I Have A Little More?: SRDC Form in Beatles Songs, Part 1,” from Flip Side Beatles
12-Bar Blues
12-Bar Blues
Examples with a clear call-and-response structure.
Big Joe Turner, "Flip, Flip, & Fly"
Written by Charles E. Calhoun & Lou Willie Turner. Single (1955).
Audio: Youtube
Big Joe Turner, "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"
Written by Charles E. Calhoun. Single (1954).
Audio: Youtube
Bessie Smith, "Mean Old Bed Bug Blues"
Written by Jack Wood (1923)
Audio: Youtube
Eric Clapton, "Blues Before Sunrise"
From From the Cradle (1994)
Audio: Youtube
Cream, "Crossroads"
Originally written by Robert Johnson in 1936. From Wheels of Fire (1968)
Audio: Youtube
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
See the NYU Theory Anthology for more examples of phrase structure here.
Scott Lipscomb: Examples of the 12-Bar Blues
Musical U, "Songs that Use the 12-Bar Blues" (Youtube Playlist)
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