Vermont Melody Project

Vermont Feedback Assessment Questions.doc

Welcome
to the Vermont Melody Project. This lesson will presented in conjunction with the University of Vermont Music Program. Your teachers will be Mr. Susan, Ms. Emily, and Ms. Deni-Marie. We will be in contact with them via Skype video. They will present the lesson and then we will follow up in two weeks.

First Day, Tuesday April 7, 09’

NoteFlight - You will need to make an account here for online music scores. FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS

First click above and go to the NoteFlight.com site.
Create an account using your YIS Firstclass school email address and password. For “user” please use your last name and first initial.
Go to your YIS Firstclass account and open the email sent from NoteFlight with your sign up information.
Click on the address and sign in.
Choose “new score”
In the window for new score click on “shared”
In a new score, Click on “Edit Title” and input “Vermont Midi Project”
Click on “Edit Composer” and put your full name
On right side of window click on “sharing”
Check - “allow others to discover score by searching and browsing”
Use the “copy” tab to share with others
When finished send me the URL of this shared address to johnstonb@yis.ac.jp

Second Day, Thursday April 9, 09’
Vermont Melody Project

• Start a new melody. Use “Noteflight” online software
• Name the melody “Vermont Melody One”
• Put your name as the composer
Create compositions 8 bars long
Key of “C” Major
Time signature is 4/4

Some things to try to make your melody interesting

• Start your melody with the “home” bass note and return home throughout your melody.
Use repetition of melody ideas
Use “rests” for silence
Try to use a linear approach to the line of your melody. Try not to use large leaps
Use melodic “sequence”. (Think of Beethovens’ 5th, BaDaDaDum, BaDaDaDum)
• Focus on Rhythm - make your melody interesting by introducing different rhythms
• Add Dynamics
• Try changing the Instrument choice to one of a different Timbre

Third Day, Tuesday April 14, 09’

*Continue to compose your melodies.

When you finish your first melody, chose “share” found on the right of the window in “noteflight”. First check the box marked “ Share this score with others” and also the box “allow others to discover this score”. Then “Share” the score with “copy” button and you can put the URL into an email. Then please email it to me so I can forward it to the teachers in Vermont for assessment and feedback.

*Listen back to your melody and identify what you think worked and didn’t work. Use more of what didn’t work and try to fix what didn’t work in a second 8 bar melody.