Compose a singable 12-measure folk song melody on the syllable “la”. Aim to incorporate elements that make a good folk melody including limited range, singable tempo and rhythms, limited pitches, consonant intervals, and repetition. For an added challenge, create lyrics for your melody.
Join our Bradley Composition community in Final Bar Line Frenzy this summer. Our goal is to collectively reach 100 final bar lines (completed pieces) this summer! Once you complete a composition, comment on this post. Tell us the title, instrumentation, and provide a link to the piece if possible. Also include the number out of 100 in your comment to help us track our progress. For example, the first person to comment on the post would add 1/100, the second person would add 2/100, etc. What constitutes a completed piece for Final Bar Line Frenzy? It can be an original composition, an arrangement, a transcription, a fixed media piece, a project created in a DAW, a multimedia project, a multi movement piece, or a collection of short pieces. Use your discretion, but think of this as a completed piece that is of a quality that you would be happy to present in composition lessons, is ready for performance, and would be ready to send off to a publisher or feature on au...
Crackerjack Snack -- For all of my fellow students who feel a bit hungry at times
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Nice work, Dawson. The melody is catchy, your lyrics are fun, and I really like the anthem at m.9.
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Nice work, David. You'll have to tell the choir you were inspired to compose for them!
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Nice work, Seth! The melody is catchy and the lyrics sure made me laugh :)
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Nice work, Carlos! The text is eerie and you do a good job matching that in the melody.
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Nice work, Annie. Interesting modal use in this melody.
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ReplyDeleteNice work, Jonah. Lyrics are great! You really did a great job capturing humor in music!
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ReplyDeleteReally nice melody, Nate. As an added challenge you should think about how you could use this in an elementary school classroom! It would work well!
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ReplyDeleteNice work, Cole. The opening melody really draws me in, and I like how it is brought back to close the piece.
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I was gonna add lyrics but I was having too difficult of a time thinking
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Good job, Xavier. I think the melody supports your title, especially the spontaneous mixed use of the subtonic and leading tone.
DeleteSubmitted late, due to technical difficulties! My folk song for 8/31/21, sung on "La":
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Nice work, Darial and congratulations on your first piece with the composition studio!
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