UNIT 3:
Melody in Music
This unit focuses on melody creation and rhythmic experimentation. Students will also learn how to export music from a traditional DAW into EarSketch and vice versa.
Pacing: 2 to 3 weeks.
Who is this for?
This unit is designed for middle high schools students in alignment with Music Technology and Computer Science standards.
Pacing for this unit is 2 to 3 weeks.
Unit 3 Lessons
- L1: The ABC’s of Melody
- L2: Improvising Melodies Using the White Keys
- L3: Bass lines
- L4: Adding a Melodic Bass Line to Your Drum Track
- L5: Exporting from Soundtrap to EarSketch
- L6: Adding Increment to range() (EarSketch)
- L7: Randomness in EarSketch
VOCABULARY
- Contour
- Interval
- Key
- Major (Scale)
- Minor (Scale)
- Pentatonic
- Pitch
- Scale
- Tonic
- Major
- Melody
- Pentatonic (Scale)
- Phrase
- Tonic
- Import
- Export
- Parameter
- Argument
HIGHER ORDER THINKING
SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
A great melody is probably the most important one for creating a song that people remember.
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