TEN STEPS TO YOUR PLANETS COMPOSITION
FINAL PROJECT DUE: JANUARY 25, 2021
Students create music in easy keys, meters, and rhythms with limited ranges accurately applying the knowledge and skills of: notation; symbols; and terminology of dynamics.
Students perform music of various styles and genres.
1. CHOOSE A PLANET OR ASTROLOGICAL SIGN OR MYTHOLOGY SUBJECT OR ASTRONOMY SUBJECT TO INSPIRE YOUR ORIGINAL COMPOSITION; USE YOUR CHOICE OF INSTRUMENTS, AT LEAST FOUR INSTRUMENTS, USING FLAT.IO.
2. WRITE 4/4 TIME AFTER THE TREBLE AND BASS CLEF.
CREATE YOUR COMPOSITION WITH THREE SECTIONS: ABA: AN A SECTION OF EIGHT MEASURES- SIXTEEN MEASURES, A B SECTION OF EIGHT-SIXTEEN MEASURES AND A REPETITION OF YOUR A SECTION. CAN HAVE LONGER SECTIONS IF YOU WISH.
3. CREATE AN OSTINATO TO USE IN YOUR PIECE, AS IN MARS OF TWO TO FOUR MEASURES WITHIN YOUR SECTIONS .(REPEATED RHYTHMIC OR MELODIC SECTION)
HAVE YOUR OSTINATO PLAY TWO-FOUR TIMES.
4. BE SURE TO ADD A BARLINE EVERY FOUR BEATS. (Flat.io will do this for you, but if you don’t have four beats in every measure a new measure will not appear.) MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AT LEAST THIRTY-TWO MEASURES WHEN THE COMPOSITION IS COMPLETE.
5.) Use dynamics such as piano, forte, mezzo forte, pianissimo, and mark them in your piece so it is clear.
6.) Use an interesting contour for your piece, so that it goes up and down gracefully, using scales and other notes that work well together.
7. LISTEN TO YOUR PIECE AS YOU WRITE IT USING THE BUTTON ON FLAT.IO THAT WILL PLAY IT. REMEMBER THAT YOUR FIRST MEASURES MAY NOT BE THE BEST ONES.
8. EXCEEDS OPTION: CREATE LYRICS THAT REFLECT YOUR MYTHOLOGICAL SIGN OR YOUR PLANET THAT YOUR PIECE IS ABOUT.
9.) EXCEEDS 2.) CREATE A VIDEO OF YOU READING YOUR LYRICS OVER YOUR PIECE. SEE THIS LAURIE ANDERSON VIDEO FOR AN EXEMPLAR. Laurie Anderson: SEE ME WITH QUESTIONS.
10. PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND! ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS IN ANY PROJECT IS ASKING QUESTIONS OR ASKING FOR HELP!! I AM HERE FOR YOUR SUCCESS!!!
