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Project 4 - Composing for Two Similar Instruments

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Goals:

Continued use of Finale Notepad for composing simple melodies
Review of basics of music theory (staff, notes, rhythms)
Compose a work of at least 14 measures for two similar instruments

Key of C Major
4/4 time signature

Procedures:

1. Listen to this work What instrument do you hear? Does the melody tend to skip around a lot or are the notes fairly close together? How are the two melodies similar? Is there a variety of note lengths? Are there rests?

2. Open Finale Notepad
3. Click Continue
4. Title your project "Mylastname Project 4"
5. Select two of the following instruments (you may use the same instrument twice): Flute Oboe Violin Electric Guitar
6. Select C Major for the key and 4/4 for the time signature
7. Plan out your melody Begin by working on the melody for one instrument Once that is complete, begin working on the second melody You may copy and paste using the mass mover tool.
8. Make sure that your composition STARTS and ENDS on C.
9. Compose your melody, using the playback button to check to see if your melody sounds good to you. Hints: Begin and end your melody on C. Try to keep all the notes on the staff or very close to it. Move either stepwise or small skips If you do skip, resolve with a step in the opposite direction Rhythmically, only 4 beats will fit in each measure Use combinations of half notes, quarter notes and eighth notes only. Add dynamics to indicate volume Forte = loud piano = soft
10. Make sure that you are using very few rests. Hints: If you do not complete a measure, Finale Notepad will fill in the rest of the measure with rests. Try to avoid this by completing each measure with 4 full beats of sound.
11. Once you've entered all the notes, you must delete all the measures at the end of the piece. You can do this by selecting the "Mass Mover" tool (looks like a little box), selecting all the measures you want to delete, and hitting delete.
12. Save your project to the public folder Music Tech Project 4
13. Begin evaluating and giving feedback for your assigned partner's project. You will also recieve a grade for the completion of your partner's project, so give them good feedback.

Example:

pro 4 demo

Rubric:

Proper use of notes and rhythms        10        8        6        4        2        0
    Two instruments perform in Canon
    Add dynamics to indicate volume
    Melody effectively uses combinations of rhythmic values

Partner's Project                                   5        4        3        2        1        0
    Gives partner quality constructive criticism regarding project
    Offers suggestions to partner to make project better

Presentation                                        5        4        3        2        1        0
    Printed
    Has Proper Heading
    Deleted Extra Measures

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