What makes them different? What makes them the same?
Todays Learning Goal Understand how to use some techniques to begin creating a Variation of ‘Ode to Joy’.
Variation Composition - Guide Sheet 1. Change the rhythm 2. Change the pitch 3. Remove notes 4. Add notes 5. Add a harmony – drone, bass, chord Retrograde – start at the end and play backwards 7. Add a counter-melody.
Variation Techniques Change the rhythm Change the pitch Remove notes Add notes Add a harmony – Drone, Bass, Chords Retrograde – start at the end and play backwards Add a counter-melody
VOCABULARY Compose Create Vary Variation Harmony Melody Rhythm Voice Tone Section Introduction Ending/coda Main Bridge Transition Bass Chords Tempo Fast Slow Dynamics Loud Quiet Crescendo Diminuendo Contrast
Links Use the link below to find out more about some of the devices used to change melodies which are used in Theme & Variations http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/elements_of_music/melody6.shtml