Fundamentals of composition
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Why this why now
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know how to read the treble clef
- Pupils know that music often has a melody and an accompaniment
- Pupils have experience improvising new melodic ideas
Threads
Why this why now
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know how to read the treble clef
- Pupils know that music often has a melody and an accompaniment
- Pupils have experience improvising new melodic ideas
Fundamentals of composition
This unit explores fundamental components of composition. It embeds and develops pupils' understanding of writing melodies, including idiomatic features and making a melody sound 'melodic'. It also explores effective writing of chord sequences, and how these intertwine with melodic writing.
5 lessons in unit
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