Informance Overview

Upon arrival, performance of one song

How music surrounds us—radio, TV, computers, commercials

Popular music styles and combinations

Brief overview of why Donna writes music

Skills needed to write a song: math, language, reading, current events

Is there a “right way” to write a song?

Usual parts of a song

	Introduction - why songs usually have one
	Verse - generally tells your story Chorus - often repeats itself (hook) and contains the song title
	Bridge - brain hears something different as you travel from the beginning to the end of the song
	Ending - signals that the song is finished

Arrangement and Orchestration

	Solo performance - of song just evaluated
	Full instrumentation - listen to studio arrangement of same tune

Questions and Answers

Performance of another composition and more Q & A