Hillcrest Music

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Copyright 2008, Beth McDavid. All Rights Reserved.                                     This page created 2/18/09
Text Box: Rhythm Building Blocks of CompositionText Box: Timbre Text Box: Harmony Text Box: Melody Text Box: Form

· Melody—a series of pitches that happen one after the other

· Harmony—2 or more pitches that happen at the same time (Remember it doesn’t have to be a pleasant sound)

· Rhythm– a combination of different lengths of sounds (& non sounds) that happen one after the other—  examples are quarter note, half rest, eighth note...

· Timbre—tone quality—examples are alto voice, bass voice, oboe, tuba, flute, trumpet, organ, piano, banjo...

· Form– how a particular piece of music is put together—examples are AB, Call and Response, ABA, ABACA...
U B the composer!

Clicking the links below will take you off site.  These sites are safe, but they may be linked to other sites that are not.

ABACA
Text Box: Click on http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/musicroom.asp and go to the games section to keyboard composer to write & play your own melody. Print staff paper to make a hard copy of your favorite melodies. Text Box: Click on http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp, and go to music lab, then harmony to have fun with harmony. Text Box: Click on http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp, go to the music lab and then to rhythm for some rhythmical fun. Click on http://www.sphinxkids.org/, go to rhythm band to write and play your own rhythm. Text Box: Click on http://www.sphinxkids.org/, go to orchestration station to mix and match instruments for a composition. Click on http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp , go to instrumentation to mix and match instruments for a composition.

For more information click on http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/forms.html
Text Box: Contact Information mcdavidb@k12tn.net Phone 731 536 4222 Fax 731 536 5706 Hillcrest Elementary 605 South Main Troy, TN 38260