melody writing - higgins & higgins cashel jan 2011.pdf · • melody and rhythm: 27 ... music...
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Melody writing
PPMTA - Cashel
12 January 2011
Anna-Marie Higgins
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Junior Cert: 35 marks
WORD SETTING
GIVEN OPENING
ANSWERING PHRASE
• Melody and rhythm: 27
• End on keynote: 4
• Phrasing: 4
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JC: One bar is given (2010)
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JC: Answering Phrase (2010)
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Summary
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LC: Template for Q.1
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5th
year: Q.1
Tonic solfa
Phrasing, expression and instruments
Developing the given material
Final phrase: A2
Answering phrase: A1
3rd phrase: B
Compound Duple rhythm patterns
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6th
year: Q.1 and Q.3
Question 3: Gigue
Anacrusis
Minor Melody
Other weird starts e.g. three quavers; Gavotte;
opening extending onto second system...
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Other points
Exam questions: how soon?
Rests e.g. Q.1 in 2001
Rhythm at cadences
Harmonic progessions
Q.2
Ordinary Level
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“Rough work”
Keys, scales and tonic solfa
Strong leaps
Weak leaps
Leading note to tonic
“Rough work”
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Developing Material
Rhythmic development
Melodic development
Inversion
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Final Phrase: A2
Rhythmic development
Melodic development
Inversion
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Modulating
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Answering Phrase: A1
Develop bars 1 and 2
Extend the range
Modulate
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Sequences
Possibilities?
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B phrase
Sequence
Imperfect cadence
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Compound Duple
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Compound Duple Tune
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Gigue in Binary Form
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Q.3
AA1BB1 – ABA1B1 – ABB1A1 – AA1A2B – AA1BA2
Keep close to the Q.1 plan
The first two bars of the phrase are identifiable as A or B
The third and fourth bar of each phrase are built around
(i) a modulating cadence,
(ii) an Imperfect cadence and
(iii) a Perfect cadence
Don’t have two sequences
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Bar 4
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Anacrusis (Layout 1)
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Anacrusis (Layout 2)
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Q1 – HL – LC – 2010 – A1 – Minor
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Q1 – HL – LC – 2010 – B – Minor
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Q1 – HL – LC – 2010 – A2 – Minor
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Other weird starts
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Other points
Exam questions: how soon?
Rests e.g. Q. 1 in 2001
Rhythm at cadences
Harmonic progessions
Q. 2
Ordinary Level
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Final slide
Senior Cycle, Music resources
http://www.teachnet.ie/melody
Thanks to John for organising this talk