Morse Code Composing Year 10 Minimalism

Beginning Write your name out in full on paper Identify which of the letters in your name are used as a ‘pitch’ in Music N.B. In Germany S is used for Eb and H is used for B natural Now separate these two lines of letters

Example Ross Furmedge Pitches S (Eb)S (Eb)FEDGE NOT PITCHES ROURM

What Next? The Non pitches are going to be used for rhythm In Morse code we’re going to replace a dot. With a crotchet or quarter note and a dash with a minim or half note

Example ROURM In Morse Code… Musically written

What Next? Take your pitch row S (Eb)S (Eb)FEDGE And apply it to the rhythm Eb Eb F E D G E

Developing an idea…. List ways in which you can develop a musical idea Augmentation Rhythmic/Melodic Diminution Rhythmic/Melodic Inversion Retrograde Retrograde Inversion Sequence Tonality/Key Change Instrumentation Change the time signature/metre Phasing

Suggested Listening Philip Glass Michael Nyman Steve Reich John Adams Terry Riley Fourtet

What do I want you to do? I’d like you to work on composing a piece of music which uses your name as the thematic material. You can write for any combination of instruments, but at least 4. You must use at least 4 techniques from the previous lit to develop your piece. If you’re not sure how to do them….ASK!!!!!