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What makes a good MELODY? Alexandra Zablotsky 2014
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- 1. Alexandra Zablotsky2014
- 2. Pitch the highness orlowness of a note Rhythm a pattern ofsound
- 3. Stepwise motion:The pitches areorganized one stepaway from each other Leapwise motion:The pitches areorganized more thanone step away fromeach other
- 4. Theme: a musicalexpression oridea Themes are madeup of MOTIFSMotif Theme
- 5. The melodic contour is traced in red. The melody builds up to thehighest point on the last note.
- 6. More examples of shape; here the melody starts higher andmoves down.
- 7. Ludwig VanBeethoven,Symphony No. 5in C minor
- 8. Motive: smallsections thatmake up amelodic theme
- 9. Transposition ismoving thepitches up ordown: Diatonictransposition ChromaticTransposition
- 10. Augmentation slowsdown Diminution - Speeds up
- 11. Melodic transformationtechniques Stepwise and leapwisemotionMelodic shapeMotivic transposition diatonic and chromatic Rhythmic transformation augmentation anddiminution
- 12. Practice listening Write your own melodies incorporating thesetechniques Practice soloing using these techniques
- 13. Geralt. Untitled. Digital image. Pixabay. N.p., n.d.Web. . Evan-Amos. A Pumpkin Pie. Digital image. Wikimedia Commons. N.p., n.d.Web.. Stieler, Joseph K. Beethoven. Digital image. Wikimedia Commons. N.p., n.d.Web.. Beethoven, Ludwig V. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Allegro Con Brio. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff, 1880.Mineola: Dover Publications, 1989. PDF. Merian, Maria Sibylia. Metamorphosis of a Butterfly. Digital image. Wikimedia Commons. N.p., n.d.Web.. Gamelin, Jaques. Four Skeletons playing Musical Instruments. Digital image. Wikimedia Commons. N.p.,n.d.Web.. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Four_skeletons_playing_musical_instruments_Wellcome_V0008806.jpg>.*All works used are PUBLIC DOMAIN Ludwig Van Beethoven. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Allegro ConBrio. Cond. Larry Simons. Perf. Woodside Park Philharmonia. N.d.MIDI.