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Choose a song that you will enjoy listening to for a while. It can be an audio or video recording. Create an overall picture by summarizing the main points of the song. Create a strong statement about the song itself and its significance. [Thesis statement] What is the overall message or them of the song? Identify the genre and the song’s target audience. Who created/performed the song?

[History-Research:]

Construct a background for the song. Relevant historical and biographical information is useful to help the reader understand the selected piece. Support the topic by researching books, periodicals, music publications and web-based sources. All papers must include research using Oxford music online found in the TCC library database. Be sure to select only the most credible sources when selecting other online references. Please limit all historical and biographical information to only what pertains to the subject directly. All research requires the construction of proper bibliographies and in-paper citations. For this assignment, either MLA or Turabian, will suffice.

[Description-Listening:]

Describe how the song sounds in general. Listen to the song many times and keep a listening journal. Using your journal notes, examine the music in detail according to the elements melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, instrumentation, genre and lyrics. Write about those elements that help the reader to understand how the song sounds in general. It is not necessary to give a second by second description. It is better to stick to the “big picture.” Be sure to support your explanations with concrete examples. Whenever possible select the fundamental musical vocabulary learned in class for description and critique.

[Evaluation-Analysis:]

Analyze and explain the lyrics and the music using fundamental musical vocabulary. Evaluate the mood of the piece and explain how it is created. Analyze the lyrics for meaning and form. Examine the form of the music. Compare and contrast the different sections of music. Compare the music to the lyrics and assess if and how they work together. How is the meaning of the song linked to its construction? Critique the quality of the performance.

[Conclusion]

Summarize the main points of your essay, focusing on your own original conclusions. The concluding paragraph should confirm the statements of the opening paragraph, being careful not introduce new material.