2nd/3rd grade recorders - Earl Boyles Elementary
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
REVISED FINAL PROJECT!
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The minimum requirements for your handwritten final composition project:
8
measures
Single
line melody
One clear key choice (hint:
begin on root or 5th of the indicated key, end on root of indicated
key)
Major
or minor key (other than C Major) -- This melody CANNOT be in C Major.
I repeat: THIS MELODY CANNOT BE IN C MAJOR! Thank
you!
Don’t
forget to use:
Variety
of rhythms (whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes)
Variety
of musical elements (range, dynamics, timbre, tempo, rhythm, melody)
Since
it is handwritten:
All
notes must be written neatly, using proper placement within the barline.
Score
should be properly organized and have – Song Title, Composer Name, Instrument,
Clef Sign, Key Signature, Time Signature and Copyright
DUE BY FRIDAY MAY 18th
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Musical key and Mood
From the English translation of Helmholtz's Tonempfindungen:
"Today many musicians claim to hear the different characteristics very clearly, and associate them with the emotional quality of the music. They will tell us that music played in the "open" key of C major---with neither flats nor sharps in the key signature---sounds strong and virile; played in the key of G, with one sharp, it sounds brighter and lighter; in D, with two sharps, even more so; and so on. Every additional sharp in the key signature is supposed to add to the brightness and sparkle of the music, while every flat contributes softness, pensiveness, and even melancholy.
Click here to discover what mood F# Major (and others) convey
"Today many musicians claim to hear the different characteristics very clearly, and associate them with the emotional quality of the music. They will tell us that music played in the "open" key of C major---with neither flats nor sharps in the key signature---sounds strong and virile; played in the key of G, with one sharp, it sounds brighter and lighter; in D, with two sharps, even more so; and so on. Every additional sharp in the key signature is supposed to add to the brightness and sparkle of the music, while every flat contributes softness, pensiveness, and even melancholy.
Click here to discover what mood F# Major (and others) convey
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Mood and Emotion in Music - Lesson 6
How do composers convey mood and emotion in music?
View Slideshow
excerpt from THE RAVEN Edgar Allen Poe
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, `Lenore!'This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, `Lenore!'Merely this and nothing more.
With each listening example - ask yourself...
What song am I listening to?
Does this song convey the mood of The Raven?
Why? Or why not!? Think of specific things you are hearing (instruments, tempo, articulation, melody)
If you were not in class - After viewing slideshow &/or reading the Poe excerpt, turn in a paper answering these questions with each of the 3 listening examples (links below).
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Rhythm - Lesson 5
In handwriting rhythmic notation, there are rules!
** Beam notes within the same beat. Or across strong beats (like 1&2 or 3&4)
** Make stems longer when beaming notes further apart The note which is furthest away from the middle line tells us which way we should draw our stems.
(stem should be at least 3 lines, or 2 spaces, long)
** Dots and flags always go to the right of the note head.
Click here for a rhythm worksheet
If you missed class -- Print off the 1st page of the above rhythm worksheet and turn it in. You must write in the rhythms using the rhythm line a la Mr. Barnes (the clapped or played rhythm above the line and the subdivisions below the line). If you are confused - come see Ms. P for clarification.
IDEA --------- for assisting in composing your melody.
Figure out a rhythm sequence you like, then choose a scale and improvise until you like what you hear. Write it down!
** Beam notes within the same beat. Or across strong beats (like 1&2 or 3&4)
** Make stems longer when beaming notes further apart The note which is furthest away from the middle line tells us which way we should draw our stems.
(stem should be at least 3 lines, or 2 spaces, long)
** Dots and flags always go to the right of the note head.
Click here for a rhythm worksheet
If you missed class -- Print off the 1st page of the above rhythm worksheet and turn it in. You must write in the rhythms using the rhythm line a la Mr. Barnes (the clapped or played rhythm above the line and the subdivisions below the line). If you are confused - come see Ms. P for clarification.
IDEA --------- for assisting in composing your melody.
Figure out a rhythm sequence you like, then choose a scale and improvise until you like what you hear. Write it down!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Meter - Lesson 4
Prezi Presentation. For the quiz at the end -- Watch the videos and write the time signature as well as the type of meter it is (simple or compound AND duple, triple or quadruple). The last two videos are in an unusual meter. What are they? (Dave Brubeck's piece Blue Rondo à la Turk changes meter! Identify both meters)
Click here for Prezi on METER
Click here for Prezi on METER
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Melody HOMEWORK - Lesson 3
Write an 8 measure melody, or tune. It should have the
characteristics of a tune as defined by Leonard Bernstein (2 videos on YouTube
“What is Melody?” Parts 1&2). Choose a key-major or minor. Begin and end on
the same note. You must be able to play this on the piano or your instrument. It
must make musical sense! Turn in a clean, handwritten copy to Ms. Pappas by Mon
April 30th or Tues May 1st.
Keep in mind – clean, handwritten copy must have clef, key
and time signatures (in that order!). Notes must be written legibly and
correctly.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
FINAL PROJECT DETAILS
DUE BY MAY 18th
Composition Final Project The minimum requirements for your handwritten final composition project:
24 measures
Single line melody
Modulation to the relative major key or the dominant key
A-B-A Binary form
Don’t forget to use:
Variety of rhythms (whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes)
Variety of musical elements (range, dynamics, timbre, tempo, rhythm, melody)
Since it is handwritten:
All notes must be written neatly, using proper placement within the barline. Score should be properly organized and have – Song Title, Composer Name, Instrument, Clef Sign, Key Signature, Time Signature and Copyright
DUE BY MAY 18th
Melody - Lesson 3
What is a melody? Watch these two videos of Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic and answer the questions below.
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-What is Melody?
-What piece does Bernstein use to introduce melody, first starting with one note, then 2, then 3?
-Where there is music, there is ___________________.
-How is a melody related to a tune?
-What are some characteristics of a tune?
-Melody is the __________________ side of music, like rhythm is the ______________________ side.
-What is a theme?
-Bernstein and the NY Philharmonic use Mozart’s g minor Symphony to demonstrate elements of melody:
1.
2.
3.
-Good Melody has a _______________ which means --
Click here for information on melody
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-What is Melody?
-What piece does Bernstein use to introduce melody, first starting with one note, then 2, then 3?
-Where there is music, there is ___________________.
-How is a melody related to a tune?
-What are some characteristics of a tune?
-Melody is the __________________ side of music, like rhythm is the ______________________ side.
-What is a theme?
-Bernstein and the NY Philharmonic use Mozart’s g minor Symphony to demonstrate elements of melody:
1.
2.
3.
-Good Melody has a _______________ which means --
Click here for information on melody
Scales and Key - Lesson 2
All music is based on scales! Your final composition, a single line melody in binary form, must be based on one of 4 scales: major, natural minor, melodic minor, or harmonic minor. It is important to know what notes are available for your use in your melody. You need to know how to associate the key signature with the notes written in your melody. You have the choice in how you approach the melody - either choose a key and write the melody based on those notes, OR write a melody and figure out what key it is in. There is an important handout you should get from Ms. P!
Or download it here
Or download it here
Notation - Lesson 1
Handwritten notation has very specific rules! While each person's style is a little different, there are rules to follow in relation to writing music down.
- A staff is the 5 lines and 4 spaces that music is written on.
- The clef tells us what notes we are reading. This is placed on the far left side of the staff.
- The key signature is next to the clef on the staff and tells us what key we are in or the scale the music is based on.
- The time signature is next to the key signature and tells us the beats and division of beats. It is important to know how to hand write this information! The following website is a good resource for information...
Click here for more information on notation
- A staff is the 5 lines and 4 spaces that music is written on.
- The clef tells us what notes we are reading. This is placed on the far left side of the staff.
- The key signature is next to the clef on the staff and tells us what key we are in or the scale the music is based on.
- The time signature is next to the key signature and tells us the beats and division of beats. It is important to know how to hand write this information! The following website is a good resource for information...
Click here for more information on notation
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