Writing A Melody 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Work out key. Bar 8 tonic for whole bar. Penultimate note - one note above/below.

. Bar 4 dominant for whole bar. Bar 4 last beat raise by a semitone. Fill in bars no more than a third as an interval. Bars 5 and 6 repeat of bars 1 and 2. Complete final bars.

Interval Perfect 8th

STs 12

Augmented Major Minor Diminished

Augmented Major Minor Diminished Augmented Perfect Diminished Augmented Perfect Diminished Augmented Major Minor Diminished Augmented Major Minor Diminished

7th 7th 7th 7th

6th 6th 6th 6th 5th 5th 5th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd

12 11 10 9
10 9 8 7 8 7 6 6 5 4 5 4 3 2 3 2 1 -

Transposition 1. Work out existing key.

2.
3. 4.

Work out new key.

Underline direction and distance in question. Use intervals chart and cow udders.
Cadences V-I = Perfect IV I = Plagal ? V = Imperfect V VI = Interrupted

Sharps F# C# G D A E B 6 7 1 2 3 45

Flats

Tonic

Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb F
2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Compound 6 9 12
IV Subdominant II Supertonic

Top No. Duple Triple Quadruple Intervals

Simple 2 3 4

III

Mediant

Dominant

VI

Submediant

Compound Interval = more than an octave. 1. Count how many spaces apart to determine note.
VI I Leading Note

2.

Then count semitones

Melodic Minor Scale = On the way up raise 6th and 7th by a semitone, on the way down as key signature. Harmonic Minor Scale = Raise 7th note by a semitone both ways.