Pick a song or a piece of music that you’re familiar with. Give us some background information on the artist, genre, and your relationship to the piece of music. Next, choose two of the musical elements we discussed in class: one from Monday (melody, rhythm, or harmony) and one from Wednesday (timbre, texture, or form). Using some of the vocabulary featured on your worksheets and in the textbook, describe how you hear your chosen elements at work in the piece of music. Don’t only focus on which categories the music falls into (e.g. major or minor, polyphonic, consonant, etc)–make sure to tell us how the music fits or doesn’t fit those categories. 

Please include in your blog either a YouTube or Spotify link to the music you choose. This blog is due Saturday 9/14 at 11:59pm.  Remember to consult the posting guidelines and How-To Guide if necessary. 

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