Circus Collective Composing Project

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1 Vibrant M usic Teaching Circus Collective Composing Project HOW TO USE Use with all students in a studio-wide project, or just with an individual student or group. Adapt to each student's level by exploring or ignoring the articulation, dynamic and form suggestions. With prereaders, allow them to notate in their own style rewrite for them on the staff if necessary. Complete each section together in the lesson, or assign as homework where possible. Encourage your student to take their time and try out many different options before deciding on their final composition. Optional extra: Record your students' compositions and put them together on a studio CD or soundcloud page. ASSEMBLY Print out the project (pages 2-8). You will need one copy for each student. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Composing is a fun and interactive way for students to learn about form, notation and other music theory. A studio-wide composing project is also fantastic for creating a sense of community and team spirit in your studio. Copyright Colourful Keys 2017

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3 Circus Inspiration Pick an circus act or feature to inspire your composition. A Motif Compose a melody to use as your main theme. This should be 4 bars long and reflect your chosen animal. Compose three different options before picking your favourite. b Motif Compose a complimentary melody to use as your 'B' motif. This should be 4 bars long and go well with your 'A' motif. Compose three different options before picking your favourite.

4 Choose a form for your piece using your two motives. ABBA ABAB AABA ABAA AABB Label the lines on the Composition in Progress page and fill in the melodies in the A and 'B' sections to make a rough draft below. A Musical Form

5 Now it s time to add some harmony! Think about what type of harmony would go with your melody. Have a look through your music books for more ideas. Here are some ideas to get you started: Harmony Play the melody in both hands One hand plays the melody a third higher or lower One hand plays the melody a fifth higher or lower Chords Alberti bass Jump bass Open fifths Broken chords Waltz pattern These are just a few ideas. Try these out, as well as any harmony ideas you find in your books. You can use more than one type of harmony in your piece, but try not to use too many different types or it won t sound like one piece! After experimenting, rewrite your melody with your some harmony ideas on the Composition in Progress page. finishing details To finish your piece, you need to add some details to make the music exciting. Think about adding some articulations and ornaments such as: Staccato notes Slurs Phrase lines Accented notes Passing tones Turns Trills You also need to decide how fast/slow and loudly/softly you want your piece played. Add tempo marks and dynamics. Allegro Andante Largo Vivace Crescendo/diminuendo Forte Pianissimo Mezzo piano Rewrite your piece as neatly as you can on a Draft Piece page, and title it.

6 COmposition in progress

7 draft Piece Title by

8 final Piece Title by

9 V ibrant M usic Teaching THE ULTIMATE MUSIC TEACHING GAMES LIBRARY * Never organise, store and label the games again * Find just what you need when you need it * New games every month, the ones YOU want to see * Get ideas and inspiration in the Facebook group WHAT S IN THE MEMBERSHIP? VMT Games Library Facebook Community Vibrant Music Teaching Library Roadmap This is a suggested order for the use of the resources, taking into account the levels, and repetition of concepts over time. START HERE Dogs And Gates Aural Training Paddles Keyboard Builder VMT Roadmap Finger Twister Silliness Siestas Piano Builder Musical Meander Star Seekers Rhythm Vocab 1 Teaching Videos Music Alphabet Memory Line Space Leapfrog Landmark Landmines 3-in-a-Row Rest Savers Rhythm Vocab 2 LEARN MORE AT: VIBRANTMUSICTEACHING.COM/MEMBERSHIP Copyright Colourful Keys 2017