This performance is perfect. Jenny applies every trick in the book to improvise a funny song, and takes complete possession of the audience. She begins with “Won’t you be my koala ?” and here comes the romantic power ballad.
- The song structure is solid as can be: verse/verse/bridge/verse. No meandering whatsoever.
- “Won’t You Be My Koala?” (the thematic line) is placed at the top of each verse and left out of the bridge. This procedure is present in one of the games I teach students to play as they learn song structures.
- This thematic line is explored and heightened throughout the song, never veered away from or abandoned.
- Overall, the lyrics contain constant “relevant vocabulary” to the thematic line, which the audience finds Continue reading \”Simple Song Structure Hits Jackpot in Las Vegas\” »
