FIRST YEAR STUDENTS: Melody and Variations Assignment
- You will take a given melody of 8-12 bars from the choices given to you
- Using Garage Band, you will write at least THREE VARIATIONS on the given melody

- 1st year: 8-12 bars per variation

- Remind yourself of some of the techniques: 

• changing registers
• changing instrumentation
• adding parts or notes
• changing key
• diminuition
• augmentation
• inversion
• retrograde
• changing rhythm
• changing harmony

WHERE TO FIND THE MELODIES:
- open the Desktop 1013 Folder - open 1013- Stu Share folder  - open folder called SIMMONS AMM
- there are 3 melodies there: "Twinkle", "Simple Gifts" and "Childhood Hymn"
- pick the one you like best!

WHERE TO FIND EXAMPLES OF VARIATIONS:
- visit Youtube.com and find the user name "leasidesimmons" - that's me
- find the PLAYLIST called "Melody Variations"
- check out the different versions that these composers have written using these melodies

YOUR MELODY AND VARIATIONS WILL BE PLAYED FOR THE CLASS on FRIDAY SEPT 20.

SECOND YEAR: World Music Variation Assignment

Pick a culture from outside North America. Write a piece using influences of that culture, at least 32 bars long. One idea would be take a melody you already know, and transplant it using the styles and influences of another culture.

YOUR PIECE WILL BE PLAYED FOR THE CLASS on FRIDAY FEB 20.