MUSICAL ANALYSIS AND JOURNAL ENTRY FOR WEEK 8

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Analysis #1- Choose any piece from your Week 8 Assigned Music

CONTEXT: The Five Questions

Based on our class discussion of the piece, your notes, and the study slides, answer the five contextual
questions. The last question will include a SHMRG analysis.

1. Who’s playing?

2. What systems, people,

and/or cultures are
supporting this music?

3. Who’s listening?

4. What is the relationship

of the music to the
culture?

5. How does the musical SHMRG analysis. You must enter at least 2 characteristics for each category. You
content work? may write more. Write in complete sentences.
(This is your SHMRG
analysis). SOUND A)
B)

HARMONY A)
B)

MELODY A)
B)

RHYTHM A)
B)

Growth A)
(Form) B)
 Based on our class discussion of the piece, your notes, the
study slides, or your own research, what stylistic term or
terms might you use to describe this piece of music? (Please
use musical terms; for example, “jazz” or “impressionism”
would be a good answer, while subjective adjectives such as
“beautiful” or “horrible” will not be accepted.)

Analysis #2 Choose any piece from your Week 8 Assigned Music

Composer/Title of Piece:

CONTEXT: The Five Questions

Based on our class discussion of the piece, your notes, and the study slides, answer the five contextual
questions. The last question will include a SHMRG analysis.

1. Who’s playing?

2. Who is supporting this

music?

3. Who’s listening?

4. What is the relationship

of the music to the
culture?

5. How does the musical SHMRG analysis. You must enter at least 2 characteristics for each category. You
content work? may write more. Write in complete sentences.
(This is your SHMRG
analysis). SOUND A)
B)

HARMONY A)
B)

MELODY A)
B)

RHYTHM A)
 B)

Growth A)
(Form) B)

Based on our class discussion of the piece, your notes, the

study slides, or your own research, what stylistic term or
terms might you use to describe this piece of music? (Please
use musical terms; for example, “jazz” or “impressionism”
would be a good answer, while subjective adjectives such as
“beautiful” or “horrible” will not be accepted.)
Journal Entry for Week 8:

You have two options for your journal entry this week.

Option 1: Look up your instrument from Berlioz’s Treatise on Orchestration (posted on Blackboard) and
reflect on his ideas. Some questions you might consider: What did Berlioz say about your instrument?
Do you agree with his ideas? How has the role of your instrument evolved since the publication of the
treatise? If you were writing your own treatise, what would you say about your instrument?

Option 2: Choose a piece of music (of any genre) and compose your own program notes for the piece.

Your entry should be a minimum of 500 words. Type Your Response Here: