a new piece of music that has been created

melodies can move up or down one note at a time (steps) or jump up or down several notes (leaps)

a melody is often structured with a phrase that sounds like a question and an answering phrase

British English CC

Better rhythm example

Clap and chant the rhythms 

Better improvisation example

Bad improvisation example

When the train comes question and answer phrase.

Composition example

Refining my composition

Warm ups

Salibonani

Composing and notating a minor melody

Music

Identifying major and minor tonalities

Minor melodies and the minor pentachord

Reading the five note minor pentachord scale

Reading and playing minor melodies

Reading and performing minor melodies

In this unit, pupils learn songs and listen to music that has a minor tonality. Pupils learn the toneset for the minor pentachord (la, ti, do, re, mi) and use this to compose a minor melody. An analysis of Benjamin Britten’s Old Abram Brown inspires the shaping of the pupils' compositions.

Compose and Create: composing a minor melody on a stave

It should be complicated to make sure it's interesting

It should use lots of different types of rhythms

Which of the following would make a good rhythmic composition?

Using as many different notes as possible

Which of the following would most likely make a good melodic composition?

A melody that ascends at the start, and descends at the end.

What is meant by a question and answer phrase?

What is the name of the lines on which musical notes are placed?

To listen to and understand a piece of music

What is the first note of the minor pentachord?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Composing and notating a minor melody

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.