PowerPoint or Essay on Music Theory

Choose one song from the provided list and analyze it using the information from Foundation of Music Theory. You may listen to it and view it as much as necessary. Each song will have many of the key elements essential for sound to be considered music. In your analysis please discuss the use of keys, times, scales, rhythms, and tempos. Explain how those parts make the song flow or how they make the audience feel. Also address if those parts are used to convey a story or emotion from the artist’s point of view. Lastly make sure you explain how the use of keys, times, scales, rhythms, and tempos help progress the song from start to finish. A good question to ask is, why did the composer choose what he or she did?

If you choose to do a paper:
• 3-5 pages PLUS a cover and reference page
• An introductory paragraph to the song you have picked any why
• Logical flow of topics and points from paragraph to paragraph
• Proper use of terminology including music term and phrases
• Proper analysis of the song including keys, times, scales, rhythms, and tempos
• Proper APA writing style, 3rd person narrative, Page headers, Properly cited references
• NO Wikipedia or ASK.Com
• A conclusion paragraph

If you choose a PowerPoint presentation:
• 15-18 Slides PLUS a cover and reference slide
• An introductory slide to the song you have picked any why
• Proper use of terminology including music term and phrases
• Proper analysis of the song including keys, times, scales, rhythms, and tempos
• Proper APA writing style, 3rd person narrative, Page headers, Properly cited references
• NO Wikipedia or ASK.Com
• Use of listening and visual examples
• A visually pleasing slide presentation
• A conclusion slide

Music Links:

Beethoven : Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5 (1/2 : Moderato)