PTP 5.3 Melodic Pitch
production through performance
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.