NYSSMA 2019

Composition Activities for Music Students
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December 5, 2019, 10:45a-11:45a

Brainstorms by Music Teachers
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Read pages 5 to 7 of this document for numerous one-line teaching ideas using notation software.

Rhythms for Practice
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This is a practice activity for students learning to read rhythms

Minuet
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Compose a minuet in the style of Mozart in the top staff, either by writing your own, or selecting from the building blocks below each measure.

March
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Compose a march in the style of Sousa in the top staff, either by writing your own, or selecting from the building blocks below each measure.

Doo Wop
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Compose a Doo Wop song in the style of the 1950s in the top staff, either by writing your own, or selecting from the building blocks below each measure.

Ragtime
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Compose a rag in the style of Joplin in the top staff, either by writing your own, or selecting from the building blocks below each measure.

Sonata Demo 1
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Sonata Demo 2
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Listen to these demo sonatas in the style of Mozart. Compare and contrast the development sections. Identify fragments from the A and B themes.
Erase the development section and compose your own by copying and pasting motives from the A and B themes then transposing them diatonically or chromatically. Use sequences. Use structural measures to mark phrase endings.

Build a Fugue
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Copy and paste the building blocks to the various locations indicated. Transpose as indicated (dominant is 5 steps higher, or 4 lower).

Theme and Variation
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