SUMMARY

CLASSROOM

Watch How Melody Works (47 minutes)

Write notes of topics you want to remember.

No notes needed

LAB

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2kkaMBAESv8%3Ffeature%3Doembed

PRACTICE ROOM

Watch How to practice effectively…for just about anything – Annie Bosler and Don Greene

https://youtube.com/watch?v=f2O6mQkFiiw%3Ffeature%3Doembed

OUTSIDE / JOURNAL / IDEAS

https://youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA%3Ffeature%3Doembed

Watch Elizabeth Gilbert discuss creativity.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qkD7JBspgas%3Ffeature%3Doembed

Song is being made soon.

STUDIO

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rl-V2IsUprQ%3Ffeature%3Doembed

Melody Composition Terms

Theme – write the definitions next to the term
Motive
Period
Phrase
Antecedent (Question) Phrase
Consequent (Answer) Phrase
Scale Degrees
- Tonic
- Supertonic, Mediant, Submediant
- Dominant, Subdominant, Leading Tone
Steps
Leaps
Conjunct motion
Disjunct motion
Repetition
Contrast
Variation

Melody Resources

Mr. Le Duc’s Key of C Major Notes and Chords Chart (PDF)

CONTROL ROOM

Learn how to Create Tracks

https://youtube.com/watch?v=bxmcP69XKIg%3Ffeature%3Doembed

Explore the Piano Roll, Drawing and Moving Notes

https://youtube.com/watch?v=XKKKeizca9E%3Ffeature%3Doembed

Learn to Edit Notes, Velocity, and More

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gqnm3GLaryA%3Ffeature%3Doembed

Learn to Create Your Own Presets

https://youtube.com/watch?v=cbmK7bwCeZ4%3Ffeature%3Doembed

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

MAKING A SONG IS HARD

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Give feedback on the class Content and Process
Fill in the Weekly Activity Evaluation

On my way to make a song.

RySquad.com

School or Rock – Day 3 – Melody Basics