School or Rock – Day 3 – Melody Basics

SUMMARY

Write your daily summary last, at the end of the day here… Only one to two sentences.

CLASSROOM

Watch How Melody Works (47 minutes)

Write notes of topics you want to remember.

LAB

Watch the tutorial and write the melody to twinkle twinkle.

How was this activity? Write a reflection on what you did and learned.

PRACTICE ROOM

OUTSIDE / JOURNAL / IDEAS

Watch Elizabeth Gilbert discuss creativity.  Write anything you found interesting and useful.

OPTIONAL TODAY: Go for a walk and think about what she shared.

STUDIO

  • By Jamie Henke, music.wisc.edu/faculty/jamie-henke/
    • As you watch Jamie Henke define and explain melody terms, YOU write them below…
    • (hint: if the definition appears on the screen, pause and write it down)

Melody Composition Terms

  • Theme – write the definitions next to the term
  • Motive
  • Period
  • Phrase
  • Antecedent (Question) Phrase
  • Consequent (Answer) Phrase
  • Scale Degrees
    • Tonic
    • Supertonic, Mediant, Submediant
    • Dominant, Subdominant, Leading Tone
  • Steps
  • Leaps
  • Conjunct motion
  • Disjunct motion
  • Repetition
  • Contrast
  • Variation

Melody Resources

Mr. Le Duc’s Key of C Major Notes and Chords Chart (PDF)

CONTROL ROOM

Learn how to Create Tracks

Explore the Piano Roll, Drawing and Moving Notes

Learn to Edit Notes, Velocity, and More

Learn to Create Your Own Presets

  • Write a brief reflection on how this process worked for you.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

Tell your daily story here!  Highlight what you learned and enjoyed most. Problem-solving is one of the most important skills you need in life. Employers want to know HOW you get stuff done as much as WHAT you got done.

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