SONG STUDY SHEET

(Please bring this completed sheet to your lesson when presenting a new piece).

· TITLE (include opera/oratorio title): ______________________________

· COMPOSER (w/dates): ______________________________

· DATE OF COMPOSITION: ______________________________

· POET/LIBRETTIST: ______________________________

· ORIGINAL SOURCE (story/drama/poem): ______________________________

· List one interesting fact about the composer and poet (look in the New Grove Dictionary or try an online search)

· KEY: __________ TEMPO: __________

(major/minor) (metronome marking)

FORM: __________ NUMBER OF SECTIONS: __________

(strophic/through-composed/AB/ABA; dictated by key/text changes)

· List and translate any musical terms found in the score (ie largo/con moto):

· Write the IPA and TRANSLATION (word-for-word) in your score; circle the words (nouns and verbs) that you want to highlight in your musical phrases

· Answer the following dramatic questions (pertaining to the type of person being portrayed; age, nationality, state of mental and physical health, social status, character, mood, etc):

WHO am I?

WHAT am I doing?

WHEN is this taking place?

WHERE is this taking place?

WHY am I singing this song/aria?

(If you can’t find this information through the original source, then make it up!)

· WRITE FOUR EMOTIONAL ATTITUDES YOU COULD USE IN THE DRAMATIC PRESENTATION OF THIS SONG (angry/ecstatic/flirtatious…be creative!)