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Exercises 12.6 Practice Exercises

1.

For each song, fill in the beginning time for each section, label each section type (verse, pre-chorus, chorus, post-chorus, interlude, introduction, A, B, or C section, etc.), and the number of bars in each section of the form.
  1. Table 12.6.1. Tom Bahler, “She’s Out of My Life” (1980)
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
  2. Table 12.6.2. Lennon-McCartney, “Penny Lane”
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
    Time: : Section Type: , bars
Answer.
She’s Out of My Life:
  • 0:00–0:40, Introduction, approx. 4 bars of keyboard
  • 0:40–1:25, A, 12 bars
  • 1:25–2:05, A, 11 bars
  • 2:05–2:35, B, 8 bars
  • 2:35–3:33, A, 13 bars
Penny Lane:
  • 0:00–0:20, Verse 1, 8 bars
  • 0:20–0:38, Verse 2, 8 bars
  • 0:38–0:54, Chorus, 8 bars
  • 0:54–1:11, Verse 3, 8 bars
  • 1:11–1:28, Trumpet Solo on Verse progression, 8 bars
  • 1:28–1:45, Chorus, 8 bars
  • 1:45–2:02, Verse 4, 8 bars
  • 2:02–2:19, Verse 5, 8 bars
  • 2:19–2:36, Chorus, 8 bars
  • 2:36–3:02, Chorus a whole step higher, 9 bars
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