COMPOSE AND NOTATE A PHRASE

RICCO ROYSTER
TOLLGATECHORUS@COX.NET
TOLL GATE HIGH SCHOOL

TI:ME Technology Areas Addressed:

Notation

Level:

High School

Class:

General Music

Equipment:

COMPUTER AND NOTATION SOFTWARE

Duration:

40 Minutes

Prior Knowledge and Skills:

ENTER NOTES ON STAFF FOR NOTATION SOFTWARE

MENC Standards Addressed:

MENC 4: Composing and Arranging Music within specified guidelines.
MENC 5: Reading and notating music.
MENC 6: Listening to, analyzing and describing music.

Materials:

COMPUTER AND NOTATION SOFTWARE
WORK SHEET

Objectives:

STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE AN (8) MEASURE MUSICAL PHRASE

STUDENTS WILL RECOGNIZE PATTERNS

Procedures:

PASS OUT WORKSHEET WITH (2) MEASURES PREWRITTEN AND (2) TO BE COMPOSED FOR A TOTAL OF (8) MEASURES.

EXAMPLES OF PATTERNS THAT WILL BE USED ARE (1/4 NOTES & 1/8 NOTES, STEPWISE & SKIP ).

STUDENTS COMPLETE WORK SHEET, THEN ENTER INTO SOFTWARE.

PLAY BACK AFTER ENTERED, MAKE ANY CORRECTIONS,
PRINT

Evaluation:

STUDENTS WILL PLAY BACK (8 ) MEASURE COMPOSITION FOR CLASS AND TEACHER TO HEAR.

STUDENTS HAND IN PRINTED COPY AND WORK SHEET.

Follow Up:

EXPAND TO (16) MEASURES

EXPAND TO (2)PARTS