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Melody writing
PPMTA - Cashel
12 January 2011
Anna-Marie Higgins
Junior Cert: 35 marks
WORD SETTING
GIVEN OPENING
ANSWERING PHRASE
• Melody and rhythm: 27
• End on keynote: 4
• Phrasing: 4
JC: One bar is given (2010)
JC: Answering Phrase (2010)
Summary
LC: Template for Q.1
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
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...
Other points
Exam questions: how soon?
Rests e.g. Q.1 in 2001
Rhythm at cadences
Harmonic progessions
Q.2
Ordinary Level
“Rough work”
Keys, scales and tonic solfa
Strong leaps
Weak leaps
Leading note to tonic
“Rough work”
Developing Material
Rhythmic development
Melodic development
Inversion
Final Phrase: A2
Rhythmic development
Melodic development
Inversion
Modulating
Answering Phrase: A1
Develop bars 1 and 2
Extend the range
Modulate
Sequences
Possibilities?
B phrase
Sequence
Imperfect cadence
Compound Duple
Compound Duple Tune
Gigue in Binary Form
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
Bar 4
Anacrusis (Layout 1)
Anacrusis (Layout 2)
Q1 – HL – LC – 2010 – A1 – Minor
Q1 – HL – LC – 2010 – B – Minor
Q1 – HL – LC – 2010 – A2 – Minor
Other weird starts
Other points
Exam questions: how soon?
Rests e.g. Q. 1 in 2001
Rhythm at cadences
Harmonic progessions
Q. 2
Ordinary Level
Final slide
Senior Cycle, Music resources
http://www.teachnet.ie/melody
amhiggins@leavingcertmusic.com
Thanks to John for organising this talk
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