Staff Paper for Composition

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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)

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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 30^th or Tues May 1^st.

Keep in mind – clean, handwritten copy must have clef, key and time signatures (in that order!). Notes must be written legibly and correctly. 

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:
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 -Good Melody has a _______________ which means --

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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!

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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...

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