Year 3 Composing a melody Ms Helen Magri

Year 3: Composing a melody Ms Helen Magri

Last week, we started writing a piece of music. This week, we are going to write a melody for the rhythms we wrote. For today’s lesson, you need your work from last week, a pencil, an eraser, and you need to use this online xylophone: https: //musicplayonline. com/xylophone/ Ms Helen Magri

Look at your rhythms from last week. This was my composition. cat ta me-ow! ta-a cat ta kitten ti ti cat ta Ms Helen Magri

Focus on your first bar. Look at the rhythm and clap it. cat ta kitten ti ti cat ta Ms Helen Magri

Now play a few notes on the xylophone. What sounds nice? Composing is about experimenting, so try different things. cat ta kitten ti ti cat ta Ms Helen Magri

Once you have chosen which notes you’d like to use, write them under your rhythm. cat ta kitten ti ti cat ta Ms Helen Magri

I have chosen to use notes C, E, D, E again and F so I’m going to write them down. cat ta C F E kitten ti ti D cat ta E Ms Helen Magri

Now look at your second bar. Look at the rhythm and clap it. me-ow! ta-a kitten ti ti cat ta Ms Helen Magri

Experiment with different notes on the xylophone until you find a combination you like. Then write them down. me-ow! ta-a kitten ti ti cat ta Ms Helen Magri

I have chosen to use notes G, E, D and C so I’m going to write them down. me-ow! ta-a G kitten ti ti E D cat ta C Ms Helen Magri

Play your piece through from the beginning. cat ta C me-ow! F E ta-a G kitten ti ti D E kitten ti ti E cat ta D cat ta C Ms Helen Magri

If you’re not happy with how it sounds, you can change it. That’s why you have an eraser. cat ta C me-ow! F E ta-a G kitten ti ti D E kitten ti ti E cat ta D cat ta C Ms Helen Magri

Once you have finished your piece, think about how you would like it to be played. Do you want it played quickly or slowly or at a moderate tempo? (remember, tempo means ‘speed’). In music, we use a lot of Italian words to describe how a piece of music should be played. Look at the following words and choose one for your piece. Ms Helen Magri

Largo = very slow Adagio = slow Ms Helen Magri

Andante = at a walking pace Ms Helen Magri

Moderato = at a moderate speed Ms Helen Magri

Allegro = fast Presto = very fast Ms Helen Magri

Remember, the speed of music is known as the tempo Ms Helen Magri

Largo – very slow Adagio – slow Andante – at a walking pace Moderato – at a moderate speed Allegro – fast Presto – very fast Once you have chosen the tempo you want your piece to be played at, write the Italian word at the beginning of your piece. Ms Helen Magri

I have chosen moderato so I have written that Moderato at the beginning of my piece. cat ta C me-ow! F E ta-a G kitten ti ti D E kitten ti ti E cat ta D cat ta C Ms Helen Magri

Lastly, give your piece a name and write it at the top. Don’t forget to write your name on your piece too. I’ve called my piece Beach Ball so I’m going to write that at the top with my name. Ms Helen Magri

Beach Ball. By Ms Helen Moderato cat ta C me-ow! F E ta-a G kitten ti ti D E kitten ti ti E cat ta D cat ta C Ms Helen Magri

Scan a copy or take a photograph of your work and email it to me at helen. magri@ilearn. edu. mt or through the contact page on the website. Then put your work somewhere safe: please don’t lose it; keep it for the next scholastic year. Don’t forget, you can also email me or send me a message through the website’s contact page if you have any questions or have any problems. Ms Helen Magri