Composition

Make any necessary improvements to the 16-bar compound period.

TIPS:

• Try and include some more interesting (but not too much) harmonies (see here for help on this)
• If your rhythm is mostly crotchets and minims try to include a dotted rhythm or some quavers somewhere to bring it to life
• Dynamics and articulation add short slurs and staccatos in particular to bring it to life (see here for tips)

THEN write two development sketches (about 4-8 bars each). Try selection of the following (can be several at a time):

• in a closely related (or if you are brave a less closely related) minor key
• sequence an idea down by step
• circle of fifths
• modulating into a different key
• new texture (perhaps move into the bass etc.)
• imitation/call and response
• parallel first inversion chords