1. Writing & Using Tone Rows

2. Objective: SWBAT write and use a tone row in a composition

3. Big Questions What is a Tone Row?
How do Serialist composers use Tone Rows in their compositions?

4. Writing a Tone Row 1
Tone Row: A non-repetitve melodic pattern that arranges a set group of pitches
You are going to write your own!
“OMG! For realzeez? It’s always been my dream to write a tone row!”
- Student who won’t have to take this class during summer school

5. 1 Writing a Tone Row A set group of pitches
This will be the set of pitches we use today

6. 1 Writing a Tone Row Non-repetitive
Now, let’s rewrite your chosen pitches into a tone row with no repetitions

7. 1 Writing a Tone Row Melodic pattern
Interval – The distance between two pitches
 Write the intervals between each pitch above the staff

8. Serialism is a style of music based on melodic pattern
Using the Tone Row 2
Serialism is a style of music based on melodic pattern

9. Using the Tone Row 2
 Inversion – when a tone row is arranged upside down
 The intervals should be in the same order but in the reverse direction
Original Inversion

10. Using the Tone Row 2
Now let’s practice rearranging the tone row in different ways
 Retrograde- when a tone row is arranged backwards
 The intervals should be in reverse order starting with the last pitch of the row
Original Retrograde

11. 2 Using the Tone Row  It’s best easiest to reverse the inversion
Retrograde Inversion - when a tone row is arranged upside down and then backwards
 It’s best easiest to reverse the inversion
Inversion Retrograde Inversion

12. Write Your Own Composition3
“I can compose my own Serialist piece?!?! Today just get’s better & better!!!!”
-Student who has a better grade than you