See this website for notes and extra practice.
musictheory.net
Friday, October 17, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Great stories about musical legends
Check out CBC radio, or the link below for Randy Bachmans' Vinyl Tap.
"Two hours of music and stories from one of Canada's musical legends. Playing with The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive and as a solo act, Randy Bachman has provided a veritable soundtrack to the last thirty years of popular music. Now he's come to CBC Radio to play his favourite songs and tell stories from his life on the road and in the studio."
If you are serious about music you have to check out the show.
http://www.cbc.ca/vinyltap/
"Two hours of music and stories from one of Canada's musical legends. Playing with The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive and as a solo act, Randy Bachman has provided a veritable soundtrack to the last thirty years of popular music. Now he's come to CBC Radio to play his favourite songs and tell stories from his life on the road and in the studio."
If you are serious about music you have to check out the show.
http://www.cbc.ca/vinyltap/
Music Theory Help
Hello,
Check out the following website for lessons and practice for music theory. Those you behind this website is really great. Happy Thanksgiving.
Cheers
Ms. Hsu
http://www.musictheory.net/
Check out the following website for lessons and practice for music theory. Those you behind this website is really great. Happy Thanksgiving.
Cheers
Ms. Hsu
http://www.musictheory.net/
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Melody Unit
We are starting a new unit - Melody and composition.
You will be studying how to phrase music and use repetition to create a unified form/structure in your compositions.
This is an independent work unit.
Work hard and focus. Build on your previous knowledge.
Cheers
Ms. Hsu
First Composition Assignment
Objective: Compose at piece of at least 24 bars that is written musically accurate.
• Using your chosen instrument and music knowledge you will compose a piece of music of at least 24 bars with all the right markings and instructions for someone else to replicate it.
• Your piece will be in Rondo form which is Theme A, Theme B, Theme A (Each theme should be 8 bars)
• Your piece will only have 1 melody line and no harmony, it can be in bass or treble clef. If you use tab, you have to translate it into staff.
Evaluation
Format Muscially accurate, dynamics, tempo, title, time signature, key signature etc /50
Presentation Tidy, legible /10
Form ABA form /10
Replication Can someone else play it and it sounds like you play it? /30
Total /100
You will be studying how to phrase music and use repetition to create a unified form/structure in your compositions.
This is an independent work unit.
Work hard and focus. Build on your previous knowledge.
Cheers
Ms. Hsu
First Composition Assignment
Objective: Compose at piece of at least 24 bars that is written musically accurate.
• Using your chosen instrument and music knowledge you will compose a piece of music of at least 24 bars with all the right markings and instructions for someone else to replicate it.
• Your piece will be in Rondo form which is Theme A, Theme B, Theme A (Each theme should be 8 bars)
• Your piece will only have 1 melody line and no harmony, it can be in bass or treble clef. If you use tab, you have to translate it into staff.
Evaluation
Format Muscially accurate, dynamics, tempo, title, time signature, key signature etc /50
Presentation Tidy, legible /10
Form ABA form /10
Replication Can someone else play it and it sounds like you play it? /30
Total /100
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