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SONG ANALYSIS OF A RECORDED SONG - Coggle Diagram
SONG ANALYSIS OF A RECORDED SONG
ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
RHYTHM
pulse
meter
tempo
durations
rhythmic patterns
MELODY
succession of individual pitches, grouped into a line
HARMONY
simultaneous pitches grouped into chords
progressions
key
tonality
DYNAMICS
loudness levels
loudness relationships
gradual changes of levels
TONE COLOR, TIMBRE
selection and scoring of instruments and voices
orchestration and arranging
RANGE AND TESSITURA
span of pitch levels of
a line
an instrument
of any pitched aspect of the musical materials or structure
Composite sound of the music, includes all elements
Number of individuals parts and the type of materials being presented, such as monophonic (a single melody)
FABRIC
Composite sound of the music, includes all elements
ELEMENTS OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE
TIMBRE-RELATED
sound quality (tone color) of instrument/voice
changes in sound quality
rhythmic movements of sound quality changes
performance intensity cues
DYNAMICS-RELATED
shaping of line
accents
tremolo
generation of performance intensity
RHYTHM-RELATED
rhythmic placements of notes
accuracy of rhythms and rhythmic placements
Use of time for shaping musical idea vs. surface expression: stretching and contracting time
PITCH-RELATED
Intonation
pitch inflections
bends
glissando
rhythmic placement of pitch inflections
vibrato
ALL ELEMENTS
changes and characteristics generated by expression
performance style and performance techniques
ELEMENTS OF THE RECORDING
SPATIAL PROPERTIES
sound stage dimensions
stereo or surround phantom image location and size
distance location
environment of
the sound stage
individual sources
space within space
ambience
echo
reverb
TIMBRE
crafted sound qualities and timbres of sound sources
component parts of timbre/sound quality
altered performance intensity and performance techniques
timbral balance
pitch density
DYNAMIC LEVELS AND RELATIONSHIPS
dynamic contour/shape of individual parts
loudness balance of voices and instruments
dynamic contour of individual sounds
dynamic contours of reverberant energy
reference dynamic level
dynamic contour of overall program
RHYTHM- AND TIME-RELATED
Tempo
durations
patterns of durations (rhythms) in all artistic elements
time functions
timbre of time units
rhythms of reflections
PITCH-RELATED
pitch areas
pitch registers
pitch frequency placement
range of sounds/soundsources
pitch density
timbral balance
GENERAL DIMENSIONS
OF LYRICS
MESSAGE AND STORY
STRUCTURE
SOUND
PITCH AND DYNAMIC INFLECTION
RHYTHM
TIMBRE