Cool class on Thursday!
Spend significant time working through the exercises I showed you at Teoria.com. To get to the specific exercises I would like you to work on, click here. Your initial settings should be:
I, IV, and V degree triads - Root position - C major - DO NOT check the box that says 'Use chord symbols to answer. When you go to enter answers, you will need to first click the 'triads' button, and then you will be able to answer using Roman numerals. Once you feel comfortable, add all other major keys to the mix, and if you are feeling adventurous, I challenge you, when choosing which exercises you want to use, to add 'triads' to the I, IV, and V degree chords (this will add ii, iii, vi, and vii° to the mix).
Spend significant time working through the exercises I showed you at Teoria.com. To get to the specific exercises I would like you to work on, click here. Your initial settings should be:
I, IV, and V degree triads - Root position - C major - DO NOT check the box that says 'Use chord symbols to answer. When you go to enter answers, you will need to first click the 'triads' button, and then you will be able to answer using Roman numerals. Once you feel comfortable, add all other major keys to the mix, and if you are feeling adventurous, I challenge you, when choosing which exercises you want to use, to add 'triads' to the I, IV, and V degree chords (this will add ii, iii, vi, and vii° to the mix).
Read Chapter 3 'Melody' of the Hooktheory I textbook. Read carefully, and listen carefully to all musical examples, making note of how those melodies are represented using Theorytabs.
Then, use Hookpad to create an 8-measure song of your own as a 'Theorytab'. Be sure to log in to your account. Begin with a chord progression, keeping in mind what you have already learned about the function of I, IV, V, and vi. Feel free to create a harmonic rhythm 'groove' so that your chords do not always change on beat 1 of each measure. Consider the harmonic rhythm of other music you like and songs we've listened to in class ('Uncharted', 'Waiting on the World to Change', etc.). Once you have a chord progression/rhythm that you like, begin composing a melody using the chord tones for each chord as a guide. I recommend first singing along with your chords to see if you can stumble into a melody that sounds good in your head/ear. Then, see if you can recreate what you are hearing on the melody line of Hookpad. Try anything, take chances, and come up with something you feel good about. Be sure to save your work. On Monday, I will take you through the steps of exporting your song to an audio file and how to get it posted to your blog.
I look forward to your work!
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