Listening Examples for Exam #1 (Spring 2026 )

• Listening #1: Identify the primary musical texture: [homophonic, melody & accompaniment; "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley]
  
• Listening #2: Identify the primary musical texture: [homophonic, melody & accompaniment; "Yesterday" by the Beatles]
  
• Listening #3: Identify the musical form: [12-bar blues; "Long Tall Sally" by the Beatles]
  
• Listening #4: Identify the musical form: [aaba (microstructure) ; "From Me to You" (one chorus) by the Beatles]
  
• Listening #5: To what category (subgenre) of rock does this example belong? [R&B; "Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton]
  
• Listening #6: To what category (subgenre) of rock does this example belong? [Pop; "Fascination" by Nat "King" Cole]
  
• Listening #7: To what category (subgenre) of rock does this example belong? [C&W; "Bouquet of Roses" by Eddy Arnold]