Engaged Listening

Title: _Ly O Lay Ale Loya________________________________________________________________

Composer: ____________________________________________________________

Artist (if known): _______________________________________________________

Musical Elements
Rhythm & Tempo: rhythm: even, uneven, long, short,
rests, duple, triple, quadruple,
Rhythm is very even and short. There are even rests that are repeated. pulsing, driving, repeated,
Tempo is fast, but has moderation to it. syncopation

tempo: slow, fast, frantic,

peaceful, moderate, accel., a
tempo, ritard
Melody: pitch- treble, bass, high, low,
middle, mixed range, ascending,
Melody has a short melody descending,
Repeated many times
melody-conjunct, disjunct, steps &
leaps, short or long phrases, arch,
wave, vivid motif, theme
Harmony & Texture: harmony-melody, accompaniment,
rich, sparse, monophonic,
Harmony is accompaniment. polyphonic, homophonic,
Polyhonic melody consonance, dissonance, block
chords, broken chords, resolution
Heavy texture

texture-dense, thin, thick, medium,

heavy, light, sparse. few/many
instruments
Tonality: tonality-major, minor, combo,
changing, indistinct, bright, happy,
Tonality is bright and happy. dark, somber, other
Major and dark
Dynamics & Articulation: dynamics-loud, soft, mezzo,
crescendo, decrescendo
Dynamic is soft to begin with, but very suddenly changed to loud with crescendo.
Articulation is clipped and smooth
articulation-staccato, clipped,
legato, smooth

large contrasts, little contrast

Timbre: bright, brilliant, clear, deep,
heavy, warm, reedy, thin, breathy,
Clear timbre with a little bit of mellow piercing, harsh, mellow, dark,
light, airy

Form & Structure: theme, section, A, B, C..., phrase,

verse, strophic, binary, ternary,
Ternary form with a themed structure. Also with a verse structure antecedent, consequent,
restatement, introduction, bridge

Context: place and time, background info,

purpose
A circle dance. Released in 1994 by a musical project called “Sacred Spirit”

Personal Response
Physical: How did the music affect my
body?
The music has a very mellow and fast tempo, making me want to sway my head and tap my feet.

How would I characterize the

sound of the music to my ears?
 Emotional: How did the music make me feel?

The music makes me feel very frantic and it makes me feel like I need to go for a run or a long walk. It
motivates me to get up and do something active. What mood does the music
create?

What activity would this music

reinforce?
Intellectual: What mental image did the music
bring to mind?
This music makes me think of a movie where people are about to go to war, and they are all walking in
a line getting ready for war.
Is there a specific memory I
associate with this music?

What else did I think about as I

concentrated on the music?

Overall Perception
Two-word Description: Describe the music using only two
concise descriptive words.
Frantic, motivating

Rating: Rate the music and give a reason

for your rating.
4, I felt that this piece of music made me feel powerful and motivated. I enjoyed how it made me feel,
and I would listen again if I had too.
5 - Greatly enjoyed

4 - Somewhat enjoyed

3 - Neither enjoyed nor disliked

2 - Somewhat disliked

1 - Greatly disliked