Jonathan Shaw
  • Music Appreciation Spring 2020 (Blackwood)
    • Homework
    • Syllabus & Defining Music Appreciation >
      • Activity : Judging Music
    • 1/30 Instrumentation Class 1 >
      • Instrumentation Follow-Up
    • 2/11 >
      • Texture
    • 2/13
    • 2/18
    • Melody >
      • Evolution of a Genre : Example Assignment >
        • Week 5 Assignment : Evolution of a Genre Assignment
    • 2/25
    • Quiz
    • Rhythm
    • 3/10
    • Virtual Week 1: Harmony >
      • Extra Harmony Material
    • Film Music
    • Sampling
    • Sampling Follow Up
    • The Blues
  • ONLINE Music Appreciation Fall 2020
    • Week 1
    • Week 2
    • Week 3
    • Week 4
    • Week 5 >
      • Evolution of a Genre : Example Assignment
      • Week 5 Assignment : Evolution of a Genre Assignment
    • Week 6 >
      • Film Music
      • Sampling
    • Week 7 >
      • Sampling Follow Up
      • Survey
  • Brass Methods
    • Fingering/Position Test
  • Fall 2019 Honors Appreciation
    • Day 1 >
      • Syllabus & Defining Music Appreciation >
        • Activity : Judging Music
    • Day 2
    • Characteristics of Music - Part 1
    • Instrumentation
    • Texture
    • Melody >
      • Isn't She Lovely
    • Harmony
    • Rhythm
    • Song Meaning / Analysis
    • Artistic Intention
    • Evolution of a Genre : Example Assignment >
      • Assignment : Evolution of a Genre Assignment
    • Song Form
    • Genre Thoughts
    • Sampling
    • Film Music
    • Movie Projects (Examples)
    • Early Blues
    • New Page
  • Biography
    • Resume/C.V.
  • Aural Theory II
    • Page 2
    • Practice Test
    • Final Days
  • Aural Theory I
    • Reading Material
    • Tuesday 9/4
    • Class 2 : 9/11
    • Class 3 : 9/13
    • 9/18
    • 9/20 >
      • Matching the Pitch Homework
    • Quiz Listening
    • Class 10/2 & 10/4
    • 10/9
    • 10/11
    • 10/18
    • Dictation Practice
    • 6/8 Piece
    • BassLine Singing
    • FINAL MATERIALS
  • Music Fundamentals
    • Homework
    • Class 2 : 9/11 >
      • Melody
      • Harmony
      • Intro to Rhythm
      • Instrumentation
      • Instrumentation Chart / Song Map
    • Class 3 : 9/18 >
      • Quiz
      • Matching Pitches
      • Matching the Pitch Homework
    • Class #4 : 9/25 >
      • Rhythm
      • More Rhythm....
      • Song Form
    • Class #5 : 10/2
    • Class #6 : 10/9
    • Class #7 : 10/17
    • Class #8 : 10/23 >
      • ID'ing Basslines
    • Class 9 : 10/30
    • Class #10 11/6
    • Mid Term Project
    • Mid Term Project Due Dates
    • Class 12 : 11/13
    • Class #13 : 11/20
    • Class 14 - 11/26
    • Class 15 : 12/4
    • Class 16 : FINAL
  • Music Fundamentals for Sound Engineers
    • Week 1
    • Week 2
    • Week 3
    • Week 4
    • Week 5
    • Week 6
    • Week 7
    • Week 8 >
      • Notation Practice - Test
    • Week 9
    • Week 10
    • Week 12
    • Week 13
    • Week 14
    • Week 15
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Instrumentation : Dissecting a Song

  • For the following Songs, listen, and keep track of any instruments you hear 
  • A Change in instrumentation is signified by :  Addition,  Subtraction of an instrument 
  • For every time you hear a change in texture, record:    (1) a time stamp     (2) the number of instruments you hear    (3) The Names of the Instruments  (4) What 'Fundamental Roll' They are taking (Mel, Rhyth, Harm)
Ed Sheeran  -  Shape Of You
0:00 - 0:08
  -   Guitar Rhythmic 

0:08 - 0:19   -   Guitar Rhythm +  Keyboard
  • 2  Instruments :  Rhythmic , Harmonic 
​

0:19 - 0:33   -  Guitar Rhythm  +  Keyboard +  'Oh-I' Backgrd Vox
  • 3 Instruments : Rhythmic , Harmonic , Melodic
​

0:33 -  0:44  -   Gtr Rohm - Kbd + Back Vox + Gtr Strums
  • 4 Instruments : Rhythmic , Harmonic , Melodic
​

0:44 - 0:54   -  Gtr Rthm  +  Kbd +  Bck Vox + Gtr Strums + Gtr smacks
  • 5  Instruments : Rhythmic , Harmonic , Melodic
​

0:54 - 1:55  -   Keyboard + Lead Vox
  • 2 Instruments 
Lets see if we can do the same exercise as a class......

0:00 -  0:06
  -  Guitar Plucks
0:06 - 0:20   -  ______________
Cont....... 

Song Map

Picture

Chart out these two songs in class .....

Song 1 
Song 2 

Song Map Activity 

For the Following songs, create a chart like I did for the Ed Sheeran Tunes. The things you should pay attention to are over here-----> 

***You will be doing this for homework in a neater and more detailed format (see my coldplay graphic) for a few songs of your choice, so make sure you can create a chart in class !****

Instrumentation Chart
  • For the following Songs, listen, and keep track of any instruments you hear 
  • A Change in instrumentation is signified by :  Addition,  Subtraction of an instrument 
  • For every time you hear a change in texture, record:    (1) a time stamp     (2) the number of instruments you hear    (3) The Names of the Instruments  (4) What 'Fundamental Roll' They are taking (Mel, Rhyth, Harm)
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