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1. What techniques do composers use to portray certain emotions through their music? 2. //Inferring the meaning of chord sequences via lyrics// 3. Tom O'Hara, Texas State University 4.[] 5. Google, 5/25/2014 6. S-Tom O'Hara O-Probably a college paper A-Someone who wants to learn what to look for when analyzing the mood of a song with the lyrics P-Teach people how to analyze a song with it's different chords for different moods; maybe get an A on a paper S-Tone/mood of music and how the chords portray it Tone- informative and formal; many diagrams and tables 7. This paper describes how to analyze the mood of a piece of music without simply looking at the lyrics. It shows the different chord structures that can be used to portray cetain emotions. 8." it is feasible to learn the meaning of chord sequences from lyrics annotated with chords" 9.He definitely seems like he know what he's taking about, with the knowledgeable-sounding word choice; but on the other hand, it went a bit over my had considering I'm not yet at the level at which he is teaching. 10. "Rather than just using the words from lyrics as the meaning content, it is often better to use terms typically associated with songs and musical phrases." "For example, in Western music, major chords are typically considered bright and happy, whereas the minor chords are typically considered somber and sad." " By examining the frequency of the pairs, it can be seen that most cases shown fall under the major-as-happy versus minor-as-sad dichotomy." "Of course, individual chords are limited in the meaning they can convey, given that there are relatively few that are used in practice, compared to the thousands of playable chords that are possible...Therefore, the ultimate test is on how well chord sequences are being treated."