PTP 5.3 Melodic Pitch

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5.3 Melodic Pitch // Lesson Plan


LESSON OBJECTIVE

  • Students will be able to write a multiple voice melody using voice leading derived from triad inversion.
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PREPARATION

  • Watch the video for melodic pitch in the Learn section as a class.

  • Look and listen to the one voice and multiple voice melody examples in the Learn section as a class.

  • Spell and invert a chord progression as a class and find the notes for a one voice melody.

  • Write a melody as a class with the same progression that uses multiple voices. Make sure to switch voices within the chord and stay on the same voice when moving from chord to chord.

  • Review the non chord tones by reading through the slideshow of non chord tone types.

  • Add non chord tones to the multi voice melody that the class has been writing.

  • Have students go through the same process by themselves or in partners and have them write a drum part, bass line, chord progression, and melody on their organizer.

  • Instruct student to record their drum, bass, and chord part.

  • MAKE SURE THEY START RECORDING ON MEASURE 3.

  • Have students play their melody over their drums, bass, and chords to see if they would like to alter any notes. A good questions for students to ask themselves is, “Is the melody something that could get stuck in the listeners head?”

  • Allow students time to alter notes on their organizer to match the sound that they liked.

  • Give students time to record their melody, quantize all of the parts, and trim the ends of notes to the correct subdivision.

Assessment

  • Check student organizers for the following items:

    • Chords have been inverted correctly.

    • The notes of the melody stay on the same voice when going from chord to chord.

    • The melodic rhythm has syncopation, repetition, and space.

    • There aren’t too many leaps in each measure.

  • Students can conference individually or present their projects to the class.

  • Give immediate and meaningful feedback regarding the drum groove, bass line, and melody.

 

 
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PTP 5.2 Melodic Rhythm