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Taylor Swift Aural Worksheets

Attention Swifties (and fellow music students and educators)! Did you know that Taylor Swift has at least 2 songs that are in 5/4 time? And despite REALLY loving the I – V – ii – IV and I – V – vi – IV chord progressions, she occasionally throws in a few mixture (borrowed) chords from the parallel minor key!

In these 3 Taylor Swift aural worksheets, students can develop their music theory and musicianship skills with some of Taylor’s greatest hits including Shake It Off, Bad Bood, Blank Space, Getaway Car and Love Story.

Worksheet 1

Perfect for middle and high school students and requires no music notation skills.  It includes questions on contour, instruments, dynamics, tonality, meter and texture.

  • contour
  • instruments
  • dynamics
  • tonality
  • meter
  • texture

Worksheet 2

Worksheet 2 is designed for upper high school students and requires some music notation and chord vocabulary knowledge.  It includes questions on meter, rhythmic ‘feel’, scales/tonality, scale degree identification, rhythm identification, form, harmonic devices and harmonic dictation.

  • meter
  • rhythmic ‘feel’
  • scales/tonality
  • scale degree identification
  • rhythm identification
  • form
  • harmonic devices
  • harmonic dictation

Worksheet 3

Worksheet 3 incudes questions on meter, modulation, rhythm identification, scale degree identification, intervals and harmonic dictation that are appropriate for upper high school and university level students. It includes some chromatic harmony and modulation.

  • meter
  • modulation
  • rhythm identification
  • scale degree identification
  • intervals
  • harmonic dictation