Compositional Ideas

ASSIGNMENTS

Group A

• Take a musical idea and reverse or rearrange
• Given a harmonic progression students will create a melody to complement it.  Ideas are given for changing the harmony block chords to add rhythmic interest. 
• Transpose an existing piece
• Re-score a piece you composed
• Write a piece for jazz band
• Lennon/McCartney assignment - write with a partner

Group B

• Write a two or three-part canon
• Write a game show theme
• Write a duet for two similar instruments
• Given a text, write a song for voice and accompaniment
  
• Given a text, write a song for two voices
• Write for a small, regular ensemble
• string quartet, brass ensemble, woodwind ensemble, percussion ensemble, etc.

Group C

• Given a text, write a song for four voice-parts
• Given a text, write a song for voice and ensemble accompaniment
• Write a song for voices using nonsense sounds
• Write a duet for two very unlike instruments, such as
• flute/tuba
• bass drum/trumpet
• timpani/clarinet
• Write a piece for an unfamiliar instrument
• chapman stick
• ukulele
• bagpipes
• harp
• classical guitar
• Write for an irregular ensemble
• our class
• 2 flutes, guitar, timpani
• clarinet, piano, bass, temple blocks
• sax, violin, ukulele
• Create an aleatoric piece
• Add improvisatory elements into a piece