melody-writing: developing the given material
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PREPARATORY EXERCISES © Higgins & Higgins
MELODY-WRITING: DEVELOPING THE GIVEN MATERIAL
Develop the following bars, as in the given example. Be careful not to alter the bar beyondrecognition.
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THE FINAL PHRASE (A2): BARS 13-16
Add a four-bar phrase to each of the following that would be suitable as a final phrase.
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PREPARATORY EXERCISES © Higgins & Higgins
THE B PHRASE: bars 9-12
Compose a B phrase for each of the given A phrases below. Begin each phrase with a sequencebased on the given material and end the phrase with an appropriate cadence.
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© Higgins & Higgins PREPARATORY EXERCISES
ADDING PERFORMING DIRECTIONS TO COMPLETED MELODY
Completed Melody 1
• Add appropriate performing directions (phrasing and dynamics) to the melody.• Choose a suitable instrument for your melody from the following list:
clarinet trumpet flute violin
Completed Melody 2 (with anacrusis)
• Add appropriate performing directions (phrasing and dynamics) to the melody.• Choose a suitable instrument for your melody from the following list:
oboe horn descant recorder violin
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HIGHER LEVEL: MAJOR, Q1 © Higgins & Higgins
CONTINUATION OF A GIVEN OPENING
• Continue the opening below to make a 16-bar melody.• Include a modulation to the dominant at a suitable point.• Add appropriate performing directions (phrasing and dynamics) to the melody.• Choose a suitable instrument for your melody from the following list:
flute oboe clarinet violin
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HIGHER LEVEL: MAJOR, Q1© Higgins & Higgins
CONTINUATION OF A GIVEN OPENING
• Continue the opening below to make a 16-bar melody.• Include a modulation to the dominant at a suitable point.• Add appropriate performing directions (phrasing and dynamics) to the melody.• Choose a suitable instrument for your melody from the following list:
horn flute clarinet violin
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HIGHER LEVEL: MAJOR, Q1 © Higgins & Higgins
CONTINUATION OF A GIVEN OPENING
• Continue the opening below to make a 16-bar melody.• Include a modulation to the dominant at a suitable point.• Add appropriate performing directions (phrasing and dynamics) to the melody.• Choose a suitable instrument for your melody from the following list:
trombone violin harp oboe
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HIGHER LEVEL: MAJOR, Q1© Higgins & Higgins
CONTINUATION OF A GIVEN OPENING
• Continue the opening below to make a 16-bar melody.• Include a modulation to the dominant at a suitable point.• Add appropriate performing directions (phrasing and dynamics) to the melody.• Choose a suitable instrument for your melody from the following list:
flute violin bassoon clarinet
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HIGHER LEVEL: MAJOR, Q1 © Higgins & Higgins
CONTINUATION OF A GIVEN OPENING
• Continue the opening below to make a 16-bar melody.• Include a modulation to the dominant at a suitable point.• Add appropriate performing directions (phrasing and dynamics) to the melody.• Choose a suitable instrument for your melody from the following list:
violin uilleann pipes oboe horn
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HIGHER LEVEL: MINOR, Q1© Higgins & Higgins
CONTINUATION OF A GIVEN OPENING
• Continue the opening below to make a 16-bar melody.• Add appropriate performing directions (phrasing and dynamics) to the melody.• Choose a suitable instrument for your melody from the following list:
flugelhorn flute clarinet violin
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© Higgins & Higgins HIGHER LEVEL: MAJOR DANCE, Q3
COMPOSING TO A GIVEN DANCE RHYTHM, METRE AND FORM
The opening phrase of a minuet is given below.
• Continue the given opening to make a 16-bar melody.• Use the form ABA1B1
• Add appropriate performing directions (phrasing and dynamics)• Choose a suitable instrument for your melody from the following list:
descant recorder flute violin cornet
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HIGHER LEVEL: MINOR DANCE, Q3 © Higgins & Higgins
COMPOSING TO A GIVEN DANCE RHYTHM, METRE AND FORM
The opening phrase of a gigue is given below.
• Continue the given opening to make a 16-bar melody.• Use the form AA1BA2
• Add appropriate performing directions (phrasing and dynamics)• Choose a suitable instrument for your melody from the following list:
clarinet violin horn flute
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HIGHER LEVEL: MINOR TEXT SETTING, Q2 © Higgins & Higgins
SETTING MUSIC TO A GIVEN TEXT
Here are four lines from a Sonnet by John Keats.
When I have fears that I may cease to beBefore my pen has gleaned my teeming brain, Before high piled books, in charactry,Hold like rich garners the full ripened grain.
• The opening line has been set to music below• Set the remaining words to make a melody of 16 bars. (You may exceed this number of
bars, and include a modulation, if you wish.)• Add appropriate performing directions (phrasing and dynamics)
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ORDINARY LEVEL: 4/4© Higgins & Higgins
CONTINUATION OF A GIVEN OPENING
In each of the following exercises, continue the given opening to make an eight-bar melody,ending on the keynote, ‘doh’. Add phrasing and dynamics.