This library of short videos can be viewed here or downloaded to be added to Google Classroom or your own Virtual Learning Environment.
Comprising the individual chapters of the longer Composing Inspiration and Composing Technique videos, these videos are designed for teachers and composers to signpost students towards as they encounter creative choices on their composition journey.
CONTENTS
Adding Interest to Your Texture
Changing Time Signatures | Anna Meredith, Tuggemo
Composing a Homophonic Texture Using melody
Contrasting Musical Ideas | Dmitri Shostakovich, String Quartet No.8
Creating Counter Melodies
Creating Polyphonic Texture
Creating Variations in the Melody | Franz Schubert, ‘Death & the Maiden’
Creating Variations Through the Accompaniment | Franz Schubert, ‘Death & the Maiden’
Creating Variations Through the Melody | Franz Schubert, ‘Death & the Maiden’
Defining Texture
Different Types of Texture
Dissonance | Dmitri Shostakovich, String Quartet No.8
Dynamics in a String Quartet
Glissandos | Anna Meredith, Tuggemo
Imitation | Anna Meredith, Tuggemo
Meet the Instruments in a String Quartet
Musical Characters | Franz Schubert, ‘Death & the Maiden’
Playing Styles | Jessie Montgomery, Strum
Rhythm | Jessie Montgomery, Strum
Theme and Variations | Franz Schubert, ‘Death & the Maiden’
Theme and Variations Structure | Creating variations through the accompaniment
Tuggemo | Anna Meredith
Ways of Playing String Instruments
Writing for a String Quartet
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