9 September

Start of class: "Hell of a Life" by Kanye West from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) Syncopation example: "Faster Than the Setting Sun" by Fyfe Dangerfield from Fly Yellow Moon (2010) Riff and phrase example: "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin II (1969) Monophonic and homophonic textures example: "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes from Fleet Foxes (2008) Polyphonic texture example: "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M. from Document (1987) Changing textures example: "More Than a Feeling" by Boston from Boston (1976) Timbre example: "Sweet" by Jay-Z from American Gangster (2007) Timbre example: "Young Folks" by Kanye West (Peter, Bjorn, and John) from Can't Tell Me Nothing: The Official Mixtape (2007) AABA verse form example: "Things We Said Today" by the Beatles from A Hard Day's Night (1964) End of class: "1992" by Blur from 13 (1999)