Name:___________________________________________

Listening: Read the directions and listen to the excerpts being played. Select the
most appropriate answer.

1. Listen to an excerpt from Minnie the Moocher by Cab Callaway.

Circle the form of this excerpt.


a) Period Structure
b) Call and Response
c) Phrase

d) Sentence Structure

2. Listen to the teacher playing the piano. Label the form with letters.

















3. Listen to the song in blues form, Sweet Home Chicago.

Circle the line of words that has a different melody?



a) Line 1: Baby dont you wanna go?

b) Line 2: Baby dont you wanna go?

c) Line 3: To that bright light city, sweet home Chicago.

4. Another word for refrain is __________________________.

Circle all of the refrains in the lyrics below.

5. Another word for verse is __________________________.
Draw a box around the verses in the lyrics below.



Listening to Rockin Robin by Bobby Day


He rocks in the tree tops all day long
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song
All the little birdies on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet


Rockin' robin, rock rock
Rockin' robin
Blow rockin' robin
'Cause we're really gonna rock tonight


Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee
Every little bird in the tall oak tree
The wise old owl, the big black crow
Flappin' their wings singing go bird go


Rockin' robin, rock rock
Rockin' robin
Blow rockin' robin
'Cause we're really gonna rock tonight


Pretty little raven at the bird's bandstand
Told them how to do the bop and it was grand
They started going steady and bless my soul
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole




Vocabulary: Match the correct term to the definition


ostinato
Call and Response Rondo Form Fine




Theme and Variation
Form
D.C al Fine Phrase






1. _________________________ : a musical form in which a melodic idea is
stated and then varied in a succession of statements


2. _________________________ : a composition consisting of a recurring
theme alternating with contrasting sections

3. _________________________ : the head to the end
4. _________________________
makes sense

: a musical thought- a series of pitches that

5. _________________________ : a question & answer pattern in which a

group responds to a leader

6. _________________________ : the structure and design of a composition,
incorporating repetition, contrast, unity, and variety
7. _________________________ : a repeated musical figure may be rhythmic,
harmonic, or melodic
8. _________________________ : the end

Identify:
Label the musical form of the example below

1.

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2. This form is called _______________________ form.

3. What is this symbol called?

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4. What is the form of Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho?

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5. Follow the musical symbols showing form of Joshua Fought the
Battle of Jericho. Copy the lyrics of the last phrase to be sung in this song.
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Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho

Reflect: Why is form important in music? How does it help composers create music?
How does it help performers?


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Create: Choose one of the questions to answer.

-Use shapes or symbols to create your own form. Label your form with letters
below the shapes or symbols. Write the name of that form above.
OR
-Write lyrics for one verse in a blues form.