ET1 - POP SONG LISTENING

Choose a popular song to outline its form and answer the questions below.

Artist: Title:

* provide link to recording:

The sections of music in a typical pop song most often happen in the following order:
Verse 1 (V1) Chorus (C) Verse 2 (V2) Chorus (C) Bridge (B) Chorus (C) Chorus (C)

If there is an Introduction (I), it will be before V1 (and may return in whole or in part before other verses). A
Pre-Chorus (PC) is often used between the Verse and Chorus to ramp up the energy building into the
Chorus. And any additional music added to the end we can call a Coda ( ).

Use these abbreviations to outline the form of your chosen pop song in the space below. Include the
number of measures in each section.

Other than the text, what are some musical elements that create contrast between the Verse and Chorus?

Which of the following best describes the "sentence" structure in the Verse?
a. aabc (4 parts, statement-restatement-departure-conclusion)
b. aaba (4th part is another restatement)
c. abac (restatement-departure are flip-flopped)
d. aaab (three statements + conclusion)
e. aab (3 parts, departure-conclusion in a single part)
f. other (please describe: __________________________________________________________ )

Which of the following best describes the "sentence" structure in the Chorus?
a. aabc (4 parts, statement-restatement-departure-conclusion)
b. aaba (4th part is another restatement)
c. abac (restatement-departure are flip-flopped)
d. aaab (three statements + conclusion)
e. aab (3 parts, departure-conclusion in a single part)
f. other (please describe: __________________________________________________________ )

Dictate the chord pattern used in the Verse, write as Roman Numerals in the space below:

Dictate the chord pattern used in the Chorus, write as Roman Numerals in the space below: