SUMMARY

Before lunch we watched a series of videos that explained how to compose and how to be creative they also told the basics on melody making. after lunch we did similar things but mostly consisted of us practicing and doing our own thing.

CLASSROOM

Watch How Melody Works (47 minutes)

1. Music has different modes and feels and they affect peoples moods depending on what emotions they want to affect.
2. Blues music is created with the bending slightly of notes with blues notes.
3. composers like the ability to rock between major and minor scales.

LAB

The activity was fun and I think that the software come in handy greatly when making music and creating melodies.b ““`

PRACTICE ROOM

Watch How to practice effectively…for just about anything – Annie Bosler and Don Greene

OUTSIDE / JOURNAL / IDEAS

Watch Elizabeth Gilbert discuss creativity.

Go for a walk and think about what she and Brian Eno shared. Write anything you found interesting and useful. DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

STUDIO

Melody Composition Terms

• Theme – long melodic idea
• Motive- short motive idea
• Period-all 8 measures of music
• Phrase- 4 measures of music
• Antecedent (Question) Phrase- first phrase
• Consequent (Answer) Phrase- second phrase
• Scale Degrees- notes in measures
  • Tonic-begins the scale determine the key. creates a feeling of stability
  • Supertonic, Mediant, Submediant- the three notes that cause the most tention
  • Dominant, Subdominant, Leading Tone- the ones after those three notes
• Steps- same steps that go after each other
• Leaps- steps that move widely
• Conjunct motion-
• Disjunct motion-melody primarily using leaps
• Repetition- repeated notes in a song
• Contrast- contrasted notes that go well together
• Variation- notes that are seemingly different and that move in diff. intervals

Melody Resources

Mr. Le Duc’s Key of C Major Notes and Chords Chart (PDF)

CONTROL ROOM

Learn how to Create Tracks

Explore the Piano Roll, Drawing and Moving Notes

Learn to Edit Notes, Velocity, and More

Learn to Create Your Own Presets

• it was good!

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

Today was relaxed and I really enjoyed just figuring this classroom out. I got to try the electric drums which was pretty cool and I got to learn about music theory. we dove more in depth on Soundtrap and we finished the School of Rock movie.

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

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