I need a music profile for this assignment
Guidelines For Your Music Profile The main goal is to describe the music as you heard it, using the Elements of Music. First, choose a song or a section of a larger work. Listen to it several times, with a special focus on the Elements. Then choose FIVE Elements, and in the typed Profile tell the title and artist, and then, one at a time, list each Element, and describe two aspects of that Element you heard in that piece of music, e.g.: “Rhythm: This song kept a strong, fast 4, heard mostly in the drums. The feel of the beat was...” Below are the eight Elements, listed easiest to hardest, and some possible starting points in each area. Note: These are just possibilities, not a questionnaire. Dynamics (volume): Is the selection loud/medium/soft? Does the dynamic level stay the same or change? How and when are the changes? Rhythm (time): What is the meter in your selection, e.g. 2/3/free? Is the beat fast/medium/slow? Does it change? How and when? How about the feel of the rhythm? Does the rhythm seem simple or complex? straight or syncopated? How so? Timbre (tone color): Describe the sound(s) as you heard them; you can mention which instruments, voices, etc., but try to describe their sound, rather than just list (“It was a piano piece, so it had piano.”) Describe how the sound changes within the selection, or contrasts with a different section/ song. Melody (line): Can you describe its shape, e.g., smooth or disjunct, simple or complex, etc.? How so? Who has the melody, & when? How would you describe its character or mood? Texture (# of melodies): Mono/homo/poly, and how is this so; i.e., if homophonic, who has the melody, who the backup; if it is polyphonic, how is it so? If there is imitation, tell where and when. Does the texture change? When and how? Expression (feeling): What is the general mood of the Music itself, i.e. not just the lyrics or story ? How does the music express this feeling? (e.g., dynamics, rhythm...?) Does the mood change? How? Are there any words? What are they, and how do they seem to relate to the music -- or not? Form (design): How does the piece begin (is there an Intro?); then what happens, in terms of structure? Did you notice any form or pattern, such as a repeating section or tune? Describe this as you hear it. Are there places with improvisation? What leads you to think so? Describe these. Harmony (chords): (Note: it can be difficult to distinguish what is harmony from dynamics or timbre.) Does the harmony basically sound pleasant/consonant or harsh/dissonant? Does this change? How? Can you tell if the music changes key (not just changing some chords)? When? Grading will be based on: 1) Using the 5-Element format, stating which Element you are addressing, and keeping the ideas about that Element together. 2) Clarity of descriptions (no worries over spelling, just edit so it makes sense to someone else). 3)Five different Elements with at least two specific observations about each Element. It's totally fine to include other info, like artist bio, significance of the song (to the group, to you, or to the world), etc.