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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 ==
*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==


== Class Activities ==
* "[https://popgrammar.com/setting-lyrics/ Setting Lyrics]" from popgrammar.com
* 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 ==
==Class Activities==
* 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 ==
*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==


== Notes ==
*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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Revision as of 18:15, 6 August 2020

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

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