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Western Tradition Composing and notating course

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Western tradition skills development (below)

This course begins assuming no music reading skills. By the end of the course you should be able to:

write a 16-bar tune with a simple chord accompaniment and commentary.
perform your composition using a computer sequencer

No.	Contents	Link?
1	Notes	(active link)
2	Chords	(active link)
3	Crotchets & minims	(active link)
4	Rhythm	(Members link)
5	Four-bar tunes	(active link)
6	Leger lines	(Members link)
7	Piano keyboard	(Members link)
8	Quavers & dotted notes	(Members link)
9	Passing notes	(Members link)
10	Chord boxes & 8-bar tunes	(Members link)
11	C major & G major	(active link)
12	Tunes & chords in C major & G major	(Members link)
13	8 bar tunes and 16 bar tunes	(Members link)
14	Performance directions & comments	(Members link)
15	Writing a brief	(Members link)
	Quiz 1: Musical terms	(Members link)
	Quiz 2: Musical terms	(Members link)
	Quiz 3: Musical terms	(Members link)
	Quiz 4: Performance directions	(Members link)
	Answers to quiz 1 - 4	(Members link)

The final work includes writing a 24 bar composition in ternary form. The composition starts in C major with a change to G major in the second section.

ICT and performing activities are included.

Link: Western Tradition Composing briefs

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