Agenda
Time
1. Melody Share Prepare
2 min
2. Hand Back
Papers, Attendance & Most
Important Question
3 min
3. Melody Share
5 min
4. Question/Answer
Reinforcement
15 min
5. Composition Time
20 min
6. Exit Ticket
3 min
7. Homework Instructions
2 min


By the end of today’s class, you will have
a better understanding of
question/answer phrases.

Melodies are made up of
 The strongest phrase relationship we can
have is called
 A question phrase…

› …comes
› …ends

An answer phrase…
› …comes
› …ends


Question/answer phrases often begin
If you end a question phrase on the
, you set yourself up for a
strong answer
 If you end an answer phrase on the
, you will have a strong ending


You are composing
 Start your question on the tonic, end it on
the dominant
 Start your answer on the tonic, end it on the
tonic

› Major keys use C for tonic, G for dominant
› Minor keys use A for tonic, E for dominant
You are working INDEPENDENTLY
 Come to the piano to get a Q/A melody
initialed by me as correct
 Your goal is to get as many correct Q/A
melodies today as you can!



Your Exit Ticket is my initials on at least
one of your melodies
› More initials will give you bonus points on
today’s classwork grade!


Your homework is to compose three
songs
› Song 1 uses AABA form
› Song 2 uses ABBA form
› Song 3 uses ABAB form

You are expected to craft
question/answer melodies and follow the
rules of form