This document provides templates for analyzing music videos based on themes of gender roles, race, sexuality, materialism, and violence. The templates include prompts to describe the content in the music video related to each theme, such as the roles and appearances of men and women, the representation of different races, sexually explicit imagery, displays of wealth, and depictions of violence. Students are instructed to fill in the song title, artist, and answer each set of questions in the templates to analyze how the music video portrays or comments on each theme.

1. Music Video Analysis
Gender Roles
Song Title: ______________________________________
Artist: ______________________________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. What are the men/women doing? (Dancing, sitting, swimming, etc.)
2. How are the men/women dressed? How much skin is revealed?
3. Are there more, fewer, or the same number of men as women?
4. Describe the body language of the men/women: are they sitting, standing, gyrating,
mugging, etc.?
5. Do the men/women have power? How do you know?
6. What³s the message of the song?
7. What type of music is the song?
Music Video Analysis
Race
Song Title: ______________________________________
Artist: ______________________________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. What races do you see represented?
2. Are there any dark skinned women shown? How many?
3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video?
4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander people doing?
5. What³s the message of the song?

2. 6. What type of music is the song?
Music Video Analysis
Sexuality
Song Title: ______________________________________
Artist: ______________________________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. Describe any sexually explicit body language:
2. Who is more sexualized • men or women? Both?
3. Are there sexually explicit lyrics or messages?
4. How are subjects of the music video dressed?
5. Describe the relationships between the men and women: Are they long or short term?
Casual or serious?
6. What³s the message of the song?
7. What type of music is the song?
Music Video Analysis
Materialism
Song Title: ______________________________________
Artist: ______________________________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. Describe the products that are highlighted in the video: (cars, jewelry, clothes, etc.)
2. Are any brand names shown?
3. How is wealth defined in the video?
4. Are products mentioned in the song lyrics?

3. 5. What³s the message of the song?
6. What type of music is the song?
Music Video Analysis
Violence
Song Title: ______________________________________
Artist: ______________________________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. Describe any violent lyrics in the song:
2. Describe any violent body language:
3. Describe any violent actions or weapons that are shown:
4. Describe any self-mutilation or violence:
5. What³s the message of the song?
6. What type of music is the song?