Note. This activity can also be found in the Form - Intro Part 2 Lesson (click here)

 

 

 

 

Directions:

There are several ways to organize musical sections.  To keep everything straight, musicians label each of the sections with letters, starting alphabetically, to determine the music's specific form.  This means the first section of a piece of music would be labeled A, the next section B and so on.  If a section ever reappears (i.e., the same melody and harmony), then we label the section with the original letter.  

 

While a section that reappears is labeled with the original letter, there will be times when this reappearance will be just slightly different than the original.  When this happens, we call it Prime.  To denote Prime, we use a superscript apostrophe A'.  Each variation of the section is given an additional apostrophe - A', A'', A''', A'''' and so on.

 

Let's listen to Michael Bublé's version of Jingle Bells.  On the worksheet I have already split the song into sections - verses and choruses - as well as denoted who is singing within each section (to help you keep track).  Your task is to label each section with the correct letters, including Prime.