Music Composition Brief

I will use some of the features/techniques studied in my 3 study pieces

Sprightly:

Bass part uses a Pedal Note, the same not is repeated with a melody over the top.

Key –C major 4 beats in a bar

Right hand part is syncopated, it accents notes that are not on the beat structure =’AA’

Melody use a Bb to create a C chord ( C E G B B )

Bar 5-6 are the same as bar 1-4 but with shortened rhythms (diminutia) using the C blues scale C Eb  F C G Bb C the bass line also uses notes

Melody use 3rds, 2 notes are played together CE, FA, GBb  

Keyboard Techniques

Staccato – bass notes are played short sharp

Right hand had accents, certain notes are played louder than others when the bass changes to Eb/F there is a crescendo getting louder.

Struttin

120bpm

Swing Feel

Key of C

Bars 1-4 repeated variation bass line 2nd time bass line – walking bass pattern C E F G note becomes Eb. With an F in the bass this makes an F chord. F A C Bb

In bar 9-10 the bass line uses F F sharp G, Chromatic movement

Binary form

Structure A B b]

Two selections

Section B is based C blues scale C Eb F (Fsharp) G B D C

Keyboard Techniques

Movement of hand position

Accented notes

Syncopated melody

Staccato notes

On Yer Way:

4 beat in a bar

Swing feel

Hey C minor

Bar 1-4 are repeated with small change in bar 7 and the melody played octave higher  in a bar 8, bar 4 stepwise melody moves to the note next to it’s bass line in bars 1-8 stepwise mainly descending.

Structure AA BA C

A – is a bar phrase repeated section b bars 9-12

Bars 9-10

Continue walking bass line 11-12 melody is a descending blues scale. End on Cm chord

Features I will us in  my computer are:

Syncopated melody accenting notes that aren’t on the beat

Staccato – short, sharp notes

Accenting – thumb needs to pass beneath fingers to play melody

12 bar blues

Descending scales

 

Techniques for my instrument I will use are:

• Staccato (short, sharp notes)
• Chords
• Syncopated notes
• Accented notes (notes are louder than other notes)
• Movement of hand position