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Music Technology I (SCP) 802
Composition
TIME FRAME: 1 week
GRADE: 9-12
CONTACT: Music Faculty
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01.2 THE ARTS - MUSIC
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01.2 THE ARTS - MUSIC
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01.2 THE ARTS - MUSIC
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01.2 THE ARTS - MUSIC
How do the elements of melody and harmony work together to form a composition?
What are the elements of tension and release within a composition?
How do you compose using different musical forms?
In this unit, the student will begin to put together all of the elements learned up to this point. He/she will compose short progressions using the correct rules of harmonic progressions and compose a melody that will work with said progression.
Students will be advised on what elements help to make a strong progression and a strong melody while also allowing the child to use his/her own creativity.
Students will discuss proper voice leading and leading tone resolution.
The student will:
Compose a chord progesssion using the correct rules of harmonic progression
Compose a melody that complements a given chord progression
Explain and demonstrate the rules of voice leading within their compositions
Each student will:
Compose 8-16 measure compositions using correct chord progressions and voice leading.
Compose melodies that complement the above mentioned progressions
Input their compositions onto the computer via Finale Music Software program
Have class discussions providing constructive criticism on all the students in the music technology class's compositions
Students will be assessed via:
Written quizzes/tests, composition assignments, class discussion
"Tonal Harmony, 4th Edition" (1990), Stefan Kostka & Dorothy Payne, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-241996-2
Lesson , "Practical THEORY Complete" (1982), Sandy Feldstein, Alfred Publishing Co, Inc., ISBN 0-88284-225-0