Music Critique Form

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Others:

Choose one of the following songs or music pieces and listen to it. Then make your own music critique by sticking
to the parameters shown in the form below.

Suggested Popular Songs Suggested Art Music Pieces

- Oye mi canto (Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound - Alleluia (From: Exultate Jubilate KV165 Wolfang
Machine) - http://youtu.be/XO7sh91lhjo Amadeus Mozart) - http://youtu.be/y2M5fz3jCN0
- Neon (John Mayer) - http://youtu.be/AzsEzD2fVwE - Simple Gifts (From: Appalachian Spring Aaron
- - Copland) - http://youtu.be/az667ziu538
http://youtu.be/yxwvOncHVbQ - Minuet in G major (BWV Anh. 114) Johann
Sebastian Bach - http://youtu.be/KqSAGwa49MM

Music Critique Form


Music Piece / Song Title: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Band / Ensemble / Performer Name: ___________________________________________ _______________________________
Composer Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Genre (style) / Historical period: __________________________________________________ ___________________________
Instrumentation (classification and names if known) and/or Voices types
- Instruments:_____________________________________________________________________
- Voices: _________________________________________________________________________

1. Time and Key Signature (Major/Minor) : _______________________________________________

2. Function (social and cultural purpose) of the piece: ______________________________________________________


3. Other features: ____________________________________________________________________

a. Tone:

1 - Many 2 - Frequent 3 A few 4 No


mistakes mistakes mistakes mistakes
Focused tone quality.

Balance within/between sections

Intonation within/between sections

b. Technique:

1 - poorly 2 - fair 3 - mostly correct 4 effortless


controlled
Fingering / Vocal Pitch / Percussion
Rudiments
Rhythmic stability

Note accuracy

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Other technical features: ______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________ _____________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

c. Expression:

1 poor 2 - fair 3 - expressive 4 -very expressive

Dynamic contrasts and tone


color

d. Melodiousness (Musicality)

1.poor 2. fair 3. good 4. excellent

Appropriateness of style.
Sensitivity to phrasing.
Appropriateness of dynamic
contrasts.
Appropriate observance of tempo.
Demonstrates musical
understanding.

e. Others:

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