In this module you will learn about pitch notation, steps, scales, key signatures, and modes, as well as two specific techniques for understanding and writing a melody – motive and sequence.
Parts to this Module:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. LESSON:
Parts to this lesson: Pitch Notation, Steps and the Piano Keyboard, Naming the Black Keys on the Piano: Sharps and Flats, Enharmonic Spelling, The Staff, Clefs, and Ledger Lines, Octave Designation, Notating Sharps, Flats, and Naturals
3. LESSON:
4. LESSON:
Parts to this lesson:Patterns of Steps in Major Scales, Naming Notes of the Major Scale, Transposing the Major Scale Pattern, Diatonic and Chromatic, Implications for Melody, What is a key?, Major Key Signatures
5. LESSON:
Parts to this lesson: Patterns of Steps in the Natural Minor Scales; Naming Notes of the Minor Scale; Raising Scale degrees 6 and 7 in Minor: Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales; Other (transposed) Minor Scales; Minor Keys and Key Signatures and Relative Keys; Parallel Keys
6. LESSON:
- Circle of Fifths Mapping the Major and Minor Keys
- Circle of Fifths.docx
7. LESSON:
- Techniques for Writing a Melody: Motive and Sequence
8. LESSON: Analytical Application in the Repertory
- Analysis Practice
- MelodyAnalysisPractice.docx
9. LESSON: Creative Application: Composition Practice
10. Drills and Practice
- In-class Practice Activities: Pitch Notation and Steps
- Find keys on the piano
- Play notes written in the treble clef on the keyboard
- Play notes written in the bass clef on the keyboard
- Drill spelling and hearing half steps and whole steps.
- In-class Practice Activities: Scales and Key Signatures In-ClassPractice.docx
- Major Scales and Key Signatures
- Major Scales and Key Signatures
- Play the C major scale on the piano and sing a simple melody in C Major In-class Practice Activities: C Major Scale
- Play transposed major scales on the piano and sing simple melodies in other major keys In-class Practice Activities: Other Major Scales
- Improvise various groupings of steps ascending and descending In-class Practice: making melodic patterns
- For further study: PDF file of all the major scales with piano fingerings:Major Scales-1 octave.pdf
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- Minor Scales and Key Signatures
- Minor Scales and Key Signatures
- Playing A Minor Scales and Singing a Melody In-class Practice: Playing A Minor Scales and Singing a Melody
- Playing, Writing, and Singing Other Minor Scales and Melodies In-class Practice: Playing, Writing, and Singing Other Minor Scales and Melodies
- For further study: PDF file of all the natural minor scales with piano fingerings:Minor scales-one octave.pdf
- In-class Practice Activities: Repertory Study and Analysis: Analysis Practice
REVIEW
Melody Terms and Concepts to Know