Performance (practise, practice)
Regular constructive practise on your instrument. Read how to do this in the reading material below.
Listen to various recordings of the piece you are working on. Think about how the music is performed. Record you performance of the piece and critically compare them.
Listen to various recordings of the piece you are working on. Think about how the music is performed. Record you performance of the piece and critically compare them.
tips_on_preparing_for_a_performance.pdf | |
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Listen
Listen to a wide variety of music in various styles.
Listen for which instrument/s plays the melody - see if you can sing the melody. Try to describe the melody using words from the Concepts.
Listen for which instrument/s plays the harmony. Try to describe the harmony using words from the Concepts.
Listen for how the music is broken into sections. Work out why these are different section. How does each section contrast from the next.
If it is a small ensemble, listen carefully to each instrument and describe what it is that they do, with reference to the Concepts.
Listen for which instrument/s plays the melody - see if you can sing the melody. Try to describe the melody using words from the Concepts.
Listen for which instrument/s plays the harmony. Try to describe the harmony using words from the Concepts.
Listen for how the music is broken into sections. Work out why these are different section. How does each section contrast from the next.
If it is a small ensemble, listen carefully to each instrument and describe what it is that they do, with reference to the Concepts.
Compose
Compose regularly. Set yourself specific tasks or topics and compose music for them. Set time limits and goals for what you want to achieve. Reflect regularly on what you create in a Composition Portfolio.
See suggestions below
See suggestions below
trevore_pearce_composition_resource.pdf | |
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Suggested format for a Composition Portfolio
1. HSC requirements for composition
2. Background listening
3. The formula for the Style - Musicology and performance observations
4. Your decision making process
5. Development of composition skills and class exercises
6. Notational systems utilised, adapted or invented
7. Reflections on the composition
8. Printouts of composition in progress with annotations
9. Appraisals of stages of own composition
10. Teacher appraisals
from the HSC Music 2 Composition Portfolio Suggestion Guide - Liz H
1. HSC requirements for composition
2. Background listening
3. The formula for the Style - Musicology and performance observations
4. Your decision making process
5. Development of composition skills and class exercises
6. Notational systems utilised, adapted or invented
7. Reflections on the composition
8. Printouts of composition in progress with annotations
9. Appraisals of stages of own composition
10. Teacher appraisals
from the HSC Music 2 Composition Portfolio Suggestion Guide - Liz H
Music theory
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theory_level_2.pdf | |
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theory_level_3.pdf | |
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theory_level_4.pdf | |
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Helpful software
Sibelius is a wonderful tool to support your composing process. They also make educational software to improve your musical theory and aural skills. Auralia and Musition
Refer to their website for trial versions.
Refer to their website for trial versions.