Modern Day Composers/Songwriters

Compare a songwriter and a composer.

Word painting is...

• Painting your lyrics to better understand them

• using musical elements to portray the lyrics

• change in musical elements or melody to express emotion

• a composer/songwriter’s musical uniqueness

Who started the Virtual Choir?

• Eric Whitacre

• Lin-Manuel Miranda

• John Williams

• Bob Chilcott

What are the three important musical elements for a composer/songwriter? Describe them.

What's the difference between dissonance and consonance?

Which of these musical examples models climax in music?

• #1

• #2

• #3

What is the common pop chord progression?

This songwriter uses A LOT of contrast in their music

• Doja Cat

• Ed Sheeran

• Olivia Rodrigo

• Post Malone

A leitmotif is

• sheet music for instruments or voice and instruments to read altogether.

• borrowing melodies or segments from other songs

• a tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious  elements.

• melody representing a character/theme

The next few questions are about this musical example:

Who wrote this song?