Overview
Starting Points is a six-week programme to hone your knowledge and skills in the following areas:
- Keys and modulations
- Chords and labelling
- Melodic embellishment and dissonance
- Four-part harmonisation of cadences (and voice-leading)
- Basic phrase structures
- Composing a basic melody
- Writing basic string quartet textures
Week 1
Week 1 Exercise a (Notes: Keys and Key Signatures)
Week 1 Exercise b (Notes: Intervals)
Week 1 Exercise c and Exercise d (Note: Chords and Figured bass)
Week 1 Exercise e (Notes: Melodic embellishment)
Week 1 Exercise f and Exercise g
Cadences (four-part chorale harmony)
Notes on 4-part cadences
- Exercise E1 (texture description)
Audio for exercise E1:
Writing melodic phrases
Melody writing resources