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== Objectives == | ==Objectives== | ||
*Students will be able to analyze a short text for prosodic meter and scansion. | |||
*Students will be able to set a lyric to music using normative melodic and rhythmic conventions. | |||
*Students will be able to discuss the scansion of a musical excerpt and how it affects the musical and lyrical aspects of the piece. | |||
*Students will understand the role of rhyme scheme in a musical work. | |||
==Resources== | |||
'''Readings''' | |||
<u>On Poetic Meter</u> | |||
*[https://www.learning-english-online.net/pronunciation/stress-and-intonation/ "Stress and Intonation"] (''Learning English Online)'' | |||
* | *"[https://literarydevices.net/meter/ Meter"] (''Literary Devices'') | ||
* | *[https://www.toeflgoanywhere.org/learn-these-4-word-stress-rules-improve-your-pronunciation "Learn These 4 Word Stress Rules to Improve Your Pronunciation.]" (''ETS TOEFL'') | ||
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<u>Metrical Text-Setting</u> | |||
*M. Saunders. [http://martiandances.com/text.pdf "Setting Text in English to Music."] | |||
*F. Tobey. "[http://legacy.earlham.edu/~tobeyfo/musictheory/Book1/FFH1_CH2/2A_PoeticMeter.html 2A Poetic Meter"] (''A Feeling for Harmony''). | |||
== Notes == | ==Class Activities== | ||
*Discussion and demonstration of scansion, lyric setting. | |||
*Analysis of a musical excerpt for scansion and rhyme scheme | |||
*Analysis of a given or student-selected text for scansion, and composition of a rhythm and melody which properly accommodates that scansion | |||
==Assignments== | |||
*Find the scansion of a given lyric (or poem) | |||
*Setting a given lyric to rhythm and/or melody | |||
*Analysis of written and recorded music for scansion | |||
==Assessments== | |||
==Notes== | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 21 December 2024
| This lesson is part of the Rhythm, Meter & Form category. |
Objectives
- Students will be able to analyze a short text for prosodic meter and scansion.
- Students will be able to set a lyric to music using normative melodic and rhythmic conventions.
- Students will be able to discuss the scansion of a musical excerpt and how it affects the musical and lyrical aspects of the piece.
- Students will understand the role of rhyme scheme in a musical work.
Resources
Readings
On Poetic Meter
- "Stress and Intonation" (Learning English Online)
- "Meter" (Literary Devices)
- "Learn These 4 Word Stress Rules to Improve Your Pronunciation." (ETS TOEFL)
Metrical Text-Setting
- M. Saunders. "Setting Text in English to Music."
- F. Tobey. "2A Poetic Meter" (A Feeling for Harmony).
Class Activities
- Discussion and demonstration of scansion, lyric setting.
- Analysis of a musical excerpt for scansion and rhyme scheme
- Analysis of a given or student-selected text for scansion, and composition of a rhythm and melody which properly accommodates that scansion
Assignments
- Find the scansion of a given lyric (or poem)
- Setting a given lyric to rhythm and/or melody
- Analysis of written and recorded music for scansion