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