Year 4 Composing a melody Ms Helen Magri

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Year 4: Composing a melody Ms Helen Magri

Year 4: Composing a melody Ms Helen Magri

Last week, we started writing a piece of music. This week, we are going

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 kitten

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

Now play a few notes on the xylophone. What sounds nice? Focus on your

Now play a few notes on the xylophone. What sounds nice? Focus on your first bar. Look at the rhythm and clap it. Composing is about experimenting, so try different things. cat ta kitten ti ti cat ta Ms Helen Magri

I haveyou chosen use notes G, notes E, F, E again and so Once

I haveyou chosen use notes G, notes E, F, E again and so Once havetochosen which you’d like to D use, I’m going writeyour themrhythm. down. write themto under cat ta G D E kitten ti ti F cat ta E Ms Helen Magri

Experiment with different notes on the xylophone until you Now look at your second

Experiment with different notes on the xylophone until you Now look at your second bar. Look at the rhythm and clap it. find a combination you like. Then write them down. kitten ti ti cat ta me-ow! ta-a Ms Helen Magri

I have chosen to use notes C, D, E and G so I’m going

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

Play Your your second first and barsecond should flow bar. If nicely they from

Play Your your second first and barsecond should flow bar. If nicely they from don’tthe sound firstnice, bar –make in other some changes. words, they This should is your sound piece, like so make they go sure together. you are happy with it. cat ta G D E kitten ti ti F E cat ta kitten ti ti C D cat ta E me-ow! ta-a G Ms Helen Magri

Continue adding notes to your third and fourth bar in the same way. kitten

Continue adding notes to your third and fourth bar in the same way. kitten ti ti A A cat ta G kitten ti ti F cat ta F Ms Helen Magri

Continue adding notes to your third and fourth bar in the same way. me-ow!

Continue adding notes to your third and fourth bar in the same way. me-ow! ta-a G kitten ti ti E D cat ta CMs Helen Magri

Play your third and fourth bars together. Do they flow nicely? Are you happy

Play your third and fourth bars together. Do they flow nicely? Are you happy with how they sound together? kitten ti ti A A cat ta G kitten ti ti F cat ta F me-ow! ta-a G kitten ti ti E D cat ta CMs Helen Magri

Play your piece through from the beginning. Don’t be afraid of making changes –

Play your piece through from the beginning. Don’t be afraid of making changes – that’s why you have an eraser. cat ta kitten ti ti G E F kitten cat D ti A ta G cat ta E C kitten ti ti F kitten ti ti cat ta F cat ta D me-ow! ta-a G E me-ow! ta-a E G kitten ti ti cat ta D CMs Helen Magri

Once you have finished your piece, think about how you would like it to

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

Largo = very slow Adagio = slow Ms Helen Magri

Andante = at a walking pace Ms Helen Magri

Andante = at a walking pace Ms Helen Magri

Moderato = at a moderate speed Ms Helen Magri

Moderato = at a moderate speed Ms Helen Magri

Allegro = fast Presto = very fast Ms Helen Magri

Allegro = fast Presto = very fast Ms Helen Magri

Remember, the speed of music is known as the tempo 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

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 andante (at a walking pace) so I have written Andante that

I have chosen andante (at a walking pace) so I have written Andante that at the beginning of my piece. cat ta kitten ti ti G E F kitten cat D ti A ta G cat ta E C kitten ti ti F kitten ti ti cat ta F cat ta D me-ow! ta-a G E me-ow! ta-a E G kitten ti ti cat ta D CMs Helen Magri

Lastly, give your piece a name and write it at the top. Don’t forget

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

Summer Sunshine. Andante By Ms Helen cat ta kitten ti ti G E F

Summer Sunshine. Andante By Ms Helen cat ta kitten ti ti G E F kitten cat D ti A ta G cat ta E C kitten ti ti F kitten ti ti cat ta F cat ta D me-ow! ta-a G E me-ow! ta-a E G kitten ti ti cat ta D CMs Helen Magri

Scan a copy or take a photograph of your work and email it to

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