Mini Analysis: Carl Vine (Character)

Work: ‘Love Me Sweet’
Composers/Creators: Carl Vine
Performers: Jane Edwards (Soprano)
Album: The Battlers TV Series (1994)

Listen to this excerpt and describe the character and mood of this performance.

Aim for at least three words.

Need some ideas? See pages 140 & 141 in Decoding Sound.

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Did you have any of these?

• Sincere
• Tranquil
• Tender
• Yearning

Listen again and consider some others…

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Perhaps these were the words you chose…

• Gentle
• Calm
• Wistful

Or maybe you identified a completely different character – remember, as long as you can back up your choice with element evidence, you cannot be wrong.