Guia en inglés para hacer el comentario de una audición

Firstly: Listen to the piece of music: 

a) What are you hearing?

b) What do you think about?

c) What are you feeling?

d) What do you wonder?

Secondly: Analyse this piece of music: 
Write all you know about the piece of music you´re listening to:


1- What´s the name of this piece of music?
2-Who composed it?
3- What period in the History of Music does it belong to?
4-Write about some interesting aspects about the period in which it was composed and about its style.

5-Style and genre: 
( Is it symphonic music, chamber music, ancient music, clasical, popular, pop, rock, jazz music, etc.?)
Is this piece instrumental or vocal music?
If it´s instrumental, is it pure or descriptive? Do you know what´s it describes?
If it´s vocal, what´s the topic of the piece?
Secular or religious?
Was it composed for a special event, ceremony or for being played in a special place?

6- What´s the character of this piece of music?
You can describe its character using the adjectives you consider the most significant for it.
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7- Instruments: Is this piece instrumental or vocal music? 
Are you listening a symphony orchestra, a chamber orchestra ( a duet, trio o quartet...) , a band, a rock band, a jazz band, a choir, a soloist with an instrumental accompaniment...?

If it´s a vocal piece, can you name the type of voice (soprano, mezzosoprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass or a pop singer?)

8- What´s the language you´re listening to?

Is it a salmodic, syllabic, pneumatic or melismatic tune? ( You must appreciate the relationship between syllables and notes)

9- Melody :  Does the tune move with a stepwise motion or with many and large leaps ? Is narrow or wide the pitch range?

10: Structure: Is it structured in clear phrases?
Can you apreciate tunes that are repeated several times? Do you listen to its parts ( verses, chorus, leitmotivs, A, B, C, D...)
Can you listen to a predominant note value in a special motif, leitmotiv or ostinato?

11- Rhythm: Has it got a metered rhythm or not?

Is it free rhythm as in Gregorian chant?
Can you guess the time signature? Is it a duple, triple or quadruple time?

12- What´s the tempo (speed) of the piece of music you are listening to? ( Presto, Allegro, Andante, Adagio, Largo). 

13-How is the dynamic ( volume) of this piece of music? Can you notice many changes in the volume? What are the dynamic markings you can appreciate?

14 -Texture: Is it a monophonic tune, polyphonic music or an accompanied melody?

Personal opinion: Do you like this piece of music? Why? Does it remind you to another piece of music? When could you listen to it? What for?


Analyse a pop song:

1- Analyse its parts ( intro, verses, prechoruses,choruses, bridge,solo,  ending, coda, outro)


2- Write about its character, instruments, singer and another significant musical aspects.



3- What´s the message of this song? Underline a significant line or verse for you and write why you´ve chosen.


4-Write about the composer and singer or group that sing and perform this song.


5- Write a list with the words or expression you don´t know.