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NAME: _________________________

1960’s – 2000 Rock Music Listening Guides

Directions:

Use this listening guide to record the musical characteristics of the pieces you are covereing.

Title of Example:

Bon Jovi- Wanted Dead or Alive

lyrics: The lyrics in this song are kind of sad and are about him driving home all night and that he is wanted dead or alive.

tempo: The tempo of this song is moderate it’s not fast and it’s not slow.

repetitive pattern: In this song the only thing that gets is the chorus.

call and response: In this song there is not that much of a call and response.

texture: The texture is slow rock it’s not very fast. There are drums, guitars, piano, and male singer.

List the musical characteristics that were different in this example than in 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: It has more than one guitar and there is one singer in this song. The acoustics are different too in this song than others.

Describe how the musical characteristics were different or unique to the music of this decade? There is a lot more put into it and a lot more sounds. There is more than 1 guitar in this song but only one singer. The song is moderate but not hard rock it is also kind of a sad song. The lyrics are slower and not as fast but they are still rock lyrics.

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Directions:


Title of Example:

Bon Jovi- Bad Medicine

lyrics: The lyrics in this are about needing medicine and they are upbeat and faster than normal.

tempo: The tempo of this song is upbeat and has a great beat.

repetitive pattern: This has a 12 bar rep. pattern

call and response: There is some call and response.

texture: There is a rock texture and there are drums, guitars, and male singers

List the musical characteristics that were different in this example than in 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: This has more hard rock and head banging to it. Also there is more than 1 singer. The beat is fast in this song.

Describe how the musical characteristics were different or unique to the music of this decade? In this song the lyrics were faster and more of a rock theme to them. Also the beat of this song was more hard rock and upbeat. There was more than one guitar and the sounds of this song were more rock and different.

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Directions:


Title of Example:

Bon Jovi- Livin’ On A Prayer

lyrics: The lyrics are fast in this and upbeat. They are about how the union is on strike and his wife is bringing home the pay and they are going to hold on to what they got.

tempo: The tempo of this song is moderate and not that fast as others.

repetitive pattern: 12bar rep. pattern, and is a moderate rock speed pattern

call and response: There is a little call and response there are some guitar solos

texture: This has a rock texture and there are drums, guitars, male singers, and bass

List the musical characteristics that were different in this example than in 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: In this rock example they have many different sounds. There are many guitars in this example. Also there are synthesizers in this example. The beat is faster and there is more of a hard texture too.

Describe how the musical characteristics were different or unique to the music of this decade? In this example the tempo is faster and there are more different sounds. There are drums, guitars, and more than one male singer. Also there is

more of a hard rock texture to this example in some of the parts. The example has many textures to it.

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Directions:


Title of Example:

Michael Jackson- Thriller

lyrics: The lyrics of this are moderate and upbeat. They are about how there is something lurking in the night and how this girl is scared and you are fighting for your life and there is no second chance.

tempo: The tempo is moderate

repetitive pattern: There is 14 bar pattern

call and response: none

texture: This has more of a pop texture and there is piano, guitars, drums, one male singer and other different sounds.

List the musical characteristics that were different in this example than in 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: This is more of a pop than rock and there are more different sounds. They warp the sounds in this song differently and change the sounds of the instruments a lot.

Describe how the musical characteristics were different or unique to the music of this decade? In this music example the sounds are different and the instruments are warped into different sounds. It is more of a pop example than a rock and the is only one male singer in this song.

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Directions:


Title of Example:

Michael Jackson- Billie Jean

lyrics: The lyrics of this song are about a girl he met and that she was a beauty queen, he asked who will dance with her in the round. The lyrics are slow moderate and they are upbeat.

tempo: The tempo of this song is slow to moderate

repetitive pattern: 11-16 bar pattern in this example

call and response: There is no call and response

texture: This is more of a pop texture and there are drums, guitars, piano, and maybe some brass. The sound is warped on some of the instruments.

List the musical characteristics that were different in this example than in 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: This example is more of a pop song. The instruments are warped differently and the lyrics are different. There are many different sounds in this song.

Describe how the musical characteristics were different or unique to the music of this decade? This is more of a pop song and the instruments are different in this song. They are warped to make different sounds. The beat is different and it is slower rather than hard rock and head banging noise.

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Directions:


Title of Example:

Michael Jackson- I can’t Just Stop Loving You

lyrics: In this song the lyrics are about him loving his girl and how proud he is to say I love you. The lyrics are happy and upbeat. About love.

tempo: This song is slow moderate

repetitive pattern: There is no repetitive pattern

call and response: A little call and response

texture: The texture of this song is more pop than rock and it has guitars, piano, drums, female singer and a male singer

List the musical characteristics that were different in this example than in 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: This song has a slow tempo and it is more of a pop song rather than rock. It has a male and female singer. There are also different sounds in this example they warp the instruments to make different noises.

Describe how the musical characteristics were different or unique to the music of this decade? In this example the music is more pop than rock and there is a male and female singer. Also the instruments are warped different than there are in the other songs. It has a unique song type to it.

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Directions:


Title of Example:

Michael Jackson- Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough

lyrics: The lyrics are about power being the force and keep on with the force don’t stop until you get enough. The lyrics are upbeat and moderate.

tempo: The tempo in this example is moderate fast

repetitive pattern: There is not really a rep. pattern in this example


texture: The texture of this example is pop and there are drums, piano, brass, male singer and other instruments that have been warped to sound the way they are.

List the musical characteristics that were different in this example than in 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: This is more of a pop song rather than rock. There are instruments in this song that u wouldn’t hear in the rock bands. Also the instruments are warped differently in this song than in rock examples.

Describe how the musical characteristics were different or unique to the music of this decade? This song is pop and it has instruments that are different. There is one singer in this example and it is a male singer. There are no guitar solos and no drum solos. This is more singing than rocking out.

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Directions:


Title of Example:

Michael Jackson- Smooth Criminal

lyrics: The lyrics are about a criminal who broke into Annie’s apartment and hurt her and he’s asking Annie if she’s ok. The lyrics of this song are upbeat and fast.

tempo: The tempo of this example is fast moderate

repetitive pattern: There is no rep. pattern

call and response: There is a little call and response

texture: The texture of this is pop, there is guitar, piano, drums and other instruments that are warped

List the musical characteristics that were different in this example than in 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: In this example it is more pop than rock and there are instruments you wouldn’t hear in rock. Also the instruments are warped differently than in rock. There are no guitar or drum solos in this example.

Describe how the musical characteristics were different or unique to the music of this decade? This is a pop song and there is only one singer. There are different sounds from the instruments because they are warped. And there is no repetitive pattern to the song.

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Title of Example:

Phil Collins- In the Air tonight

lyrics: The lyrics are about how he sees someone’s lies and since they are lies when the someone is drowning he wouldn’t lend them a hand. The lyrics are depressing and slow.

tempo: The tempo of this song is slow

repetitive pattern: none


texture: The texture of this example is slow rock and there are guitars, drums, a piano, and a male singer.

List the musical characteristics that were different in this example than in 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: this example is a slow rock song and the guitar is warped to make a different sound. Also there are no solos in this song at all. It also has the lord’s name in it.

Describe how the musical characteristics were different or unique to the music of this decade? This example is a slow rock and not a heavy rock like the others. Also it has the guitar warped to sound different than usual. Also this has the lord’s name in it too. The rock is more soothing than it is upbeat.

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Title of Example:

Pat Benatar- Hit Me With Your Best Shot

lyrics: The lyrics are about how a guy breaks little hearts and she wants to take it and see what he’s got. The lyrics are happy and upbeat.

tempo: Fast moderate

repetitive pattern: 16 bar pattern

call and response: The is not really a call and response

texture: The texture of this song is more just regular rock, it has guitars, drums, a piano, and a female singer

List the musical characteristics that were different in this example than in 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: This is more of a reg. rock song not heavy rock and it also has a female singer.

Describe how the musical characteristics were different or unique to the music of this decade? There is a female singer in this example and she’s the only singer. Also there are not very many instruments in this example. There are no solos in this song either.

1960’s -2000 Rock Listening Guide Summary

Artists you listened to:

Bon Jovi Michael JacksonPhil Collins Pat Benatar

Summary of musical characteristics:

(site specific songs as examples)

Lyrics: The lyrics of these songs are always about people like in the song Living On a Prayer, there about life.

Tempo: The tempos are moderate to fast like in the song Hit Me With Your Best Shot.

Call and Response: There were not many call and responses like in the song Thriller

Repetitive Pattern (form):

There were 11-16 rep. bar patterns like in the song Billie Jean

Texture: The textures were rock and pop like in the song Wanted Dead or Alive and Smooth Criminal

List the musical character, overall, that were different from 1950’s Rock.

There was some that were rock, some hard rock and some pop. Also the instruments in the songs were different and used in a different way. Also there was a song with a female singer and a black singer instead of white men just in the bands.

How were the musical characteristics different or unique from 1950’s Rock?

They all had a different tempo, lyrics, and type of music to them. The songs were rock to pop. Also there era of each one changed by how they used the instruments and the different sounds they made with them. Last there was a black singer and a female singer in the bands; one was pop and the other rock.

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