Listening focus

Name of the Song

What style of music is it?
What musical elements would you
expect to hear in a song in this style?

What is the time signature? Are there

any shifts in the time signature?
Is the piece in a Major or Minor Key?
Can you work out the structure (i.e.,
verse/chorus, AABA, AB)
What other features are there (solos,
breakdowns, acapella sections, vocal
harmonies etc)

What is the instrumentation?

Are there any effects or other none

instrumental sounds?
What type of rhythm or feel does the
song have? (e.g shuffle, 8 beat, latin,
one drop etc)
What type of vocal style is being
used? (Gospel inflections, vibrato,
melisma, screams, shouts, hiccoughs,
bluesy inflections, national, regional or
colloquial inflections etc)
Does the music modulate or have any
elements that create interesting
textural effects?

notes
Hysteria
Rock
You would expect the song to be quite
heavy, consist of the eclectic guitar,
bass and drums. It is expected to be
quite upbeat.
4/4
major
Verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo,
chorus, outro
The song starts with a bass solo.
There is a big guitar solo in the middle
of the song.
The song is driven by the electric
guitar and bass. There are drums in
the background and one male singer.
Its quite a straight 4/4 rhyme.

The singer has quite a big vocal

range, he uses a lot of falsetto and
head voice specially during the verse.

The guitar does a riff change in the

solo; it goes down the neck and
changes the progression.