Name _________________

SONG ANALYSIS WORKSHET

Song Title: _______________________________________

Composer: _______________________________________

Lyricist: _________________________________________

Style of music (jazz, rock, classical, etc.): ___________________________________

Style of song (uptempo, ballad, comedy, torch, etc.) ___________________________

Original source (from what show, film, etc.) _________________________________

Song written in what year ____________________________

Song structure (i.e. Intro,A,A,B,A,coda, etc.) __________________________________

Composer info (style, influence, politics, etc) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lyricist info (style, influence, politics, etc) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Describe the character who sang this song: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Original context of song (how did the song function dramatically) __________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Describe the song rhythmically (regular, irregular, jagged melodic lines, long flowing lines, etc.) _______________________________________________________________

Describe the imagery in the song (is there a central image? Is the image predominantly of nature? Of the sea? Of cities? Of animals?)______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Write out the lyrics on the back of this sheet and highlight or underline the rhymes