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== Objectives == | ==Objectives== | ||
*Students will be familiar with how melody and rhythm interact and influence one another. | |||
*Students will be familiar with the concepts of melodic and agogic accents. | |||
==Resources== | |||
* Review from [[Poetic Meter & Text-Setting|Poetic Meter]]: M. Saunders. [http://martiandances.com/text.pdf "Setting Text in English to Music.]" | |||
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*Discussion and definition of dynamic, melodic and agogic accents | |||
*Analysis of melodies which feature melodic accents and agogic accents, especially vocal lines where these accents can be analyzed alongside poetic meter and grammar | |||
*Discussion of meaning deriving from accent and metrical deviations from a melody’s inherent poetic meter. | |||
*Improvisation of melodies with different types of melodic and agogic accents | |||
== Notes == | ==Assignments== | ||
*Analysis of melodic lines for various implied and written accents | |||
*Writing a melody which features a particular type of accent | |||
*Writing a melody in a musical meter that contrasts with its inherent poetic meter. | |||
==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 familiar with how melody and rhythm interact and influence one another.
- Students will be familiar with the concepts of melodic and agogic accents.
Resources
- Review from Poetic Meter: M. Saunders. "Setting Text in English to Music."
Class Activities
- Discussion and definition of dynamic, melodic and agogic accents
- Analysis of melodies which feature melodic accents and agogic accents, especially vocal lines where these accents can be analyzed alongside poetic meter and grammar
- Discussion of meaning deriving from accent and metrical deviations from a melody’s inherent poetic meter.
- Improvisation of melodies with different types of melodic and agogic accents
Assignments
- Analysis of melodic lines for various implied and written accents
- Writing a melody which features a particular type of accent
- Writing a melody in a musical meter that contrasts with its inherent poetic meter.