Petman1325
Poe Catcher
- Joined
- Aug 25, 2008
- Location
- Georgia, USA
I, going into college this fall for a degree in Music Education, usually make remembering lyrics the last thing on my list. Being the little music nerd I am, I typically first listen for things like scale, time signature, tempo, and interesting rhythms. One thing that appears a lot in modern pop music is syncopation since people seem to be attracted to up-beat things, typically seen only in marches.
Of course, half the time, I end up listening to orchestrated works, so lyrics don't show up very often (unless there is a choir accompanying an orchestra/concert band). Whenever choirs come up, I try to identify the language of the choir (Latin is a very popular language, but I've also seen Russian in there as well, and even a little German) and how well they match up to the orchestra.
Honestly, though, the only time I'll go for lyrics first is if it's a part of humor music, such as the works of The Lonely Island or other groups. Aside from that, I typically don't pay attention to the lyrics so much as I do for the whole overall sound and individual parts.
Of course, half the time, I end up listening to orchestrated works, so lyrics don't show up very often (unless there is a choir accompanying an orchestra/concert band). Whenever choirs come up, I try to identify the language of the choir (Latin is a very popular language, but I've also seen Russian in there as well, and even a little German) and how well they match up to the orchestra.
Honestly, though, the only time I'll go for lyrics first is if it's a part of humor music, such as the works of The Lonely Island or other groups. Aside from that, I typically don't pay attention to the lyrics so much as I do for the whole overall sound and individual parts.