Musical Elements Chart Worksheet

Unit VI Louisiana's Musical Landscape
Lesson 1 Music Around the State: Sound and Place

Musical Elements Chart Worksheet

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Listen to several songs listed on Louisiana Voices Traditional Music Examples Resource Sheet and choose some samples to complete the chart below.

Use your own words to describe what you hear and that will help you to remember the sounds.

Music Elements	Selections
	Style: Gospel Title: Artist:	Style: Cajun Title: Artist:	Style: Rockabilly Title: Artist:	Style: Blues Title: Artist:
Instrumentation What are the instruments being played?
Lyrics/Language What are the words being sung? Are the words in a language(s) you speak? If not, which one?
Tempo Is the music fast, slow, or in-between?
Dynamics Is the music loud, soft, or does it change during the song?
Melody What is the tune? Is it simple and sing-able, or complicated?
Rhythm Can you describe the beat of the music? Does it move in two's or three's? Is the accent on the strong beats or the weak beats?

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